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Conservatives have no solutions, or so the story goes
Adam Smith, the Father of Capitalism and a key proponent of classical liberalism (1723-1790) [CC0]My latest in The Spectator Australia, Conservatives have no solutions, or so the story goes.Alexandra...
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The Institutional Origins of Canada’s Telecommunications Mosaic
Bell payphones at the Montreal Bus Station, 6th July 2007Context: This is a work in progress article that stems from my PhD research over a decade ago. The paper suffers from numerous conceptual issues...
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It's Time to Remove the Prohibition on Nuclear
It's time to remove the prohibition on nuclear energy [CC0]If we're serious about net zero, we need to lift nuclear prohibitionThe push for renewables is taking longer and costing more than planned....
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My comments on the French National Assembly criminilising vaccine debate
The Week in 60 Minutes, Spectator TV, 21 February 2024My political commentary on The Week in 60 Minutes, Spectator TV, Episode 4, 2024 with Alexandra Marshall. This week we discussed the death of...
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My comments on US southern border security
Discussing the US souther border security problem with Alexandra MarshallMy political commentary on The Week in 60 Minutes, Spectator TV, Episode 4, 2024 with Alexandra Marshall. This week we discussed...
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Discussing the death of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny
Discussing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei NavalnyMy political commentary on The Week in 60 Minutes, Spectator TV, Episode 4, 2024 with Alexandra Marshall. This week we discussed the...
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Communist roots to anti-nuclear sentiment in Australia
Doc Evatt's reputation never recovered from his infamous Molotov speechAt the end of the Second World War, the Chifley Labor government became involved in a joint project with Britain to develop...
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Discussing communist roots to anti-nuclear sentiment and left-biased AI
The Week in 60 Minutes, Spectator TV Australia, with Alexandra MarshallThis week I had the opportunity to discuss my latest Spectator Australia article, Communist roots to anti-nuclear sentiment in...
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Eshays, imported riots – are water cannons next?
WaWe 10 with the earlier WaWe 9000 in green. [Photo: Dirk Vorderstraße CC BY 2.0]Queensland is suffering from a crime wave, and both of my grandmothers (in their nineties) have been victims of youth...
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Vandalising the Vietnam war memorial an act of sacrilege
9 RAR soldiers during their farewell parade from South Vietnam in November 1969 [Public Domain]My letter to the editor was published in the Canberra Times today.Today (Tuesday, March 12) I saw the...
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Our spy laws are out of date (again)
This is not the first time our spy laws have been inadequateThis is not the first time in ASIO’s history that those who wish to harm our nation could not be charged because no law was broken.Following...
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My Letter to Senator David Pocock re: Aid to Gaza
Senator David PocockOn 14th March 2024, Senator David Pocock wrote an article in The Guardian, a left-leaning newspaper, about Australia's role in the ongoing Gaza conflict perpetrated by the...
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Woke tropes informing Australia’s Gaza response
Families of Israeli hostages visit the Ohel Chabad (November 13, 2023)ACT Senator David Pocock wrote about Australia’s response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza recently. The next day, Foreign...
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Expert commentary on the 2024 ACT Election
ACT Election 2024: Aspiration versus cost of living? A new stadium or paying down debt?With the ACT Elections to be held in October 2024, the major issues are shaping up to be providing infrastructure...
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Light Rail in Canberra
Canberra's light rail service currently runs from Gungahlin to CivicBelow is my presentation to Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin at the Commonwealth Club, 21st March 2024.
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How about tax deductions for your home loan interest?
Home loan interest is tax deductible in Sweden and The Netherlands, so why not in Australia?Imagine if you could claim the interest you pay on your mortgage as a tax deduction. While you can’t in...
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Treasurer’s antifragile Budget just another black swan
Antifragile: Broken bones can sometimes heal stronger than before the breakThe Treasurer is like a boss who enthusiastically makes everyone’s life a misery with every new fad.We have superannuation...
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Woke is little more than Modern Communism
Alexandra Marshall Live, 2024 Season, Episode 7, discussing political ideologies I am working on a presentation on the Manifestation of Modern Communism. Alexandra asked me to talk about political...
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70 per cent of EV data is made up
Are EVs as environmentally friendly as their proselytizers insist?Evangelistic EV drivers tell me that as an academic, I should know better. They are unimpressed when I do not support their...
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Transport Options for South Canberra
Electric buses provide a low-emissions, flexible, and affordable way to improve transport outcomesTonight I was invited by the Woden Valley Community Council's South Canberra Transport Forum to discuss...
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EV Manufacturing Data: Reducing emissions or virtue signalling?
Chemetall Footr Lithium Operation, NevadaEV virtue signalling is the act of driving around in an electric vehicle feeling smug about one's environmental credentials without having a clue about the...
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Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision
Australian soldier acting as a wharf labourer during a wharfie strike, 9 April 1943 [CC0]I never expected to see a Labor Prime Minister take credit for a union buster’s grand vision for a logistics hub...
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Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong
Release of Israeli hostages during Iron Swords war [IDF: Public Domain]The Foreign Minister keeps harping on about community expectations. The Australian community expects our government to stand...
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The Manifestation of Modern Communism
The House of Terror in Budapest 16 June 2023. Admin staff upstairs, dungeons and gallows below.The Manifestation of Modern Communism: Wokism as Political IdeologyWestern liberal democracy and the...
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Albanese government our biggest national security threat
Sejil missile at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008The bold display of Iranian military drones over the holy city of Jerusalem symbolises the weakness of the Albanese government....
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