Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election

06-04-2025: The Australian Labor Party (ALP) federal government handed down a budget in late March, in the run up to the federal election called for May 3. The centrepiece of the budget is a five dollar a week tax cut – to supposedly be delivered in 15 months’ time.[1] Needless to say, this risible tax cut for average wage earners – which would barely cover … Continue reading Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election

Philippines: ICC Kidnaps former President

29-03-2025: Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11 after flying in from Hong Kong, where the 79-year-old was seeking medical treatment. He was immediately flown to The Hague in the Netherlands to face allegations of murder, torture and rape – part of the 15 forms of crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute which established the International Criminal … Continue reading Philippines: ICC Kidnaps former President

No To Cyclone Hysteria!

16-03-2025: People in the Australian states of Queensland (QLD) and New South Wales (NSW) are cleaning up from the effects of Cyclone Alfred, which led to widespread flooding and many uprooted trees over the first week of March. Yet this cyclone never actually crossed the coastline, and was downgraded to a tropical low by the time it made landfall.[1] While one person very unfortunately lost … Continue reading No To Cyclone Hysteria!

DR Congo: The West’s Fingerprints on the Kasanga Massacre

10-03-2025: In February the shocking news broke that 70 Christians had been executed after they were found in a church in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was reported that the victims had been kidnapped by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists, who are linked to local affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The attack … Continue reading DR Congo: The West’s Fingerprints on the Kasanga Massacre

No To The Labor/Liberal Stitch Up!

02-03-2025: On February 12, the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 passed the Senate in the federal parliament after just two hours of debate on amendments agreed to earlier by the Liberal Party of Australia/National Party of Australia Coalition. The ALP government refused to refer the bill to a parliamentary committee for proper scrutiny, as is customary for a bill … Continue reading No To The Labor/Liberal Stitch Up!

Romanians Resist EU/NATO Coup

02-02-2025: In one of the worst examples of flatly undemocratic authoritarianism, on December 6 last year the Romanian Constitutional Court cancelled the country’s presidential elections just two days before the final round of voting. The day before this shocking announcement, the then US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had denounced “Russian interference” in the Romanian elections, comparing it to wild allegations that the Russian government … Continue reading Romanians Resist EU/NATO Coup

HydroClimate Volatility on a Warming Earth

By Stu Winters A recently published  peer-reviewed scientific review article published in the journal “Nature Reviews: Earth and Environment” seeks to show that terrestrial climate change is resulting in unusually rapid and/or high magnitude swings between unusually wet and dry conditions (or vice versa) relative to what is typical for a given location and season.  And how such patterns are increasing on an increasingly warming … Continue reading HydroClimate Volatility on a Warming Earth

Australia: The “Left” Loses the Battle of January 26

25-01-2025: In the approach to the coming Australian federal election, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised to reverse the current policy of allowing local councils to either cancel citizenship ceremonies on January 26, or hold them within three days of that date.[1] Four local councils boycotted January 26 in 2023, and 81 councils refused to host official “Australia Day” events on January 26 in 2024. … Continue reading Australia: The “Left” Loses the Battle of January 26

California Inferno: The Planet is Burning

19-01-2025: At last count, 24 people have been confirmed to have lost their lives[1] in the worst wildfires to ever strike California, or the United States of America itself. The four wildfires, which began on January 7, continue to threaten residences and buildings surrounding Los Angeles. Burnt out houses and other structures may have to be searched in the coming weeks for human remains. Cal … Continue reading California Inferno: The Planet is Burning

Koreans Defeat Martial Law, But the Danger of War Remains

13-01-2024: Late at night on December 3 last year, ROK (Republic of Korea or “South Korea”) President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a TV broadcast. It was met with immediate rejection by thousands of Koreans who converged on the capital in an attempt to prevent it going ahead. Opposition politicians also raced to the parliament to quickly pass a motion rescinding the martial … Continue reading Koreans Defeat Martial Law, But the Danger of War Remains