If Peter Ridd Loses, Academic Freedom in Australia is Dead
Written by Augusto Zimmermann
Peter Ridd was a respected Australian academic who dared to question "the science" of climate change, and in particular, the work of colleagues at his then university. He was sacked for his trouble. He is now heading for the High Court, and all of us should be hoping he wins his case. There is much at stake - for freedom.
The Covid Reich and the Epic Fail of the Australian Media
Written by Paul Collits
At a time of epic fails by political leaders, oppositions, bureaucracies, and, alas, churches, we need an epic fail by our media like a hole in the head. Yet that is what we have now. Amid all the Covid disasters, our media have lost the plot. They are not doing their core jobs of speaking truth to power and calling out stupidity, and we are all the poorer for it.
Our Freedom Destroyed - The Costs of Collaborating with Fascism
Written by Paul Collits
It has been said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Well, on any number of fronts, people in liberal democracies are currently "doing nothing", as our freedoms and the quality of our governance ever decline. And evil is winning.
The response of governments to the Covid "crisis" has been a revelation. They have grabbed supreme power and have diminished freedoms and crushed the economy. How did they get away with it, with such little push-back from we-the-people? They had six strategies. Strategies that appear to have worked.
The enemies of freedom are coming for the past. Exposing the fallacies of their claims, and the poverty of their understanding of history, is an urgent and ongoing task. But it may not be enough.
Cardinal Pell is a free man, vindicated but not embittered. A model of forgiveness and compassion. And truth. And not done with yet.
Welcome to East Berlin - I mean Melbourne.
