Topic: Australia

Australia bans a pro-Israel speaker while allowing pro-Hamas speakers
Australia bans a pro-Israel speaker while allowing pro-Hamas speakers June 8, 2025 Andrea Widburg The decision to prevent Hillel Fuld from entering the country reeks of antisemitism.
Is Australia Set to Become a Security Threat for the United States?
Is Australia Set to Become a Security Threat for the United States? March 24, 2025 Michael Dundee Australia's 'Asianization' direction is problematic, given China's demands of fealty from its overseas communities.
Misplaced green energy
Misplaced green energy March 4, 2025 Viv Forbes For Australia, “Net Zero” is a negative sum game -- an economic suicide pact.
Olympics: Here’s who excels in ‘lying-down’ sports
Olympics: Here’s who excels in ‘lying-down’ sports August 2, 2024 Noel S. Williams Australia is a nation with a strong sporting identity, but they seem to nurture unsporting behavior that undermines Olympism.
Beatdown: Voters repudiate the left in both Australia and New Zealand
Beatdown: Voters repudiate the left in both Australia and New Zealand October 15, 2023 Monica Showalter You wouldn't want to be a leftist, waking up to the morning's election results in either Australia or New Zealand.
Australia should vote 'no' on indigenous special rights referendum
Australia should vote 'no' on indigenous special rights referendum October 3, 2023 Viv Forbes Australia is holding a referendum on giving aboriginal Australians extended rights within its constitution. It's identity politics at its worst.
In the British Commonwealth, the Stasi urge is growing
In the British Commonwealth, the Stasi urge is growing January 2, 2023 Eric Utter Which is worse: a manic killer or a person praying in front of an abortion facility?
Aussie federal government quietly begins compensating people for adverse reactions to COVID vaccines
Aussie federal government quietly begins compensating people for adverse reactions to COVID vaccines January 2, 2022 Thomas Lifson Official recognition that the vaccines are not "perfectly safe."
Kerry tells French TV viewers that Biden was ‘literally’ not aware of the deal that caused France to recall its ambassador to the United States
Kerry tells French TV viewers that Biden was ‘literally’ not aware of the deal that caused France to recall its ambassador to the United States October 6, 2021 Thomas Lifson One might think that a new strategic alliance with a huge negative impact on our oldest ally might be something that POTUS ought to know about.
Australian state begins use of app that dispatches police if you don't prove your location with selfie within 15 minutes of random check
Australian state begins use of app that dispatches police if you don't prove your location with selfie within 15 minutes of random check September 3, 2021 Thomas Lifson Australia has transformed itself from a free society to a police state, using the COVID epidemic as an excuse.
Thousands protest harsh Covid lockdowns in Australia as police vow to identify and charge as many participants as possible
Thousands protest harsh Covid lockdowns in Australia as police vow to identify and charge as many participants as possible July 25, 2021 Thomas Lifson Australian authorities are stringently pursuing the wrong policies to deal with the highly transmissible but less lethal COVID variants.
Are we indigenes yet?
Are we indigenes yet? May 9, 2021 Viv Forbes No human race evolved in Australia - several races walked, paddled, sailed or flew here over the past 60,000 years. Some displaced earlier arrivals, others mixed with locals.
Stand with Australia against China's attempt to punish it for demanding an inquiry into coronavirus origins
Stand with Australia against China's attempt to punish it for demanding an inquiry into coronavirus origins May 18, 2020 Thomas Lifson China may be threatening to sanction US politicians who criticize it, but it is threatening to boycott Australia's key exports to it: beef, iron ore, and barley, important domestic industries that would be devastated by the loss of Chinese markets.  
Government by inquiry? Great way to burn forests
Government by inquiry? Great way to burn forests January 19, 2020 Viv Forbes Politicians hide behind inquiries — their magic answer to all problems, especially bushfires.
In Australia, fires expose green folly
In Australia, fires expose green folly January 9, 2020 Viv Forbes It was these greens, and not the civilized society they oppose, who have much to answer for in Australia's destructive bush fires.
St. Greta exploits Australia's bushfire crisis, gets rebuked by Prime Minister Morrison
St. Greta exploits Australia's bushfire crisis, gets rebuked by Prime Minister Morrison December 23, 2019 Thomas Lifson The world's most obnoxious teenager is now exploiting the misery Australians are enduring as brush fires rage amid a heat wave.
Widespread electrical blackout in central Australia caused by...clouds
Widespread electrical blackout in central Australia caused by...clouds December 9, 2019 Thomas Lifson Welcome to the new complexified energy grid, where a cloud can cause a system black event.
Aussie bush-fires nurtured in national parks
Aussie bush-fires nurtured in national parks November 21, 2019 Viv Forbes Forget distractions like "man-made global warming." There is nothing unusual about droughts or hot winds or bushfires. Today's problem is "man-made super-fires."
Creating a heartless country
Creating a heartless country June 18, 2019 Viv Forbes Is Australia letting the outback die?
Saturday Schadenfreude: Al Gore inserts himself into Australia's election — and Aussie voters run the other way
Saturday Schadenfreude: Al Gore inserts himself into Australia's election — and Aussie voters run the other way May 18, 2019 Monica Showalter The global warming guru didn't get the memo about the advisability of weighing in on other people's elections.
Australia reverses ban, will let Milo Yiannopoulos have a visa to enter the country
Australia reverses ban, will let Milo Yiannopoulos have a visa to enter the country March 10, 2019 Thomas Lifson Afer huge blowback from Milo fans and free speech advocates.
Calls for calm in Australia as militant vegans attack dairy farmers
Calls for calm in Australia as militant vegans attack dairy farmers February 16, 2019 Thomas Lifson We live in an age of self-righteous, single-issue groups that feel entitled to physically confront their enemies.
Malaysia's anti-Semitic Mahathir gets small smackdown from Australia over Jerusalem embassy, needs big one
Malaysia's anti-Semitic Mahathir gets small smackdown from Australia over Jerusalem embassy, needs big one November 16, 2018 Monica Showalter The 93-year-old Malaysian prime minister is horning in on Australia's internal affairs and needs a bigger smackdown.  
How to rig a poll
How to rig a poll November 11, 2018 Thomas Lifson A quick case study.
News Corp Australia asks government competition watchdog there to recommend Google be broken up
News Corp Australia asks government competition watchdog there to recommend Google be broken up September 8, 2018 Thomas Lifson Rupert Murdoch's media empire has launched an attack on Google on the Australian flank of the global giant's operations.
Warmists hijacking the Great Barrier Reef for big bucks
Warmists hijacking the Great Barrier Reef for big bucks August 9, 2018 Viv Forbes Australia's Great Barrier Reef has become a money magnet for those with green political agendas.
Aussie media report that US has advised their government of a military strike on Iran next month
Aussie media report that US has advised their government of a military strike on Iran next month July 27, 2018 Thomas Lifson Is this a warning shot to the mullahs of Tehran? Or is the U.S. quietly lining up its allies in preparation military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities – and therefore a potentially total war with the Islamic Republic?
Universities marking down students for using banned gender terms
Universities marking down students for using banned gender terms June 9, 2018 Thomas Lifson Gender madness is being enforced with the iron fist of bad grades.
Blunt language from Australian senator about immigrants on welfare
Blunt language from Australian senator about immigrants on welfare May 11, 2018 Thomas Lifson No doubt, Angela Merkel would call this hate speech. But is it inaccurate?
Australia turning out to be the biggest meddler in the US election
Australia turning out to be the biggest meddler in the US election March 6, 2018 Monica Showalter From cash to Bernie Sanders to campaign operatives to help Hillary Clinton to now having a Clinton-cash relationship from the London Embassy, the Australians have done their bit to meddle.
US naval task force challenging China's sovereignty claims in South China Sea
US naval task force challenging China's sovereignty claims in South China Sea February 27, 2018 Thomas Lifson The American media don't want to publicize a measured show of strength by President Trump, because it makes him look strong but not reckless. But Australians, closer to the scene by thousands of miles, get it. This is hugely important news.
Australia reverses itself on public break of ties with Israeli intelligence
Australia reverses itself on public break of ties with Israeli intelligence February 25, 2018 Thomas Lifson Australia should be embarrassed at the exposure of its hypocrisy.
Australian professor punished for challenging orthodoxy that global warming is destroying the Great Barrier Reef
Australian professor punished for challenging orthodoxy that global warming is destroying the Great Barrier Reef February 12, 2018 Thomas Lifson As the global warming fraud fails to deliver on the promises of "no more snow" and other apocalypses, the dogma requires catastrophes that sound bad but are remote enough to defy individual self-verification.
So now it was the Australians who triggered the Russia, Russia, Russia investigation?
So now it was the Australians who triggered the Russia, Russia, Russia investigation? December 31, 2017 Monica Showalter With curious timing, the New York Times reports that the FBI started its probe of the Trump campaign after a tipoff from an Australian diplomat. Sounds like a bid to downplay that Steele dossier.
Australia becomes the poster child for idiotic green energy policies
Australia becomes the poster child for idiotic green energy policies September 7, 2017 Thomas Lifson How could a country with huge resources of coal, gas, and uranium run short of electricity?  It takes idiocy of a high order.
Statue-toppling becoming a global contagion
Statue-toppling becoming a global contagion August 25, 2017 Thomas Lifson One of the tells that the Confederate monument hysteria is just a ginned up media distraction is its globalization.  The Confederacy is not an issue in Australia.
North Korean missiles and those pesky alliances
North Korean missiles and those pesky alliances August 16, 2017 John McMahon When push threatened to come to shove with North Korea, America's defense treaty allies varied in their enthusiasm for their obligations.
China Is Ticking All the Boxes on Its Path to War
China Is Ticking All the Boxes on Its Path to War June 16, 2017 David Archibald China's efforts to separate the U.S. from its Taiwanese ally is often seen as China's leaders' bid to consolidate power.  In reality, it's the winds of war.
Is Australia’s Health Care Better than Ours?
Is Australia’s Health Care Better than Ours? May 11, 2017 Brian C. Joondeph President Trump recently praised Australia's health care system.  Let's take a peek under that hood...
Chinese delegation disrupts international meeting, humiliates Australia’s foreign minister
Chinese delegation disrupts international meeting, humiliates Australia’s foreign minister May 3, 2017 Thomas Lifson A message is being sent.
Trump welcomes Syrian illegal aliens Australia doesn't want
Trump welcomes Syrian illegal aliens Australia doesn't want April 23, 2017 Ed Straker It's bad enough that President Trump honors the "DREAMer" amnesty created by President Obama. But now he's to admit illegal aliens other countries don't want!
The Boss's resistance movement
The Boss's resistance movement February 28, 2017 Peter Hyatt Guitarist Bruce Springsteen has announced he is leading the "resistance" movement in favor of transgender bathrooms.  It's probably just narcissism.
European nations secretly seek help from Australia on stopping refugee boats
European nations secretly seek help from Australia on stopping refugee boats January 15, 2017 Thomas Lifson After wide condemnation in Europe for sending back refugees, Australia now is seen as a valuable teacher -- in secret.
ISIS magazine calls on Muslims on Australia to slaughter non-believers in lone wolf attacks
ISIS magazine calls on Muslims on Australia to slaughter non-believers in lone wolf attacks September 6, 2016 Thomas Lifson “It is only from the hikmah [wisdom] of Allah that he has scattered you around the earth and in the various lands of the Crusaders to see which of you are best in deeds."
Australia's war on cats
Australia's war on cats January 25, 2016 Jim Whiting Cat-free sanctuaries for endangered mammals?  Enforced by senior women?  Hmmm....
Obama's wink and nod on gun confiscation
Obama's wink and nod on gun confiscation October 3, 2015 Thomas Lifson Obama avoiding specifics with vague language like “commonsense gun control legislation,” but he is clearly alluding to massive confiscation with his praise of Australia's gun control effort.
Explosive 'I'll ride with you' hashtag based on a hoax
Explosive 'I'll ride with you' hashtag based on a hoax December 20, 2014 Drew Belsky Another liberal "lies are fine, as long as they start a conversation" moment, this time in Australia post-terror attack.
Major blowback from Obama's insult to Australia at the G20 in Brisbane
Major blowback from Obama's insult to Australia at the G20 in Brisbane November 24, 2014 Thomas Lifson The Obama foreign policy disaster the American media refuses to cover.
Furor in Australia over Obama's closing remarks at G20 meeting
Furor in Australia over Obama's closing remarks at G20 meeting November 19, 2014 Thomas Lifson Although ignored by the U.S. media, Barack Obama has been severely rebuked by media and politicians in Australia, host of the G20 meeting just concluded.
Australia 'Green,' Australia Unemployed
Australia 'Green,' Australia Unemployed July 12, 2014 Sierra Rayne Plus a lesson in how governing like a liberal affects a so-called conservative's approval ratings.
Australia's Extreme Climate Hysteria
Australia's Extreme Climate Hysteria May 23, 2014 Sierra Rayne Now that Tony Abbott's government has slashed government spending on climate change-related programs, the climate hysteria is ramping up in some quarters.
Climate Hysteria Down Under
Climate Hysteria Down Under May 14, 2014 Sierra Rayne Do you see an anthropogenic signature for declining rainfall in southern Australia?  I sure don't.
CNN reporter ignites firestorm overseas
CNN reporter ignites firestorm overseas April 22, 2014 Thomas Lifson Take a reporter outside of her zone of PC awareness, and the inherent attitudes disguised at home come shining through.
Coral reefs, the great survivors
Coral reefs, the great survivors December 19, 2013 Viv Forbes For at least fifty years, agitated academics have been predicting the end of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Now international "experts" are also sprouting coral calamity.
Green backlash spreads as French protest 'eco-tax'
Green backlash spreads as French protest 'eco-tax' November 18, 2013 Thomas Lifson The decades-long run of environmentalists cloaked in holy righteousness is coming to an end,
Immediate Execution or Prolonged Pain?
Immediate Execution or Prolonged Pain? September 28, 2013 Viv Forbes Is Austrailia's Liberal Party satisfied with a half-finished job?
Climate Alarmists Rebuffed in Australian Election
Climate Alarmists Rebuffed in Australian Election September 25, 2013 Viv Forbes The climate alarmists and carbon taxers have suffered a body blow in the recent Australian elections - it was a turning point in the war on carbon.
Australian Labour Stumbles over Anti-Jewish Policy
Australian Labour Stumbles over Anti-Jewish Policy September 1, 2013 David Singer Aussie Labour gets caught playing both ends against the middle.
Blame Guns, Not Thugs
Blame Guns, Not Thugs August 26, 2013 M. Catharine Evans Progressives, not guns, have fueled the rise of soulless psychopaths like the Duncan, Oklahoma killers.
Australian baseball player in OK killed by 'bored' teens'
Australian baseball player in OK killed by 'bored' teens' August 21, 2013 Rick Moran Was there a racial motive for the crime?
Zero Emissions Foolishness
Zero Emissions Foolishness June 29, 2013 Viv Forbes The Australian Climate Commission has pronounced that "emissions need to be reduced to nearly zero by 2050".
Free Speech Goes Down to Defeat Down Under
Free Speech Goes Down to Defeat Down Under June 8, 2013 Andrew E. Harrod When it comes to appeasing Islam, academia is the same everywhere.
Curbing the GW Virus?
Curbing the GW Virus? April 9, 2013 Viv Forbes Symptoms include a psychotic fear of the word "carbon", a compulsion to blame man's industry for every bad weather event, an urge to weave a warm bias into every weather report and forecast, and a morbid fascination with windmills.
Warm and well fed, or hungry in the dark?
Warm and well fed, or hungry in the dark? April 2, 2013 Viv Forbes Which is worse - gradual man-made global warming or sudden electricity blackout?
A Fresh Start for India-Australia Cooperation
A Fresh Start for India-Australia Cooperation October 21, 2012 Sudhanshu Tripathi India must learn from Australia's sound and stable economic system, which has remained unaffected by the global economic recession.