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The study of history in Australia is in freefall. With history courses in Australia becoming increasingly preoccupied with postmodern theory, is it any wonder students are turning away. Brianna McKee in The The Spectator Australia: bit.ly/4fkzBbF


“The idea that renewables are cheap is clearly farcical in reality.” As mainstream Australians struggle with ever increasing energy bills the effects of net zero become clearer. It’s time to ditch net zero. Adam Creighton on Sky News Australia: bit.ly/4ofEdUr



“If you look at the data, there is no energy transition.” Despite the hype, political spin and the hundreds of billions of dollars in cost, net zero is failing. And in doing so, it is driving up household energy costs for hardworking Australians. Cian Hussey on Sky News Australia:


“I think it would be a monstrous act of cultural vandalism for Cook's Cottage to be levelled.” On Australia’s Future, former PM Tony Abbott weighs in on the City of Melbourne’s secret plan to scrap Captain Cook’s cottage in an attempt to appease activists. Full episode:




Today, less Australians work in small and family run business. Small and medium businesses in Australia are being squeezed by net zero energy prices, red tape, and an overbearing bureaucracy. Daniel Wild discusses with Rita Panahi: bit.ly/4lbNDNP


The federal government’s attempt to tax unrealised gains in Australians superannuation is a destructive tax experimentation. It’s a cash grab the like Australians have never seen before and will set a devastating precedent for future taxes. Colleen Harkin on Sky News Australia:


“It’s hard to say our relationship is in a stable position at the moment.” There is a deep-seated anti-American sentiment at the heart of the federal government – as tensions rise in our region, our key security partnership is being undermined. Mia Schlicht on Sky News Australia:

“There is the risk that Australian legal processes become the venue for litigating opinions about overseas conflicts.” In today’s Financial Review, John Roskam writes how laws aimed at punishing racial hatred will instead perpetuate political and social conflict. Read more:



