Time to embrace the new economy

Much angst has arisen from traditional taxi services around the world with the recent emergence of the 'ride-share' scheme, UberX. Uber was founded in 2009, and is now worth in the vicinity of US$50...

Food for Thought – The Three “Progressives”

Federal leadership casting for three of Australia’s main political parties has only added to the current comedic narrative of the 44th Federal Parliament of Australia. Though only early days for Prime Minister Turnbull, it is...

Australia’s bridegroom of the year re-elected in Sydney council

In breaking news, Australia's bridegroom of the year, Cr Salim Mehajer has been re-elected as Deputy Mayor of Sydney's Auburn Council for a second term. According to Sydney's Daily Telegraph, George Campbell, one of the councillors...

Quote of the Day: “No one can tell me what to do.”

Our Quote of the Day for Wednesday September 23 is about as an epitome as an epitome comes: "They can settle me in France, it is ok. If I don't like it, I will pick...

Open the Gates of Vienna

The current EU crisis is akin to opening the Gates of Vienna. When in 1529, and again in 1683, a great Islamic surge to Europe took place, Vienna stood firm in the face of a...

Saudi to be head of UN human rights committee

There were smiles and congratulations all round (though no champagne corks popping - the prophet does not approve) as Faisal Trad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Geneva, was elected Chair of a key United Nations'...

“Charity worker” killed in Syria

The ABC traditionally thinks the best of those who would seek to destroy the values and traditions of the country for which it is allegedly the national broadcaster, so it's no surprise then that...

Push to take away people’s vote on same-sex marriage

Pressure has been mounting on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to hasten the push for same-sex marriage legislation. Turnbull, who is himself a supporter of same-sex marriage rejected criticism from the Labor Party last week...

Independent Body recommends government regulate walking.

An independent body has recommended that the government regulate walking. This expert advice comes in response to reports that growing numbers of people are walking short to medium distances to work or other activities,...

Czech PM: “Only the future will show what a mistake this was.”

In the latest EU-UN trickery, the EU has dictated the resettlement of 120,000 migrants. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico says he will not accept the new terms and will not "respect this diktat of the...

Food for Thought – Our Greens who art in heaven

During the last week I’ve been reading a lot of diarrhetic commentary from “progressive” acquaintances, who have attributed a messianic quality to the new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Deliberately I have refrained from attributing...

Quote of the Day: XYZ stirring the pot

It has been another hard day of intellectual and political battle on the internet. Sure, it may not be worldwide protest against the EU's and the UN's determination to undermine national sovereignty, but the...

Which former European State will be the first Caliphate?

The recent waves of migrants from Syria and other majority Muslim nations, following a path across eastern Europe to the benefit rich fields of Germany and Sweden, will only further add to the demographic...

The ineptitude and deceit of the EU

The EU is having crisis talks on what to do with 100,000 migrants. Solve that and it is crisis over. Except, well, the EU member states are in violent disagreement over what is to...

When will domestic violence advocates protect girls from female genital mutilation?

There are an estimated 100-140 million women and girls alive today who have been subjected to female genital mutilation, these figures are provided by advocacy group, No FGM Australia. Like so many issues, the...

What’s wrong with this video: purge of the Mensheviks begins

On the face of it, this video is quite funny. It ticks all the right boxes - awkward situation, guy is funny without even knowing it, analysis of interpersonal behaviour better than any professional...

Quote of the Day: “Pavlovian conditioned by the EU, the UN and the media.”

Monday's Quote of the Day goes to one of our viewers on the Facebook site. The pitched battles between opposing sides on our page today have been thrilling, both for their vigour and for...

Taking offence taking to a new level

The Fairfax press will stop at nothing in its jihad against conservative voices in the Australian media - especially those that rate their pants off and accumulate revenue at a rate faster than that...

ABC in need of a spell check unit

The taxpayers of Australia will no doubt be dismayed to learn that more than $1 billion a year of their taxes still cannot fund someone who can correctly spell the names of public figures...

Our opposition to speech suppression

Paying tribute to the 80s rock band, the XYZ draws together and comprises a diverse and 'motley crue'. We are male and female, urban and rural, Western and non-Western, conservative and libertarian, religious and non-religious. Among...