Victoria to Recognise Foreign Love
In a bill just passed, the Victorian Government will now automatically recognise same-sex marriages formalised under international laws or laws of other Australian states.
There now remains little legal impediment for other forms of marriage...
Brunswick blames measles on climate change
Residents of Brunswick, a funky inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, are baffled today as to what could possibly be the cause of a measles outbreak in the suburb popular with hipsters, hippies, and...
Throw another book on the barbie comrade
Our society has developed a deeply rooted and distinctly unhealthy, even dangerous, problem. It’s not racism, or sexism, or homophobia, or any of the other phobias you’ve been warned about. It’s the instinct to...
World War Fears Grow
In breaking news, Saudi Arabia is deploying military planes to a Turkish airbase near the Syrian border.
This latest news sees the further escalation of tensions following Turkey's shelling of Kurdish forces in Syria over...
Quote of the Day: Advice for Garry Lyon
The creative process at The XYZ is truly a joy. It is an irony that an organisation dedicated to opposing speech suppression shows such discretion - For every pearler that makes it to press,...
Paying Tribute to the Coptic Martyrs – One Year On
On 12th February 2015, the Islamic State released a report stating that they had kidnapped 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians; migrant workers who were at that time working in the Libyan city of Sirte.
Exactly one...
Are We on the Verge of World War III?
I know, it's a rather melodramatic headline. And we've become quite used to nutters predicting that the end is nigh, whether it is through war, famine or make-believe climate change. Nevertheless, like a game...
“Unaccompanied minor” is anything but
In a follow up to yesterday's article reporting widespread abuse by muslim men of Christians, women and homosexuals in asylum camps in Europe, it appears many of the "unaccompanied minors" who have entered Europe...
Richard Dawkins, Germaine Greer and the Importance of Free Speech
Australians will unfortunately miss an opportunity to hear Professor Richard Dawkins on his planned tour down under after he suffered from a minor stroke last Saturday in the UK. Professor Dawkins is recuperating at...
Capitalist Dream
This morning I had from a dream in which I found myself in a Portland, Oregon organic supermarket, talking to its hippie owner. Strangely, I did not awake in a cold sweat.
The scene opened...
