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Animal Rights 10 April 2019

Animal rights activists in Melbourne: green-collar criminals or civil ‘disobedients’?

By Piero Moraro, Lecturer in Criminal Justice, Charles Sturt University. Thirty-nine people were arrested yesterday in Melbourne over an animal rights protest that blocked a major intersection. The protest caused chaos for commuters during the…

Conspiracy, Propaganda, Science 11 September 2011

Was Isaac Newton a 911 Conspiracy Theorist?

Strange isn’t it? To be labelled a 9/11 “conspiracy theorist” you don’t even need to have a theory. It’s enough to express any doubt about the official version of events. Stranger still, those who consider…

Human Rights, Propaganda 14 March 2010

Let’s Have the Truth About Asylum Seekers

It is not surprising that many Australians believe we are being swamped by asylum seeking boat people. This fear is easily laid to rest by the facts but the Government and Opposition see political advantage…

Human Rights, Science 21 October 2009

The Forgotten Nightmare: Global Cooling

While global warming dominates the headlines a more urgent danger threatens life on earth. Global warming could make the planet uninhabitable by the end of the century. Global cooling – the “Nuclear Winter” that would…

Human Rights 31 August 2009

Human Rights or Indigenous Rights?

If United Nations Special Rapporteur, James Anaya, did not understand why the “lucky country’s” indigenous people live in third world squalor and poverty he does now. He just needed to listen to the Government and…

Human Rights, Science 7 July 2009

Lucky Country or Greedy Country?

Proponents of “zero population growth” link birthrate and immigration to climate change as though it were a given. At first, that seems logical enough; stop population growth and you stop the increase in carbon emissions….

Human Rights, Propaganda 6 June 2009

Holocaust Denial and Uncomfortable Truths

It has always been those few who can see through the political correctness and hypocrisy of popular attitudes who are considered dangerous. “Holocaust denial laws” are now in place in about a dozen countries. Defenders…

Human Rights, Propaganda 20 February 2009

Where Are the Weapons?

Israel claims its blockade of Gaza is necessary to stop arms smuggling. They use the same justification for bombing the tunnels into Egypt. Their pretext for the latest bombardment and invasion was to stop rocket…

Human Rights 9 February 2008

What Part of “Sorry” Don’t They Understand?

Many times recently I have heard people ask, “What exactly are we saying sorry for?” The media has quoted similar sentiments from Opposition leader Brendan Nelson and Opposition indigenous affairs spokesman, Tony Abbott. More recently…