Tag: Alex Antic

Climate Change Now a ‘Credible Threat’ Alongside Terrorism, Cyberattacks: Home Affairs Department

Climate change risks rank alongside counterterrorism and cyber security as a key priority for Australia’s home affairs department, according to a recent estimate hearing. On Feb. 13, the secretary for home affairs, Mike Pezzullo, faced questioning from Senator Alex Antic, who asked whether the department’s focus on climate change risks was “comedy [or] parody?” Pezzullo…


Australian Senators Revive ‘Born Alive’ Bill to Protect Babies Surviving Abortion

Two Australian senators from the centre-right Liberal party have introduced a private member’s bill to protect children who survive an abortion. The bill was presented at the parliament on Nov. 30 by Queensland Senator Matt Cannavan, co-drafted by South Australia Senator Alex Antic and sponsored by United Australia Party senator Ralph Babet. It seeks to…


Senators Call for Release of COVID-19 Vaccine Agreements

Four Australian senators have lodged an order for the release of contracts between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The senators will lodge the motion on Nov. 29, 2022, for the current Labor health minister to release agreements with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Novavax, including details on vaccine efficacy,…


Australian Senator Alleges Australian Broadcaster ‘Grooming’ Kids After Drag Queen Appearance on Story Time

An Australian senator has accused Australia’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), of “grooming children” in a fiery Senate estimates hearing.  During the Senate estimates on Tuesday, South Australian Liberal senator Alex Antic brought up a recent episode of ABC’s Play School Story Time which was read by a well-known Australian drag queen, Courtney…


Senator’s Grassroots Campaign to Revive Founding Values of Australia’s Liberal Party

Liberal Senator Alex Antic has spent the last 18 months working to stem the leftward drift of Australia’s traditionally centre-right Liberal Party. The South Australian senator is fighting at the grassroots level to grow the party’s membership and steadily steer the party back to its roots. “They are people who are concerned about the direction…


Royal Commission into Australia’s Handling of COVID-19 ‘As Soon As Practicable’: PM

Prime Minister (PM) Anthony Albanese says a Royal Commission will investigate Australia’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic “as soon as practicable,” but the government will first deal with the current wave of the virus. Speaking to Sky News Australia on Aug. 21, Albanese said that while both federal and state government responses need to be…


‘The Liberal Party Has to Get Back to Being the Liberal Party’: Peter Dutton

The former defence minister and front runner for the Liberal Party leadership, Peter Dutton, has said the Party must be true to its heritage if it is to be successful in the future. This comes after the Liberal Party lost Saturday’s federal election to Labor and former prime minister Scott Morrison subsequently resigned as Liberal…


Australian Liberal Senator Says His Party Needs to Stop Their Leftist Experiment

In the wake of the Liberal Party’s election loss on Saturday, Liberal senator for South Australia, Alex Antic, has stated that his party needs to stop catering to the left side of politics and return to the centre-right, where the Liberal Party values lie. “And the reality is here that this is a centre-right conservative…


Senator Advocates Australian Energy Independence and Oil Drilling Off Southern Coast

South Australian Liberal Senator Alex Antic has said he supports drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight, a large oceanic bay off the southern coastline, in order to help Australia become energy independent. Speaking in federal Parliament on Tuesday, Antic said that former U.S. President Donald Trump was right to work towards making America energy independent, as…


MPs Hear From Victims of Australian Government’s COVID-19 Measures at Cross Party Inquiry

A group of Australian federal and state MPs have convened a cross-party inquiry into the country’s response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, hearing from experts and victims of the state and federal government’s epidemic measures. Chaired by Queensland One Nation Sen. Malcolm Roberts, the cross-party inquiry includes Coalition Queensland federal MP George Christensen, New South Wales…