The Australian Home Affairs Department—normally responsible for dealing with terrorism and border security—made over 4,000 requests to U.S. tech giants to review COVID-19-related content during the pandemic years. The revelations come after a Freedom of Information request (pdf) from Senator Alex Antic and highlight the extent to which government authorities attempted to control public discourse around…
Australian Authorities Made 4,000 Requests to Big Tech to Censor COVID-19 Content
May 23, 2023
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Will Australia Become the Next Venezuela or Will the Magic of the Market Prevail
May 23, 2023
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Commentary Energy policy is looming as a fracture point in Australia’s political discourse. At the next election, Australians will have a clear choice between the philosophies of “magic pudding economics” and “the magic of the market.” The path Australians take will determine their long-term well-being. Energy supply and cost are key indicators of the sophistication,…
EXCLUSIVE: RFK Jr. Calls Biden’s Support of F-16s for Ukraine a ‘Dangerous Escalation’
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The Epoch Times on Monday that the Biden administration’s recent shift in supporting F-16s for Ukraine is a “dangerous escalation.” President Joe Biden on Friday told G7 leaders at a summit in Japan that the United States will support a joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots…
‘La Bestia’: The Train of Death
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO—Every year, close to 500,000 Central American migrants trying to reach the U.S.-Mexico border ride a series of cargo trains through Mexico collectively known as “La Bestia,” which translates to “the beast”; it is also known as the “train of death” because so many die riding the rail line. “The risk of the trains…
Cross-Border Attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region ‘Blocked, Destroyed’: Moscow
An attack on Russia’s western Belgorod region, initially launched on May 22 from neighboring Ukraine, has been decisively routed, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “As a result of air strikes, artillery fire, and action by units of the Western Military District … the nationalist formations have been blocked and destroyed,” the ministry said in…
South African Weapons to Russia ‘Possible but Doubtful,’ Say Arms Control Experts
JOHANNESBURG—Several weapons experts with knowledge of the international arms industry have told The Epoch Times it’s “highly unlikely” that South Africa secretly exported weapons or ammunition to Russia. On 11 May, at a press conference in Pretoria, United States ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety made headlines around the world when he said: “The arming…
Australia Comes out on Top of New Zealand in Manuka Honey Trademark Dispute
New Zealand has lost a trans-Tasman battle after a bid to trademark the term “manuka honey” was rejected by the New Zealand Intellectual Property Office (NZIPO). The Manuka Honey Appellation Society (MHAS), with NZ$6 million (US$3.8 million) in support from the central government, has tried for almost a decade to trademark the term “manuka honey”…
Nepali Sherpa Scales Everest for 28th Time as Death Toll Rises to 11
KATHMANDU—A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season rose to 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-feet) summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali…
Uncontrolled Immigration Is ‘Sending Australians Into Poverty’: Freelancer CEO
May 23, 2023
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Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer—the world’s largest online marketplace for freelancers—has lambasted the Albanese Labor government for boosting immigration to record highs. In a speech at the Sydney 2050 Summit last week, Barrie said the Albanese government’s policy to bring in 700,000 migrants by next year was “not about the economy, but inflating GDP.” The…
There Is No Beauty in Bureaucracy
May 22, 2023
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Commentary One of the great problems that we have here in Australia is that within our arts institutions, artistic decisions are increasingly being made not by artists but by administrators. Take, for example, the symphony orchestra. Where a conductor once largely curated his own artistic affairs, an “artistic planning team” of three to four bureaucrats,…
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