A petition calling for the legalisation of nuclear energy in Australia has gathered over 1,400 signatures despite the left-leaning Labor government’s effort to shoot down an attempt to remove the ban on nuclear. The petition was part of a social media campaign, Nuclear for Australia, started by 16-year-old Australian teenager Will Shackel to call for…
Year 11 Australian Student Advocates for Nuclear Power In Social Media Campaign
‘You Bring Us the World’: Australia Welcomes Newest Citizens on Australia Day
Nineteen thousand immigrants from over 140 countries became Australians on Thursday at citizenship ceremonies around the country. Citizenship ceremonies across Australia hold great significance on Jan. 26, with a flagship ceremony in the capital overseen by the prime minister and governor-general. One of those new Australians, Nashieli Garcia Alaniz, was among those whose pledge was…
PM Thanks Outgoing Winners of the Australian of the Year Awards
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has celebrated the diversity of passions, backgrounds and achievements among the nominees for the Australian of the Year awards. From community heroes to advocates and Indigenous leaders, finalists from across the country gathered in Canberra ahead of an awards ceremony on Wednesday night. Albanese met the 32 finalists during morning tea at…
Northern Territory Considers Vote on Alcohol Bans Amid Soaring Crime Wave
Northern Territory (NT) Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says residents could be given a vote on whether to permanently ban alcohol in central Australia amid a soaring crime wave in Alice Springs. “We can’t look at Alice Springs in isolation; we need to look at the broader community,” Fyles told ABC Radio National on Jan. 25. “Do…
US Should Be More Conciliatory to China: Bill Gates
January 23, 2023
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Tech billionaire Bill Gates says the United States and Australia should adopt a more conciliatory approach to working with China on issues such as climate change. Gates praised the Asian country’s economic growth. “I see China’s rise as a huge win for the world … the current mentality of the U.S. to China—and which is…
Australians Hand in Almost 18,000 Weapons in First Year of National Gun Amnesty
January 22, 2023
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Australians handed in almost 18,000 weapons, including a Vietnam-era flamethrower, automatic firearms, and a crossbow, to police during the first year of a national firearms amnesty. A total of 17,543 firearms weapons and 606 weapons components, including suppressors and magazines, were surrendered between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, according to the Permanent National…
‘Culture’ as a Proxy for ‘Race’
January 17, 2023
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Commentary Australia’s Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, commenting on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament (the “Voice”), has demanded that Australians be given more details on the proposal prior to the referendum. Details that relate not only to the powers of the proposed body but also to its composition and how its members will be chosen. In…
Tributes Flow for ‘Warrior’ Jim Molan
Decorated soldier and Liberal senator Jim Molan has been praised for his life of service to Australia following his death aged 72. Senator Molan died on Monday surrounded by family, following a “sudden and rapid” decline in his health after Christmas. Prominent in his later years spearheading Operation Sovereign Borders before joining the Senate, perhaps his greatest honour came…
Australian Labor’s ‘Biggest Carbon Tax’ Will Cripple Businesses, Opposition Argues
January 12, 2023
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The Opposition has warned that the Australian federal government’s new “carbon tax” will come at a heavy cost for businesses suffering from the cost of living crisis. Under the centre-left Labor government’s new safeguard—which the previous centre-right Coalition government introduced—Australia’s biggest polluters will be required to reduce their net emissions by almost 35 percent by…
‘Our Rights Didn’t Go With the Boat’: Aboriginal Land Council Claims Ownership Over Stranded Yacht
January 12, 2023
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A shipwrecked yacht on a remote Australian island has become the centre of a dispute between the vessel’s owner and the local Aboriginal Land Council, which claimed the yacht belongs to them. The 40-foot “Huntress” suffered a mishap during its Sydney to Hobart race on Dec. 28, 2022, when it hit an unidentified object which…
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