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I don’t watch much commercial TV, but my Dad is staying with us for a few weeks, and he likes to watch the news. Last night I saw for the first time one of the taxpayer…

The story of a ninety-five year old NSW nursing home resident being tasered by police has generated lots of clicks (and therefore advertising revenue) and created an outcry on social media. It does seem shocking. It…

According to some estimates, Maurice Hilleman’s vaccines save eight million lives every year. Amongst all the fake heroes, empty-headed movie stars, etc, his is a name worth remembering. Having said that, COVID-19 vaccines saved some 20…

On May 12th an article appeared in News Ltd press and digital outlets relating the story of a young man who was diagnosed with Retinal Vein Occlusion a few days after receiving his second dose of…

If you have Type II Diabetes, talk to your GP about the possible use of a GLP1RA to supplement Metformin. Recent studies confirm the effectiveness of GLP1RAs such as Semaglutide in glucose reduction and assistance in…

I am horrified to see Ivermectin still being touted as a cure or preventative for COVID-19, usually in company with claims big pharma, governments, hospitals, medical practitioners, universities and research bodies all conspired to hide the…

I have great respect for Gabriël Moens AM and Augusto Zimmermann. Their research is careful and detailed, and their opinions on Australia’s Constitution and legal history carry great weight. Their opinions on medical science, however, carry…

I haven’t read through the entire Federal budget document, but there are a couple of issues that are obvious. The budget includes a great many handouts to people who are likely to vote Labor: people in…

Ghouls are the worst. No, I don’t mean like Tokyo Ghoul, which is pretty good. I mean anti-vax ghouls. The ones who who share news stories of young people who have died suddenly, and falsely claim…

Demands for reparations for historic slave trade and ownership have been timed to coincide with the coronation of King Charles III. This article from the Australian version of Spectator magazine is worth reading in full. It…

How many handshakes from Hitler are you? When I first saw this question on an internet forum I thought it was a silly question. Then I decided it might be interesting, but thought since I am…

A $4 million geothermal power plant built in outback Queensland in 2019, touted as a “game changer” in renewable energy, has never produced any electricity. The plant was built at tax-payer expense of course. Now the…

Part Two of Denis Villeneuve’s interpretation of Dune appears in cinemas in November. If you haven’t seen Part One, and you are even remotely interested in science fiction, or what it means to be human (which…

Most social media anti-vaxxers are not evil, just ignorant and irresponsible. But those who deliberately misrepresent medical data, who originate the memes and misquotes that the useful obliviates pass on without thought, they are evil. “Dr”…