No New Policies on Iraq; Church Leaders Astray; Abbott Right to Draw Out Muslim Leaders; My Letter
In Northern Iraq/ Kurdistan it is reported that US air strikes have helped the Kurds recover control of part of the major... Read More
Iraq-Can Islamic State be Overcome; Islamism in Australia; Selling Budget Gets Harder
Iraq- Can Islamic State be Overcome Reports suggest that, as there are fewer than expected Yazadis on the mountain, it is unlikely... Read More
Islamic Terrorist Threat is Serious; Obama Starts Air Strikes
When I had finished reading today’s press on the actuality and threat from Islamic terrorism I wondered how seriously the threat would... Read More
Budget Strategy; US-Israel Relations; Threats from Terrorism Heightened by US Attorney.
Budget Strategy While attention has been focussed on the process of repealing the carbon tax, both The Australian and the Australian Financial... Read More
Revised Budget Needed Soon; Statement on Extremist Islam needed too; Has Obama Checked out?; “New” Indonesian President?
Revised Budget Needed by 26 August Yesterday’s commentary suggested the Abbott government needs to present a revised budget. Henry Ergas has effectively... Read More
More Bad Polling; Budget still needs Selling; Refugee Nonsense: Russia Replacing US in Iraq?
Probably the most important aspect of today’s Newspoll, covering each state in the June quarter, is the large drop in Abbott’s rating... Read More
Islamic Threats; Union Corruption in Victoria
One or two recipients of my commentaries have suggested it would help if I highlighted what seem to be important new developments... Read More
Climate Change; Islamic Extremists & Anti-Terrorist Laws; More Exposure of Union Misbehaviour; Even Nobel Prize Winners Can Be Wrong
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Today Greg Sheridan points out that “endless commentators – none of them ever properly challenged on the facts” – are able to... Read More
Iraq & Caliphate; Where are Christian Churches?; Bad Poll for Coalition; Climate Change
As Obama announces sending some more troops to Iraq (another 300 plus helicopters and drones, but designated as being for the protection... Read More
Interpreting Q’ld Polling; US Intellience on Iraq ; Climate Change & Renewables
Following the swing in polling against Coalition parties in the Federal and Victorian governments, today’s polling for Queensland produces yet another such... Read More