The Next Assange

The next time — and there will be another Assange — the Court cannot fail to set out how to protect our most highly valued secrets.

Today, the IPA released the groundbreaking research report by University of Queensland Adjunct Professor Stephen Wilson, The Ruinous Cost of Free Energy: Why a system built on renewables is the most expensive of all options, which exposes the true cost of Australia’s future energy system. The research finds:

The Australian government is doubling the cost of student visa fees for international students, prompting outrage from student representatives who say that the price hike will drive potential students to competitors.

South Africa’s president has named members of the Government of National Unity after weeks of intense negotiations with opposition parties

There is no mystery why China’s big banks have run from Russia: These behemoths — the four largest banks in the world ranked by assets are Chinese — know the U.S. can effectively impose a death sentence. The Secretary of the Treasury, for instance, can

Given the alliance’s challenges, it needs real leadership at the top, not a conciliatory Eurocrat.

It’s an election year, and the Dems are warming up their “tax the rich” chorus. Speaking at the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Mark Warner (Commie-Va.) said, The main goal here is this can’t just be a debate…

The 13-interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in the 18 months to November 2023, combined with the bounce in inflationary expectations is starting to bite. Any company associated with discretionary expenditure missing its guidance from the slowing economic environment and cost-of-living pressures is being brutally dealt with by the share market. … Continue reading →

What used to be an insufferable 4 weeks, this June turned out to be remarkably unremarkable for LGBT activism.

The presidential debate has exposed the ruthlessness of the American establishment.

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Short-term holders wallets sitting on loss may liquidate holdings near $65,000, capping a renewed upswing in bitcoin’s price.

New Zealand rugby star Connor Garden-Bachop tragically passed away at 25 after a reported medical event, prompting condolences from his national team, rugby associations, and family. […]