HKOPS calls for the creation of a new territorial entity comprising Jordan, Gaza, and part of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) to be named The Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine. HKOPS first emanated in ...

One theory that is gaining traction is that Donald Trump caused this result. It’s an easy story to write, given some added credibility by the election result in Canada and doesn’t require tediously ...

Ex-Loreto-Toorak and ex-Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil (MPP Harvard) epitomises Modern Labor's profound identification with ordinary citizens. A PM in waiting no less.

There’s a great line from the comedy show Kath & Kim, where the very suburban Kim expresses her desire to be like affluent city people. “I want to be effluent Mum," she says. "You ARE effluent, Kim," ...

In the eternal tug-of-war between fairness and standards, fairness has developed a neat little trick: redefine the standard.

Because California is an isolated energy island market with no incoming oil pipeline connections over the Sierra Mountains from other states, in-state refinery closures will increase importation to ...

Despite intense recent lobbying from Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp - likely focused on shutting down Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) so Warren's coal-fired power plants in and around Wyoming can supply ...

Nanny state rules often owe their origins to moral panics. These are defined as a widespread fear that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or ...

I'm talking about the Greens, and it's a pertinent question in the light of their policy demands which would require Labor to abolish negative gearing benefits, double capital gains tax and put a cap ...

Labor has recorded an historic federal election victory, and the Coalition an historic defeat with their leader, for the first time for an opposition leader in Australia’s history, losing his seat. If ...

Voting for minor parties, especially in the House of Representatives, is a risky move. This is because it is in the House of Representatives where government is not only formed but also where its ...

While landlords in general are often begrudged, anybody owning more than one or two rentals is subject to even more venomous envy. (One gets the impression that someone who has a lot of rental ...