Politicians with Egg on their Face
There are views that used to be widely held, or even law, that today would be considered inappropriate. As John Stuart Mill remarked -...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jul 3, 20175 min read
Ten Green Bottles
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall. Ten green bottles hanging on the wall. And if one green bottle should accidentally fall, There...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 15, 20171 min read
The Inevitable Recession from Bad Energy Policy
The objective to provide reliable, low cost, low emission energy is fraught. We must choose our priorities. All three cannot be optimised...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Inspiring Pride in our Western Civilisation
We hear, ad nauseam, of the need to prevent Muslim youth in Western societies from being radicalised. Too little effort is made to...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Jun 3, 20172 min read
Science Settled Politics Disrupted
President Trump has announced that the US will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Relax. Do not slit your wrists. There is...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
May 14, 20172 min read
Dead Buried and Cremated
The party of Menzies died last week. It had been a party built on the bourgeois values of responsibility, love, hope, charity, prudence,...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Apr 26, 20172 min read
The Idea of a University
An open letter to Dr Michael Spence, Vice Chancellor, Sydney University. Yesterday’s report that students at your University have been...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 15, 20171 min read
Bill Leak's Final Letter to Gillian Triggs
Dear Gillian I am sorry it has taken me a few days to respond to your request. Last week was a bit busy, what with the book launch and my...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 10, 20171 min read
ABC International Women’s Day
Congratulations to the ABC on their International Women’s Day initiative. I particularly enjoyed the interviews with Grace Collier, Janet...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 6, 20171 min read
A Party which Stands for Nothing is not Worth Anything
Last week the Liberal Party, and particularly its leader, opted out of debate. Following the inquiry into the racial discrimination act,...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Feb 27, 20171 min read
Sunday workers to lose $6,000 per annum
Last week, when the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates by up to 25%, the headline response from...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
Feb 20, 20171 min read
Prinicpals Encourage Boys to Disrespect Women
From The Australian on 20th February 2017: “The Hurstville Boys Campus of Georges River College in Sydney recently hosted an awards...
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