Category Archives: Australia

The Price Of Freedom

Posted on Monday, 25th April 2011 by Ozboy

Today, April 25th, marks the ninety-sixth anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, or ANZACs, on the shores of Gallipoli in the Turkish Dardanelles, on a stony beach of a bay now re-named Anzac Cove. … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Commonwealth of Nations, Libertarianism | 5 Comments

Libertarianism And Immigration

Posted on Friday, 22nd April 2011 by Ozboy

I was going to wait a while before tackling this issue, but it has become topical in so many countries, including those of most of you reading this, that it’s appropriate we look at it today. It isn’t a cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism, Rights | 29 Comments

Carbonomics

Posted on Wednesday, 13th April 2011 by Ozboy

I promised myself that I’d stay away from Global Warming, at least until some new wrinkle turned up that promised some sort of interesting discussion. But seeing as GE is away, surfing apparently (you’ll forgive my antipodean snickering as I … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, Australia | 13 Comments

Inferno

Posted on Sunday, 3rd April 2011 by Ozboy

The scene: a desolate, barren moonscape. Lightning bolts flash occasionally across a blackened sky. Boiling, bubbling lava pools dot the ground as far as the eye can see, sending plumes of reeking smoke into the gloom. The only sounds are … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, Australia, China, Daily Telegraph Blog Disaster, Libertarianism, Rights | 17 Comments

It’s Just A Jump To The Left

Posted on Friday, 25th March 2011 by Ozboy

…followed by the inevitable step to the right.

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism | 17 Comments

Cactoblastis

Posted on Saturday, 19th March 2011 by Ozboy

Yet another grab for power by the state over the citizen, in ways never mentioned in the Constitution. Today’s story is set here in Australia, but all readers around the world take note, because if this law succeeds here, its … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism | 13 Comments

A Plague On Both Our Houses

Posted on Sunday, 22nd August 2010 by Ozboy

The Australian Federal election has been run and won. It’s just that, we don’t know by who. Mr Rabbit and Julia the Red have both come up short of gaining the 76 seats needed to hold a majority in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia | 150 Comments

To Refuse To Choose

Posted on Wednesday, 18th August 2010 by Ozboy

On Saturday, Australians go to the polls in an election that will, in all likelihood, shape the way we in this country work, eat, travel and power our homes for decades to come. Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard is seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia | 54 Comments