Melbourne Gripped by Gun Violence, Prompting Call for Stiffer Gun Control
As the formerly "most livable city" in Australia descends into a time of armed terror, a Melbourne paper supports stricter gun control laws. ...
Australia/Pacific
Australian Efforts to Dump the United Nations Gain Momentum
As the United Nations becomes increasingly radical in its assaults on liberty and national sovereignty, the movement for free nations to leave the dictator-dominated UN has now officially arrived in Australia....
Australian Legislation Targets Parents Who Refuse to Vaccinate
As with gun control a generation ago, Australia is now setting a dubious example among developed countries by passing new legislation cracking down on parents who refuse to have their children...
Australian Lawmakers Criticize “Excessive Secrecy” of TPP Negotiations
Australian members of parliament have issued a report criticizing the secrecy of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. ...
High Court Shoots Down Same-Sex Marriage in Australia
Australia's High Court has overturned a law that had legalized same-sex marriage in the nation's Capital Territory. ...
Australia Votes to Crush Carbon Tax and Big Government
Voters in Australia delivered a landslide victory for a more liberty-minded coalition on September 7 that ran on a market-friendly platform and vowed to abolish the deeply unpopular “carbon tax,” reportedly...
Supping with the Devil: The Australian Catholic Church’s Bargain With the State
Australia’s scandal-infested Catholic Church is now paying a terrible penalty for its eagerness, almost half a century ago, to become a pensioner of Big Government. Let Americans study the results, and...
Carbon Tax Bad for Australian Hospitals’ Health
Australia's new carbon tax has already hiked energy bills for hospitals in one state by 15 percent, forcing them to cut services to pay for it. ...
Australia’s Carbon Tax Contributing to Record Business Failures
Australia's carbon tax, instituted just shy of nine months ago, is already contributing to a record number of business failures Down Under. ...
Australian Government Helps Cover Up Guantanamo Crimes
The Australian government folded a civil case against former Guantanamo Bay prison inmate David Hicks after former Guantanamo guard Brandon Neely pledged to testify under oath to conditions at that prison....
Australian Mining Titan Says “Green” Groups Paid by CIA
Billionaire Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer accused the CIA of funding environmental extremists seeking to cripple the nation’s industry, saying during a press conference that the money was being routed through...
WikiLeaks Chief Assange to Run for Australian Senate
Founder Julian Assange (left) of the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate while under house arrest in the United Kingdom, according to an announcement...
Australian Parliament Adopts Carbon Tax
In a display of disregard for public opinion, leaders of the ruling Australian Labor Party (ALP) pushed through legislation in the lower house of parliament that will burden their nation with...
Australian Liquor Industry Puts Warning Labels on Bottles
The Australian liquor industry, under an ostensibly voluntary arrangement, has announced that it will carry health warnings on its bottles such as, “Drinking can harm yourself and others.” Of course, many recall...
Burqa Laws in Australia, France Face Challenges
Only months after the French government banned the wearing of burqas in public (as in London, left), police in Australia have announced that they will begin to require suspects to remove...