How many of us when we were young had a penpal? It is a tradition that has not survived in its old form... yet has it been re born in the form of social media? 

The whole idea of snail mail seems rather absurd these days, when an email or a quick message in a forum or comments section can give us instant gratification. 

We may believe that this is about a virus. We may FEAR this virus. We may dread what will happen in the next few months but I do not think we have seen anything yet.

China has been setting up the master chess play for decades. Quietly buying vital infrastructure in Australia and elsewhere- including its water and agricultural producing companies – Australia’s ports – leased for 99 years – and it has bought the State of Victoria for a who knows what payment to who knows who and for how knows how much.

Senator Malcolm Roberts appears to be a very sane man. We are fortunate to have him in our parliament. representing our views, concerns and - in this instance - our lives.

The evidence continues to mount that these vaccines do not deserve the continuing provisional approval given to them by the TGA. Concerns about possible adverse side effects are too big to ignore any longer.

“The Australian Budget was a profound disappointment. Not one useless law was repealed, not one tax was abolished and not one bureaucracy was eliminated.

“Here are three essentials that were missing from the budget.

The Australian government has extended its national vaccine rollout for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) to include $1 billion of additional funding for injecting young children and babies.

While the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) has only recommended the injections for children five years of age and older, Australian politicians have decided that they know better what the immune systems of little ones require.

Why did the US pacifist movement peak during Vietnam and then perish?

In contrast to modern conflicts, the Vietnam War attracted the wrath of the political left, which campaigned vehemently against it. The outrage even led to attacks on veterans. On Vietnam War Veterans Day, almost half a century after the last US troops left the country, we triy to understand – what was it about this particular conflict that struck a nerve?