Islamic-inspired terrorism strikes again in Bourke St., Melbourne

A lone-wolf terrorist has struck in Bourke Street, in the Melbourne CBD, on a busy Friday night (9 November 2018), killing one person and injuring two others with a knife. When police intervened, he lunged at them with the knife. 30-year-old ...
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Australia doesn’t need a new Race Discrimination Commissioner

The Liberal Government’s decision to appoint another Race Discrimination Commissioner following the debacle of Tim Soutphommasane, is yet another disappointing development in Australian politics. The appointment of Chin Leong Tan (a Malaysian born ...
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Disloyal deputy Bishop knifes Abbott, and Turnbull becomes the new PM

The whirlwind dumping of Tony Abbott as Liberal Prime Minister, in a very sudden and craftily orchestrated coup, has certainly now set the cat amongst the pigeons in conservative Australian politics. On the surface, the decision by the Liberals to ...
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: More than meets the eye [Why is the Abbott government giving away $3 Billion to China, when our people need it?]

By APP National Chairman, Andrew Phillips One can be forgiven for having a somewhat jaundiced view regarding any claims made by the Liberal Party in Australia. Particularly those involving concern for the national interest, defence of the ...
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Desperate Abbott takes baby steps — but still falls well short of the mark

One may have noticed in recent weeks, a few populist policy announcements from the Abbott government, that appears (on the surface at least) to finally be acting on a few issues that have long required addressing. With his Liberal-National ...
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Islamic hostage-taking in Sydney is the fault of the major parties

APP media release: The Australian Protectionist Party is appalled by reports that an Islamic extremist has taken hostages in Sydney. According to news reports, an armed man, with an Islamic flag (the black shahada flag, commonly used by ...
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The collapse of the car industry could have been avoided

As news of the collapse of Australia’s automotive industry spread through the country, it comes as no surprise our nation’s politicians step forward playing the collective “blame game” and shedding their crocodile tears. On one hand, we have Joe ...
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More of the same Ruddy political game-playing

With Julia Gillard creating a poor name for herself in national politics, with so many Australians likely to vote against Labor with her as leader, it is not surprising that the Labor Party decided to replace her. However, the decision to resurrect ...
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