(We) can do better

Transcript from Clayton Morris of Redacted Inc's discussion with Neil Oliver, former BBC archaeological history commentator, who shares his theories about immigration and progressive ideologies in Scotland and elsewhere. He says the mainstream media which formerly promoted him, now marginalizes him for his opinions. He finds solace in the support of interesting and courageous individuals, who are grateful for his speaking out.

Although Church of England clergy arrived with the first fleet and were appointed to manage social policy in Australia, including ongoing settlement via immigration, the Church of England seemed to concentrate less on independently building its own congregations and institutions than the Catholic Church.

"The first and most important point to make is that most of what you have been told by politicians about the ban is complete and utter rubbish." (Professor Emerita Anne Twomey)

Outfits like the Grattan Institute argue that Australia needs to maintain a high immigration policy to maximise productivity growth.  Their analysis consistently overlooks the empirical evidence showing that Australia’s productivity growth declined as immigration surged.

In this video, ABC economics journalist Alan Kohler succumbs to YIMBY propaganda, presenting a mathematical problem in a fundamentally flawed way by omitting a crucial factor: immigration. This oversight renders the analysis not only incomplete but absurd, highlighting the importance of considering all variables in any economic equation.

Theory and tradition suggest that when individuals are raised in environments where kinship is emphasized, the likelihood of sexual relationships diminishes, thereby enhancing safety for children. Conversely, when children are cared for by strangers—where these protective relationship-mechanisms are absent—there may be increased vulnerability to sexual exploitation.

Kevork Almassian talks to Sarkis Yousef about the War Clouds Over Damascus, Israeli Airstrikes, and the Continued Attacks Against the Syrian Minorities

The Victorian Government's authoritarian Activity Centres program, heralded, by some, as a means to deliver "more than 300,000 additional homes by 2051," is presented as a progressive response to Melbourne's self-induced housing crisis. However, the reality seems closer to slum construction, ultimately compromising residents' quality of life and democratic rights.

Victorian Government has had thousands of koalas shot from helicopters in the wake of bushfires in Budj Bim National Park, the excuse being to end the suffering of injured animals. But koalas  stand in the way of  the government programs all over Australia of forced human population growth and expansion. The usual excuse of 'culling to prevent suffering' does not stand the test of truth or morality.

On Sunday 13 July, Doug Cameron, Patron of Labor Against War (LAW) and former Federal Senator; Retired Major General Michael Smith; Lawyer and Declassified Australia Journalist, Kellie Tranter and journalist, Mary Kostakidis (as facilitator) launched IPAN’s Call on the Australian Government to Cancel both AUKUS and the Force Posture Agreement (FPA)[ii].

Emma McGrath-Cohen’s article (“US billionaires fund Australian YIMBY battle,” Housing, Australian Financial Review, 12-13 July 2025, p.2), points to a pattern of external influence in Australia’s land-tenure and planning laws, with parallels to US trends and implications for democratic control.

120 submissions to the Inquiry into Community Consultation Practices (Victorian Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee)[1] are now on the web.[2]

I have linked to a few other submissions here, but I have republished one below.

11am-1pm, 12 July 2025 Event by 

We publish the joint statement here. Unfortunately these two bodies, in our opinion, whilst obviously well-meaning, have entirely neglected the demand side of the equation. They are comforting the property developers' agenda of densification when they should be pointing out that this is an abuse of power that depends on a false narrative confining all discussion to the 'supply' side.

Member for Western Victoria, Bev McArthur, has blasted the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) over an “absurd and unjustifiable” fine issued to a farmer in South-West Victoria who was simply trying to help his neighbour during the drought.

Today Australian Federal Parliament voted down Independent Senator David Pocock's motion to establish a Select Committee on Population Impacts to inquire into the effect of population growth and management in Australia. Pocock has a background in sustainable agriculture and sport.  Consider lobbying your member of Federal Parliament to help him move the motion again.

You might have heard of "Volunteering Australia" recently—perhaps your volunteer coordinator offered you cheap sugary cookies to celebrate "National Volunteering Australia Day," leaving you puzzled about how these ended up in your local animal welfare fridge. Shades of Victoria Nuland in Ukraine, you may have thought, suspiciously. What’s behind this hype?

In housing markets today, the rise of rent-to-buy schemes purports to offer new opportunities for potential homeowners. These schemes portray an apparently promising pathway for the many individuals who cannot qualify for traditional mortgages in Australia's outrageously overpriced market, allowing them to rent a property with the option to purchase it later.

For years, World BEYOND War and other peace groups from around the world had been attending peace conferences in Cuba. When I visited Cuba this past January it was with a visa for that purpose. I published the remarks I made at the conference. We shouted as loudly as we could about January’s conference in websites, social media, emails, and media interviews. The notion that there could be anything wrong with it — or that some institution could punish us for it — never entered our minds.

In The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia (2011), Bill Gammage argues that Aboriginal Australians shaped the continent’s vegetation landscape through firestick farming, a sophisticated practice of deliberate, low-intensity burns to create open, park-like grasslands and resource-rich environments, challenging the notion of a “natural” pre-European landscape [11].

Grassroots advocacy group, Australians for Mental Health (AfMH) is calling for urgent and significant reform following a damning assessment found the national plan to improve mental health and prevent suicide is “not fit for purpose.”

The Productivity Commission’s interim report released today found the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement is “fundamentally flawed” with objectives too broad to be measurable and no clear path to meaningful reform.

This article looks at the Gaza Marine gas field, a modest 1.1–1.4 trillion cubic feet reserve off Gaza’s coast, often dismissed as too small to fuel conflict between Israel and Palestinians. Yet, its shallow depth, ease of exploitation, and potential to yield $2.4 billion for Gaza’s economy make it a strategic prize, as evidenced by Israel and Egypt’s 2023 development plans sidelining Gazans.

I wrote to Sydney Water in 2021 on this [predictable] looming vital shortage, but received no response at all from Sydney Water, despite their promotion of themselves as concerned about sustainable water use and costs. The letter is published below.  The response was nil; complete disinterest.  Read into that what you will.

The ongoing tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran have become a focal point in global geopolitics. As America navigates its role in the Middle East, questions arise about its motivations and the implications of its actions, particularly regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities.  Lost in the sound and fury of United States attacks on Iran is how these protect and approve Israel's merciless obliteration of the people of Gaza.