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Women’s Rights vs Scarce Babies
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia’s fertility rate fell to 1.5 babies per woman in 2023. The ABS have an informative graph going back to 1935. Then it was 2.115, just enough to see the population edging up. It gradually rose to 3.548 in 1961 before falling to 2.148 in 1975. Since…
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The Fifth Problem of the Bowen Kind
Here is H.G. Wells explaining in his book Anticipations (1901) why the steam engine rather than windmills became preferred for pumping water from low-lying coal mines in England: “Wind was extremely inconvenient for the purpose of pumping, because in these latitudes it is inconstant: it was costly, too, because at any time the labourers might…
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Israel Alone
At my Anglican church each week there are prayers for world peace. I assume this occurs in all Christian churches. Praying for peace is admirable but a complete waste of time. Christians familiar with the Book of Revelation should know that. The world will end warring. World peace will never arrive. A practical prayer, steeped…
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It’s bizarre really. Israel could have avoided far more IDF casualties by conducting long distances war fare but to minimise…
Excellent opportunity to suggest Faruqi should join her.
I mean, wasn’t Peter Costello head of Channel Nine during the Covid insanity? He remained silent when people questioned the…
Psychopathic
As gutless and useless as the rest of the political class. HoP time.