OPINION- Page 4

Yes, our phones are listening – But that’s just the beginning…

The idea that smartphones are listening to us is no longer a conspiracy theory but a confirmed reality. However, as revealed in the chilling HBO documentary Surveilled, this is just the tip of the iceberg regarding the threats posed by modern surveillance…

16 January, 2025

OPINION

Brace Yourselves – Mortgage Holders Face Impending Rate Hikes

As August looms ahead, Australian mortgage holders are anxiously monitoring the Reserve Bank’s next move, which could signal yet another increase in interest rates following a troubling surge in inflation. Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed a consumer price…

3 July, 2024

AUSTRALIA·OPINION

Melbourne Airport Rail Link – 60 years in the making

In March 1964, during question time in Victorian state parliament, the member for Broadmeadows John Wilton asked the minister for transport Edward Meagher the following question: “What is the estimated cost of implementing the proposed plan announced by him last year to…

28 June, 2024

OPINION

The True Cost of Aged Care – Who’s Really Paying the Price?

As our society ages, the costs associated with nursing home care are becoming a burden that many vulnerable elderly people and their families are struggling to bear. It’s staggering to think that some are being charged up to $3 million just to…

26 June, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Time to Reconsider Juvenile Crime Policies for Community Safety

The Allan government is introducing a very extensive legislation on new youth crime laws, aiming to prevent young offenders from becoming serious criminals. One of the proposed changes relates to individuals aged 18 or older who recruit children for crimes. They will…

19 June, 2024

AUSTRALIA·OPINION

Mandatory Transparency: The Only Path to Effective Medical Cost Comparison

The Medical Costs Finder website, intended to assist Australians in comparing medical procedure costs, has proven to be another expensive failure, reminiscent of the doomed GroceryWatch and FuelWatch initiatives. Launched by the Coalition government in 2019 at an initial cost of $2.5…

12 June, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

The secret briefings for the lockdowns must be revealed

Last week the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) issued a landmark decision, ruling that there is a high public interest in releasing the material that supported the state government’s decisions to proceed with lockdowns. To date, these recommendations and the briefings…

5 June, 2024

ENTERTAINMENT·OPINION

How is Plato connected to the Matrix?

What is the Cave of Darkness? What is the purest form of Truth? How do the esoteric allegories of the Matrix connect to Philosophy? How is Plato connected to the Matrix? In the realm of philosophical inquiry, few stories have captured the…

29 May, 2024

OPINION

Keep children off social media

Absolute agreement between political parties on important issues is rare, but when it happens, it reflects the views of the vast majority of the people. One such issue is the appropriate age at which children should be allowed to use social media…

29 May, 2024

ART·COMMUNITY·OPINION

The Countercapitalist Social Structure in Hollywood and Campuses

The historian of Reason Mark Ajita once described college as the place where young people go into massive debt and enslave their future selves so “they can go there and read books about how it shouldn’t be this way.” Never has this…

24 May, 2024

GREECE·OPINION

New provocations by Greece’s neighbours were to be expected

Those who characterized the Prespa Agreement as “shameful” are being proven right! The simultaneous disturbance in bilateral relations with Albania, Skopje, and Turkey should not surprise anyone. It is a predictable development in the perennial cycle of crises: crisis – de-escalation –…

22 May, 2024

OPINION·POLITICS·VICTORIA

Victoria’s Budget Unveiled: The losers should have been winners

Victoria’s budget has emerged into the limelight, revealing itself as a casualty of past decisions. While the lockdown may have lifted, its repercussions linger in Victoria more prominently than in any other state. Critics argue that the aftermath has been exacerbated by…

15 May, 2024

OPINION

Violence against Women: The first step has been taken

On Sunday, April 28, protests took place across Australia in response to the wave of violence against women that has intensified in recent months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese participated in the Canberra demonstration, while Premier Jacinta Allan attended the one in Melbourne. Demonstrators demanded…

8 May, 2024

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OPINION- Page 4

Yes, our phones are listening – But that’s just the beginning…

Brace Yourselves – Mortgage Holders Face Impending Rate Hikes

Melbourne Airport Rail Link – 60 years in the making

The True Cost of Aged Care – Who’s Really Paying the Price?

Time to Reconsider Juvenile Crime Policies for Community Safety

Mandatory Transparency: The Only Path to Effective Medical Cost Comparison

The secret briefings for the lockdowns must be revealed

How is Plato connected to the Matrix?

Keep children off social media

The Countercapitalist Social Structure in Hollywood and Campuses

New provocations by Greece’s neighbours were to be expected

Victoria’s Budget Unveiled: The losers should have been winners

Violence against Women: The first step has been taken

TA NEA – 11 September 2024

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