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“Going out” - three ways to tackle a negative drinking culture

Posted in Liberty (General), libertarian australia, liberty australia, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »

As we have heard more and more in the news recently, alcohol fueled violence is on the rise. This has of course raised the eyebrows of many a politician keen to expand their regulatory agenda. As usual, the solutions presented such as shortening opening hours, removing high alcohol drinks and increases in taxes are off [...]

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Regulation: The new boom industry

Posted in Liberty (General), libertarian australia, tagged , , , , , , on March 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I find I am often at odds with the writers of the SMH, however today I stumbled across a rare gem relating to the delusion we hold that we still live by the constitutionalist principles of small government. Somewhat bizarrely titled “Small government goes large on red tape to create an industry giant“, it perpetuates [...]

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I questioned multiculturalism!

Posted in Guns (Australia), Liberty (General), libertarian australia, tagged , , , , , , on March 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Racist, bigot, xenophobe are the cries! Never have I had such an annoying discussion. I certainly do not consider myself opposed to the concept of ‘multiculturalism’, at least not in a way that I would actively discourage it. That being said, I recently viewed a video of ultra-conservative Mark Steyn giving his views on this [...]

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Greens getting a little bored again…

Posted in Liberty (General), libertarian australia, liberty australia, tagged , , , , , on March 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »

http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/03/22/Greens_call_for_ban_on_bottled_water
Cheers to MK for this one.

Green calls for ban on bottled water
There are calls to abandon bottled water for the tap variety, amid claims its causing a major plastic landfill problem.
New figures show Australia’s thirst for bottled water is expected to grow by nine per cent, reaping drink companies $460 million this financial year.
Greens MP [...]

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Why do the poor vote against their interests?

Posted in Liberty (General), liberty australia, tagged , , , , , , on March 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »

This is a question I come across over and over and over again. At university, I often get into long heated debates about the benefits of socialised health care, public education and the welfare system. Naturally my opposition creates complete and utter confusion amongst the leftists and many a centralist as such a position hardly [...]

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DC v. Heller - Oral Arguments

Posted in Guns (Australia), Guns (USA), Liberty (General), liberty australia, tagged , , , , , , , on March 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »

 Today the Supreme Court of the US heard oral arguments in DC v. Heller, for those who know about it. This is first time the court will rule on the meaning of the second amendment.
Not sure how many of you will be interested, but Mark from the Gun Rights Advocates Podcast has recorded a live [...]

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Aussie Attempts Massacre in Suburban Sydney

Posted in Australia, Guns (Australia), Liberty (General), tagged , , , , , , , on March 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=391918
A man involved in a shootout with police near a suburban Sydney shopping centre was planning a US-style massacre and not a bank robbery as first thought.The unnamed 22-year-old was carrying three spare magazines for his fully-loaded Glock pistol — a total of 40 bullets — when he was intercepted by police on Monday.
A source [...]

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Bear charged with Larceny

Posted in Liberty (General), tagged , , , , , on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

In a dire warning against illiberal litigation and yes, legislation, a Macedonian court has convicted a bear of of larceny after it was found the bear had repeatedly stolen honey from a Macedonian apiarist. The bear, which is of a protected species, has no owner, so the Bitola judge saw it fit to order the [...]

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Animal rights movement is a dangerous cult

Posted in Liberty (General), hunting, tagged , , , , , on March 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The animal liberation or “animal rights” sect is the most dangerously hostile rubbish to ride into the mainstream under the banner of environmentalism. The influence of this growing ideology is consistently understated, and its true motives are perhaps the most misunderstood of all the political philanthropic crusades born from the combination of boredom, perpetual self [...]

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CCTV, X-Ray, ThruVision…and all you wanted was some milk

Posted in Liberty (General), tagged , , , , , on March 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Well CCTV cameras on street corners are nothing new to the British. They have embraced the police state with open arms, wallowing in promises of security and a crime free society. Not surprisingly, the momentum of implementation of surveillance technology is increasing. In January we heard serious consideration being given to installing x-ray lenses on [...]

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