Australia has a national gold reserve of 80 tonnes(1). This gold is owned by the Australian government, controlled by the Reserve Bank of Australia and represents a sizeable portion of the wealth of the Australian people. However these national gold… Continue Reading
Tuesday the 14th of July was a massive day for the Australian Republican movement. A collection of 212 letters of correspondence between Governor General Sir John Kerr and the Queen’s private secretary during the Whitlam era which were previously classified… Continue Reading
The rights of man do not originate from governments. Rather humans are endowed with inalienable rights granted to them at birth by their creator. Instead governments are often the institutions through which liberties are systematically eroded and the rights of… Continue Reading
Every couple of years a new virus or disease pandemic is broadcast across the world. From swine flu, to bird flu, Ebola and Zika virus each in turn has filled news stories as the danger of its time. It appeared… Continue Reading
The current predicament of Julian Assange should be of concern to both journalists and freedom loving citizens alike. Since his removal from the Ecuadorian embassy in April last year where he had spent the previous seven years trapped in forced… Continue Reading
“To ban cash is to claim total control. Once trapped within the banking architecture there is no escape from the financial tyranny of excessive fees and extortionate taxation.” The Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019 has been… Continue Reading
As Commissioner Kenneth Hayne delivered his final report on the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry to the government last Friday, his body language suggested he was deeply unhappy with the report. … Continue Reading
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is set to receive its new chairman. James Shipton was appointed to the top job in October 2017 and is scheduled to begin the new position this February. Mr Shipton was in… Continue Reading
The Treasury has recently released an exposure draft of the proposed reforms for Australia’s banking regulator APRA. This bill significantly alters the legal framework and grants APRA a raft of new powers to operate effectively as a dictatorial bureaucracy over… Continue Reading
The TPP was declared dead in the water after President Trump withdrew US support, but regardless of the lack of involvement of its largest trade partner there are currently political forces at work attempting to revive the international trade agreement.… Continue Reading
