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Letter to Minister Greg Hunt: Stop Gain of Function Research

Dear Minister Hunt. I draw your attention to an article published in the Australian today[1], which states that “CSIRO and several Australian universities have engaged in at least 10 joint projects with the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the past decade, a laboratory that US intelligence has linked to the Chinese military and which is suspected of being at the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak.”
The same article states “a spokesperson for Mr Hunt said he had ordered a review of “gain-of-function” research in Australia by the National Health and Medical Research Council.”

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Government squashes debate

The Government continues to make changes to the Senate that impact especially crossbenchers being able to speak out on issues. I’m sure the government would love us to be gone, but this is a democracy. Transcript I’ll just make a few remarks. I heard Senator Birmingham use the word ‘reform’. I’ve come to realise, over […]

In support of Hemp

Hemp is a variety of cannabis that does not contain high levels of the psychoactive compound called THC, also referred to as marijuana. The war on THC has caused hemp to be stigmatised without reason. Hemp is a modern commercial crop for use in paper, fabrics, natural pharmaceuticals, and, as Senator Whish-Wilson pointed out, in […]

One Nation wins Senate Motion banning Critical Race Theory for kids

UPDATE 19 August 2021 The Government has told ACARA, the Curriculum Authority in Australia, to re-write the draft curriculum. We thank Minister Tudge for listening to the criticism, including from myself, on what was an obviously deficient draft curriculum This follows One Nation’s motions in the Senate criticising the de-emphasis of our Judaeo-Christian heritage and […]

Opposing gender surgery in children is not transphobic

One Nation DOES NOT support children having irreversible, elective medical procedures before they can even vote and before therapeutic treatment such as counselling is applied. That stance is not transphobic, as much as the greens want to pretend it is. Transcript One Nation does not support this motion, as it misrepresents the intentions behind One […]

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MEDIA RELEASE: Senate passes Senator Roberts’ water trading register

UPDATE: Labor has backflipped on their support for a public, transparent water register by voting down this amendment in the House of Representatives where it went after initially passing in the Senate with Labor’s support. As a result, a transparent public water trading register will not be established. Senator Roberts made a further speech here: […]