School Bans Smartwatches, Cell Phones, and Other Mobile Devices to “limit unnecessary distractions”
By B.N. Frank Over the years, governments outside of the U.S. have been banning students’ use of personal cell phones while they are in school. …
Australia
Australian MPs Call for Assange’s Freedom During Talks in Washington
By Dave DeCamp A delegation of Australian members of parliament met with US officials in Washington on Wednesday and called for the release of WikiLeaks…
More Than 60 Australian Lawmakers Urge US to Drop Charges Against Assange
By Dave DeCamp A group of 63 members of Australia’s parliament have urged the US to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen…
Australian Lawmakers to Visit Washington to Lobby for Julian Assange’s Freedom
By Dave DeCamp A delegation of Australian lawmakers will visit Washington later this month to lobby for the freedom of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who…
Meta Drops University-Based Fact-Checking Group After Bias Exposed
By Tyler Durden From Down Under comes a rare triumph for victims of manipulative social media “fact-checking.” Facebook parent Meta has suspended the Royal Melbourne…
Australia’s Misinfo Bill Paves Way for Soviet-Style Censorship
By Rebekah Barnett The Australian Government’s proposed new laws to crack down on misinformation and disinformation have drawn intense criticism for their potential to restrict…
US Ambassador to Australia Hints at Plea Deal for Julian Assange
By Dave DeCamp US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy indicated in comments to the Sydney Morning Herald that Washington might be open to a plea…
US, Australia Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Exercise
By Dave DeCamp This year’s Talisman Sabre exercise involved 11 other nations and over 30,000 military personnel. The US and Australia on Friday launched the…
YouTube Censors Australian Politician’s Maiden Speech to Parliament
By Rebekah Barnett “30 minutes of truth bombs” is how one Twitter user described Liberal Democrat John Ruddick’s maiden speech to the New South Wales (NSW)…
The Australian Gulag Archipelago
By Paul Frijters, Gigi Foster and Michael Baker John Stapleton, a celebrated retired Australian journalist, despairs about Australia. Starting in 2015 he has written increasingly…
Australia’s PM “Frustrated” US Won’t Drop Charges Against Assange
By Dave DeCamp Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed frustration over the Biden administration’s efforts to convict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen….
US, Australia to Hold “Largest-Ever” Talisman Sabre Military Exercise
By Dave DeCamp The US and Australia will hold the “largest-ever” iteration of their bilateral military exercise, known as Talisman Sabre, which takes place every…
Imperial Narrative Managers Always Try To Make Peace Seem Unnatural
By Caitlin Johnstone I’ve been ranting all week about the shocking war-with-China propaganda escalation in Australian mainstream media, and I feel like I could easily…
Inside an Australian Quarantine Camp
By Bobbie Anne Flower Cox After I won my landmark “quarantine camp” lawsuit against Governor Hochul and her Department of Health a few months ago, people…