With Dutch politician Geert Wilders planning to help launch the Australian Liberty Alliance, where will this new party sit in the Australian political scene? Serge Trifkovic  In March 2014, Geert Wilders, member of the Dutch parliament and leader of the country’s Party for Freedom (PVV), delivered a message from the Netherlands (via YouTube) to a Stop Islamisation of Nations (SION) conference held in…

‘Medical’ marijuana? Sir,  The media are talking again about “medical marijuana”, mainly featuring not the “science”, but sensational anecdotes of “miracle cures”.  In fact, there is scientific evidence that certain purified marijuana derivatives probably can help with pain, nausea, etc.  What is certain is that letting marijuana into people’s hands via the chemist shop will do a lot of harm. The question is:…

  AN OUTBACK NURSE by Thea Hayes (Sydney: Allen & Unwin) Paperback: 288 pages ISBN: 9781760111328 Price: AUD$32.95   Reviewed by Julia Patrick   Thea Hayes’ book is about her life in the ’60s and ’70s at the huge Vestey pastoral property, Wave Hill, in the Northern Territory. Life was rough, amenities basic, experiences sometimes heart-stopping; but it was a happy, communal life…