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| With Alexandra Marshall on Spectator TV's The Week in 60 Minutes 24 April 2024 |
Is the Australian PM using #AnzacDay as a cynical personal PR mission?
— Alexandra Marshall (@ellymelly) April 25, 2024
"This is a Prime Minister who is preaching 'freedom' and 'democracy' in PNG while his e-Safety Commissioner has turned Australia into ground zero for the fall of Western democracy."
Watch @SpectatorOz on… pic.twitter.com/fbkRtpBn3v
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Veterans marching in the Anzac Day parade, Gunning NSW, 25 April 2024 |
Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 24, 2024
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Today we commemorate the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli 109 years ago. We also honour those who gave their lives in service to Australia in times of war. Anzac Day has come to represent the… pic.twitter.com/Lct6M80DhN
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Sejil missile at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008 |
The bold display of Iranian military drones over the holy city of Jerusalem symbolises the weakness of the Albanese government. Following Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s weak stance on terrorism, she is complicit in the diplomatic climate that emboldened a direct attack on Israel where any counterattack is unlikely to include support from Israel’s allies.
Following one of Australia’s most prosperous periods in history, the Albanese government has managed to increase the cost of living and reduce our sense of security in less than one political term. Further, our government has divided us along cultural lines and perpetuated a self-hating attitude towards all things that are good about our liberal democratic and Judaeo-Christian traditions and heritage.
Today's Morning Double Shot newsletter read as follows:
Australia is a leaner, not a lifter, in the Middle East’, writes Michael de Percy. He argues powerfully that when it comes to ensuring Australia’s national security, Anthony Albanese’s government is its (and our) own worst enemy, for starters running every which way on Israel’s fight for existence like headless chickens in the chook yard. He’s right.
My latest in The Spectator Australia, The Albanese government is our biggest national security threat.
The Albanese government is our biggest national security threat
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 17, 2024
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Following one of Australia’s most prosperous periods in history, the Albanese government has managed to increase the cost of living and reduce our sense of security in less than one political term.… pic.twitter.com/r9XXeqPDnG
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| The House of Terror in Budapest 16 June 2023. Admin staff upstairs, dungeons and gallows below. |
The Manifestation of Modern Communism: Wokism as Political Ideology
Western liberal democracy and the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian tradition are currently under attack from anti-Western sentiment; not from outside, but from inside the West. Modern identity politics and Woke ideology is replicating he mechanisms of Communism to enforce compliance with a raft of Woke tropes that support identity politics. Rather than enabling people to live as they wish as long as they do not hurt themselves or others, Woke ideology attempts to enforce people to respect other's ideas, ideologies, and identities, rather than their right to choose. This presentation considers Wokism as a political ideology and outlines how the Woke agenda represents the manifestation of Modern Communism.
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Release of Israeli hostages during Iron Swords war [IDF: Public Domain] |
The Foreign Minister keeps harping on about community expectations. The Australian community expects our government to stand against terrorists, not to affirm and recognise their aims. Ms Wong seems to have misplaced her priorities between domestic politics and foreign policy aims with our allies. This is a dangerous position for a Foreign Minister to be in.
Just as in 1955, it is again time the Labor Party looked inwards. I recommend they look to their national security heroes instead of the modern communist sympathisers who are hell-bent on destroying our liberal democracy.
Curtin and Chifley would never have thrown our liberal democratic allies under a terrorist bus. Senator Wong must resign.
My latest in The Spectator Australia, Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong.
Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 11, 2024
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Labor politicians continue to actively support a proscribed terrorist organisation. There is no other way to view these calls to recognise Hamas-controlled Palestine as a nation-state.
The Foreign Minister… pic.twitter.com/8gEQXwERWz
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Australian soldier acting as a wharf labourer during a wharfie strike, 9 April 1943 [CC0] |
And leading Flat White, Michael de Percy brings us the latest chaos from the Albanese regime. He writes, ‘Albo is proving yet again that he is all about the announcement and the photo opportunity. Claiming credit for Chris Corrigan’s vision is a contradiction on a scale that even Mao couldn’t have envisioned in his major work.’
Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 7, 2024
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To have our Prime Minister claim credit for the logistics vision of Australia’s most notable union buster beggars belief. Only a fool who had no idea about Australian history could fall for such nonsense.… pic.twitter.com/qcPq1cqWfe
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Chemetall Footr Lithium Operation, Nevada |
Are electric vehicles 🚗 actually 'green'? I have my doubts...
— Alexandra Marshall (@ellymelly) April 5, 2024
"Destroying the environment to save the environment is 'kind of okay' [in the world of #NetZero]. Killing koalas is okay if it's for wind turbines but not for a coal mine."@SpectatorOz columnist Michael de Percy… pic.twitter.com/swbS4OTONa
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Electric buses provide a low-emissions, flexible, and affordable way to improve transport outcomes |
Tonight I was invited by the Woden Valley Community Council's South Canberra Transport Forum to discuss the cost of light rail in Canberra and falling per capita public transport boardings and electric buses to improve transport outcomes while reducing CO2 emissions.
My slides from the event are below.
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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| Are EVs as environmentally friendly as their proselytizers insist? |
Confirmation bias is where we look for, and find, data that supports our beliefs. Nowhere is this more prolific than in trying to understand the comparative CO2 emissions produced in the manufacture of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) versus electric vehicles (EV).
The comparison can help us to understand the whole-of-life carbon emissions of ICE versus EVs.
This morning's Spectator Australia Morning Double Shot newsletter read as follows:
Your scribe is writing from Gundagai, on a road trip from Melbourne to Sydney. For no real reason besides relieving boredom, I’ve taken to counting Teslas on my long drives, because aesthetically they’re very distinctive and easy to spot. Yesterday, between home and Gundagai I counted 99: on a similar trip late last year it was exactly 100 all the way between Sydney’s eastern suburbs and bayside Melbourne. The point of this nerdy observation is that a steadily-increasing number of people with more bucks than brains are channelling their green virtue signalling by buying EVs, convinced by the government-sponsored ballyhoo that they’re doing their bit for reducing carbon emissions. Michael de Percy, however, has been poring over EV-related data and concludes the claims for their greenness are overrated, inflated, or just made up, especially if one includes the humongous carbon emissions involved in their manufacture as well as operation.
My latest in The Spectator Australia, 70 per cent of EV data is made up.
70 per cent of EV data is made up | #NetZero
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) April 1, 2024
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Are these things really as green as politicians say they are?
It takes 15,000 tonnes of CO2 to mine 1,000 tonnes of lithium required for batteries. Reports indicate that building an #EV emits 80 per cent more CO2 than a… pic.twitter.com/cMJFMDbiJz
Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT MRSN is a political scientist and political commentator based in Gunning, NSW. He is a weekly columnist for The Spectator Australia and his political commentary is featured fortnightly on Spectator TV. Michael's qualifications include a PhD in Political Science from the Australian National University, a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) from the University of Canberra, and a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chairman of the ACT and Southern NSW Chapter, a Member of the Royal Society of NSW, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022.
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