Senator Gerard Rennick

Unfortunately scientists aren’t immune from self interest. #auspol

In 1978, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, in exile from the Soviet Union gave a commencement speech at Harvard University. In his speech Solzhenitsyn gave a dire warning to the West. If there was a lack of courage then, it’s only gotten worse. And I quote: “A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today. The Western world has lost its civic courage, both as a whole and separately, in each country, in each government, in each political party, and, of course, in the United Nations. Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elites, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society. There remain many courageous individuals, but they have no determining influence on public life. Political and intellectual functionaries exhibit this depression, passivity, and perplexity in their actions and in their statements, and even more so in their self-serving rationales as to how realistic, reasonable, and intellectually and even morally justified it is to base state policies on weakness and cowardice. And the decline in courage, at times attaining what could be termed a lack of manhood, is ironically emphasized by occasional outbursts of boldness and inflexibility on the part of those same functionaries when dealing with weak governments.” Quote from: https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/a-world-split-apart #auspol

The Australian Financial Review revealed that ASIC is investigating ANZ’s $14 billion Treasury bond trades from last April. These trades allegedly cost the government $80 million by pushing up interest rates, while ANZ profited by buying low and selling high. Manipulating bond prices is illegal, but proving intent in court is challenging. However, it’s crucial to pursue such cases to ensure the integrity of Australia’s $900 billion government debt market, especially after the banking misconduct royal commission. Serious penalties must be imposed if proven. Why does the Treasury rely on private banks at such a high cost? Bank executives should face million-dollar fines for mismanagement, not just reap the benefits. A few years ago I lobbied for tougher penalties for bank executives. Law-breaking bankers should face million-dollar fines. More at: https://gerardrennick.com.au/anz-under-investigation-for-market-manipulation #auspol

Parenting 101 #auspol

Question: Did Joe Biden say, "you're not going to get Covid if you have these vaccinations"? Snapchat AI: "No, Joe Biden did not say that 'you're not going to get Covid if you have these vaccinations.'" Also Snapchat AI: "Biden said, 'you're not going to get Covid if you have these vaccinations.'" Goebbels would be proud of this new mass brainwashing propaganda technology.….. Critical thinking is more important than ever. #auspol

Fear mongering is now morphing into straight out weirdness. 👇 “Most people are aware of the common symptoms of COVID-19. But since the start of the pandemic, a number of lesser-known side effects have continued to emerge. According to some health experts, this can include an unusual warning change in the toes. FLiRT strains KP2 and JN1 have been blamed for a recent increase in cases and health authorities are also tracking two additional variants, branded FLuQE and de-FLiRT. These have been linked to a surge of cases in Australia, where Covid has become the third leading cause of death for the first time in 50 years due to an infectious disease. Professor Paul Griffin, an infectious diseases physician and clinical microbiologist from the University of Queensland, added: "We're sicker than usual this winter and we're seeing a lot of things circulated simultaneously. The NHS still lists all the usual symptoms as signs of a Covid infection such as a cough, temperature, shortness of breath, headache, loss of taste or smell and fatigue among others. However, health bodies have also warned of a phenomenon known as “Covid toes”.” Quote from: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/covid-toes-symptom-cases-rise-33193082 #auspol

Windfarms to destroy Illawarra Coastline. It will be interesting to see just how stupid Labor will be in regard to pushing ahead with a massive Windfarm off the Illawarra coastline. I can’t imagine the locals are too happy about it. #auspol

Putting the nation's secrets into the hands of a foreign owned multinational. What could possibly go wrong! 👇 “The Federal government has struck a $2 billion deal with Amazon to create a top-secret cloud to protect the nation’s most sensitive defence and security data. It was announced by Defence Minister Richard Marles who says the cloud would ensure Australia has a capable, lethal, modern and potent defence force for the future. “In partnership with Amazon Web Services Australia – the Commonwealth will be establishing a top-secret cloud computing capability,” Mr Marles said.” Quote: https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/topsecret-cloud-federal-government-strikes-2-billion-deal-with-amazon/video/4e8f4df0426148a3ef0b4c4efdac3625 #auspol

“Not very long ago, researchers began sifting through aerial images and found something startling. They looked at a couple dozen islands first, then several hundred, and by now close to 1,000. They found that over the past few decades, the islands’ edges had wobbled this way and that, eroding here, building there. By and large, though, their area hadn’t shrunk. In some cases, it was the opposite: They grew. The seas rose, and the islands expanded with them.” Well there you go. Land mass can rise along with the ocean. Another alarmist prediction that turns out to be perfectly normal. Quote from: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/26/climate/maldives-islands-climate-change.html #auspol

Last week I spoke about the importance of the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence. The founding fathers of the U.S. overturned the heredity rights of the aristocracy and formed a new system based on grass root democracy. While never perfect, the hard fought democracy enabled prosperity and greater individual empowerment. The last four decades has seen a decline in the level of transparency and accountability in our governments across the Western World that is destroying confidence in our political system. Power is once again being centralised in the hands of a few, namely bureaucrats, corporate executives, superfunds and the media. The only way to fix it is to get actively involved in politics to get politicians who will make the unaccountable institutions accountable again. #auspol