Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The Bondi attack response, Antisemitism, Free Speech, Gun Laws, Migration

 


I’m honoured to have been interviewed by Nirmal Singh for the “Perth Dialogues” program.

https://youtu.be/-Fn6Yr7JomY

We covered the “Bondi attack response, Antisemitism, Free Speech, Gun Laws, Migration.”

There’s a lot there, so I have linked directly to individual questions/topics that may be of interest.

 

01:50 The Bondi Terror Attack: Context and Significance

03:24 The Security Situation for Jewish Australians

04:58 Australian counter-terrorism capability (comments from Lt Col Itay Gil)

07:39 Understanding Hanukkah and Its Importance

11:20 The message sent by the terrorists

13:42 Calls for a Royal Commission: Community Demands

15:46 Can the Prime Minister be Trusted?

18:57 Two-tiered/unequal law/migration enforcement in Australia

21:45 Exploring the Drivers of Terrorism (Ideology, incitement)

24:34 Does terrorism/Bondi really have “nothing to do with religion”?

28:07 The Concept of Intifada and Its Implications

29:03 Antisemitism and terrorist ideology

32:07 The Role of Protests and Media in Shaping Narratives, the Failures of Many Universities

41:17 The Lone Wolf Phenomenon in Terrorism (differences between Al Qaeda and Islamic State strategies and tactics)

44:59 What we could learn from Israeli counter-terrorism expertise.

49:36 Will firearm law reform help to stop terrorism? (No, it’s a distraction).

51:56  My assessment of the Prime Minister

56:31 Political Dynamics and Muslim Communities

01:00:47 Two-tiered law enforcement, and whether people should be deported.

1:04:28 Radical Muslim and Far right antisemitism

01:08:48 Free Speech vs. Hate Speech: Finding the Balance

01:15:26 Universities and Ideological Dominance

01:17:07 Teaching standards and antisemitism. Should we strip universities of accreditation and funding? (Mention of IPA’s Bella d’Abrera’s research on the woeful state of higher education.)

01:23:49 Migration Policies: Vetting and Monitoring (hitting the ‘deportation button” cf. Andrew Hastie)

01:27:18 Multiculturalism and the question, “What is Culture?” (and being proud of the “Net Positive” of Australian culture)

01:34:16 Vetting migrants to Australia

01:37:38 Antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Are they really different?

01:39:33 Leadership and National Security: A Call to Action (What advice I would give to the Prime Minister?).

 

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Fake Overseas Degrees

 The issue of fake degrees from overseas has hit the news. But this is not a new issue.

Concerns have been raised for years -- it has been claimed that people are being admitted to Australian universities based on fake qualifications from overseas.

To its credit, the ABC has covered this issue, but insufficient action has been taken. The worst example that I read was of students who were supposed to have IT degrees, but many of these students "seemed to be unable to understand instructions or understand the material that was put in front of them, and there were, also, cases of students who apparently didn't understand how to use a computer in any sophisticated way, so even logging on was a struggle for some students. There were also stories about students not recognizing what a USB stick was and other incidents which you would not expect to see from students who have an IT degree." 




There are a number of serious problems in Australian Higher Education. I have highlighted them in these writings:




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The Bondi attack response, Antisemitism, Free Speech, Gun Laws, Migration

  I’m honoured to have been interviewed by Nirmal Singh for the “Perth Dialogues” program. https://youtu.be/-Fn6Yr7JomY We covered the ...