John hicks


Tiwi lease case: Goliaths 1, Davids 0

There is a climate of fear in Nguiu. Many Tiwis are afraid to speak out against the handful of elders who have been sold on 99-year leasing, writes Samanti de Silva, former editor of the Tiwi News.

Government dissenters have their say on climate change

The government’s climate scepticism was given fresh credence yesterday when a committee report published the views of four government climaet change sceptics. Here are some of their views.

CIS forum: Big ideas, no intellectual challenges

They´ve got a funny way of doing debate at the Centre for Independent Studies – the big event last night in their “Big Ideas Forum” was a discussion entitled “In Praise of Elitism”, chaired by Peter Saunders who had earlier written an op-ed piece in praise of the concept. So good to know that debate is alive and well then.