Michael Smyth, Author at The Unshackled https://www.theunshackled.net/author/msmyth/ Breaking the chains of control Fri, 08 Feb 2019 05:28:57 +0000 en hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.theunshackled.net/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Logo-sq.png?fit=32%2C32&quality=80&ssl=1 Michael Smyth, Author at The Unshackled https://www.theunshackled.net/author/msmyth/ 32 32 116939421 On Scott Morrison’s Captain’s Pick in Gilmore https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/on-scott-morrisons-captains-pick-in-gilmore/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/on-scott-morrisons-captains-pick-in-gilmore/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2019 01:00:17 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=14320 On Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the extraordinary step of overruling the Gilmore FDC...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/on-scott-morrisons-captains-pick-in-gilmore/feed/ 0 14320 Proud Boys Purged from Facebook https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/proud-boys-purged-from-facebook/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/proud-boys-purged-from-facebook/#respond Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=12998 A few hours ago, the powers that be at Facebook decided to purge (i.e. disable...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/proud-boys-purged-from-facebook/feed/ 0 12998 Super Saturday 2018 Preview https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/super-saturday-2018-preview/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/super-saturday-2018-preview/#respond Fri, 27 Jul 2018 23:00:02 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=11396 Today voters in five seats are voting in by-elections triggered mostly by the dual-citizenship debacle...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/super-saturday-2018-preview/feed/ 0 11396 Boris Johnson Resigns Throwing Brexit into Doubt https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/boris-johnson-resigns-throwing-brexit-into-doubt/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/boris-johnson-resigns-throwing-brexit-into-doubt/#respond Tue, 10 Jul 2018 04:30:01 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=11017 Last night (Australian time), Boris Johnson resigned as Foreign Secretary in Theresa May’s Conservative government...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/boris-johnson-resigns-throwing-brexit-into-doubt/feed/ 0 11017 National Energy Guarantee, or National Energy Gimmick? https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/national-energy-guarantee-or-national-energy-gimmick/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/national-energy-guarantee-or-national-energy-gimmick/#respond Sat, 30 Jun 2018 02:30:01 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=10824 For months, the Turnbull Government has been discussing a National Energy Guarantee (NEG) but has...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/national-energy-guarantee-or-national-energy-gimmick/feed/ 0 10824 Italy Still in Caretaker Mode https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/italy-still-in-caretaker-mode/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/italy-still-in-caretaker-mode/#respond Tue, 29 May 2018 08:00:11 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=10170 Almost three months after the elections for the Italian Parliament, Paolo Gentiloni of the Democratic...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/italy-still-in-caretaker-mode/feed/ 0 10170 Budget 2018 – Blitz or Blip? https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/budget-2018-blitz-or-blip/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/budget-2018-blitz-or-blip/#respond Sat, 12 May 2018 05:29:38 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=9841 On Tuesday night, Treasurer Scott Morrison handed down his third Budget since being appointed in...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/budget-2018-blitz-or-blip/feed/ 0 9841 House of Lords Delays Brexit https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/house-of-lords-delays-brexit/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/house-of-lords-delays-brexit/#respond Wed, 02 May 2018 07:15:57 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=9661 As reported in the British Daily Telegraph yesterday, the House of Lords has for the...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/house-of-lords-delays-brexit/feed/ 0 9661 Catch-30: Part Two https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/catch-30-part-two/ https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/catch-30-part-two/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:43:29 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=9288 As I wrote in Catch-30 Part One, despite Malcolm Turnbull losing his 30th consecutive Newspoll...

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]]> https://www.theunshackled.net/rundown/catch-30-part-two/feed/ 3 9288 Catch-30: Part One https://www.theunshackled.net/australian-news/catch-30-part-one/ https://www.theunshackled.net/australian-news/catch-30-part-one/#respond Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:06:48 +0000 http://www.theunshackled.net/?p=9248 As most of you would have read on Monday, Malcolm Turnbull lost his 30th consecutive...

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