Sall Grover, founder of the women-only social networking app Giggle for Girls, has said that her ongoing legal case has already racked up more than $1.7 million in costs and could reach $2 million if it proceeds to the High Court.
The case, Tickle v Giggle, was launched by transgender woman Roxanne Tickle after she was denied access to the app, which is restricted to female users.
Grover said the legal fees have been met entirely through small donations.
One Nation founder Pauline Hanson said Australia’s welfare system is unsustainable, claiming that “50 percent of Australians are on some form of government payout.”
She said the nation spends about $300 billion a year on social services, compared to annual revenue of around $770 billion.
Hanson also criticised the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), arguing that it has expanded too far.
Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan has warned that net zero policies are driving up energy costs, undermining Australia's prosperity, and hitting families hard.
Canavan contrasted Australian power bills with Japan’s, noting that despite Australia supplying half of Japan’s fossil fuel needs, households there pay less for electricity.
Liberal Senator for South Australia Alex Antic has urged conservatives to move beyond rhetoric and take stronger action to defend free speech, energy security, and national sovereignty.
“Conservative politics often retreat into the high ground of principle while our values are deteriorating in front of our eyes,” Antic said. ”It's time to adapt, fight smartly, and win back our country.”
He argued that conservatives have allowed the left to dominate institutions through activism and media influence, while failing to deliver on affordable energy and housing.
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has warned that the situation for free speech in the United Kingdom is worsening, citing a series of arrests linked to social media posts.
“30 people every day are being arrested for posting on social media,” Truss said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Australia on Sept. 20.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price warned Australians about the threat the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while criticising the Albanese government for "silencing" national debate on the issue.
“It's impossible to sell a defence and deterrence policy if you cannot speak frankly about the threats to peace, regional stability and national sovereignty,” Price said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Australia in Brisbane’s CBD on Sept. 20.
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that while Australia has long been shaped by migration, population growth should be managed carefully.
"Right now, sustained records of migration are putting downward pressure on wages, upward pressure on housing costs, and a serious strain on our social and physical infrastructure," he said at the latest Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Star in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD on Sept. 20.
"We simply do not have the houses for half a million newcomers every single year."
