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Dutton dressed as lamb – things you could never say to a female Labor MP
The hypocrisy of the Left never ceases to astonish. Having created a world where ‘words are literally violence’ and pretty…
FLiRT-ing with power: Labor wastes half a billion on Covid vaccines
Forgive my French, but are they taking the p…? Health authorities and regulatory bodies have not forgotten about Covid, even…
Are people afraid to put their name on the Covid Inquiry?
Of the 2,090 submissions to the Covid Response Inquiry, 1,021 declined to permit the author’s name to be published. That’s…
A budget about (nearly) nothing
The Australian Federal Budget gave us a couple of big headlines, but most of them were fake news. The Treasurer…
Who will destroy our freedoms?
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the health agency of the United Nations, is drafting a number of new documents which aim to radically change…
We and the ABS will not be fooled again!
The Albanese government is using taxpayers’ money and accounting tricks to cover up the inflationary pressures its own policies are exacerbating, particularly…
The balance of probabilities
Having emerged from the courtroom where Justice Michael Lee delivered his decision on the Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited…
The Dark Ages in Australia were not so dark
Francesco di Petracco, better known as ‘Petrarch’, is rightly recognised as an artistic genius, the greatest scholar of his age,…
Same values, different beliefs?
Values and beliefs are not the same. People can support each other’s values while holding different beliefs. But if we…
Budget review: net zero cannibalises our prosperity
The public is receiving the Budget with a sense of bored irrelevance. People are pleased to see a $300 cut…
The illusion (or delusion?) of choice
One of the greatest misconceptions about Australian politics is that voters get a choice. You know what I mean. You…
Rigid principles can lead to manic delusion
For years I’ve played this game with a good mate, that is, to see who can simplify their life the…
The carbon capture con
Carbon-capture-and-underground-storage (CCUS) tops the list of silly schemes ‘to reduce man-made global warming’. The idea is to capture exhaust gases…
The humble faith of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
2024 continues to be a year of spiritual surprises. One by one by one, leading conservative voices from around the world are expressing…
Sectarian politics? UK elections raise concerns about the failure of multiculturalism
Nigel Farage has raised concerns about significant local Muslim and Marxist electoral wins in the United Kingdom. After hearing newly…
Masks and keffiyehs are radical chic
Pro-Palestinian protests have turned campuses into a political catwalk
Labor betrayed universities… Just like Labor betrayed everyone else
Universities are often seen as bastions of ‘progressive’ thinking. The majority of academics are left-leaning, at least outside of the…
Labor is limiting access to retirees’ super pension funds
When someone retires after the age of 60, their superannuation savings become ‘unrestricted non-preserved’ and can be converted into pension phase, or…
Victorians will pay more and get less
The Allan government’s first Budget was business as usual, but in Victoria that’s nothing to be glad about
Eurovision: decadent and profane
A cursory watching of the Eurovision Song Contest has brought to light the fact that this contemporary ‘entertainment’ event, despite…
Warragamba Dam: the political yo-yo of failed water politics
Warragamba Dam is spilling again, but it didn’t have to be this way. There have been warnings for decades about…
Think of the kids: student-led learning finally dies
Most of us were lucky enough to make it through the education system largely unharmed. Today, parents are terrified that…
Victorian budget blues
The best thing that can be said about the 2024 Victorian Budget is that it’s not as bad as recent…
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