Covid amnesty, anyone?
Forgiveness is now officially on the Covid menu. The left-leaning Atlantic magazine in the US has called for a ‘pandemic…
Violence against Aboriginal women is not new news
The ABC is simply playing catch-up
Seven schools of Covid denialism
Or, ‘How I avoid any responsibility for lockdowns and mandates’
A conservative economist’s advice for Peter Dutton
And it’s free!
What’s happening courtside?
‘Diversity’ may be in for a nasty shock
Wot’s in the shots?
Graphene oxide? Nanobots?
Chinese Takeaway
Xi’s very public purge
Tories throw the dice yet again
Sunak will appeal to the Right and downplay Johnson’s Green agenda
Rishi is the face of post-racial UK
It is only in the ‘racist’ West that genuine multi-culturalism thrives
Do the coloured girls still go ‘Doo, doo-doo’?
Remembering the moment rock was transformed
Theatre of the soul
Whatever you think of the question of the Voice it was fascinating to hear Noel Pearson, that most formidable and…
Aussie life
That alcohol-related death rates rose during the pandemic might be the least surprising announcement ever made by the Australian Bureau…
Language
During the height of the Aids epidemic a body was established called the ‘Aids Council of NSW’. I’m sure in…
‘The only good politician is a frightened politician’
The self-interest of our ruling class damages our democracy
Deeds not words
Immigration is now at the top of the political agenda in a way that it hasn’t been since the vote…
Beware the super-app
Twitter today, WeChat tomorrow?
Try before you buy
Ukraine is becoming a test ground for other countries’ weapons
Grudge match
I’ll miss hating the Qatar World Cup
Cutting the links with reality
It was a difficult one for the BBC, but they got through it. The problem was this: how to do…
Diary
Rio de Janeiro When I first began writing about politics in 2005, my Brazilian husband, David Miranda, was…
Give Musk a break
I know a man who plans to burn an effigy of Elon Musk on his bonfire on 5 November. Musk…
Portrait of the week
Home Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, spoke in the Commons of an ‘invasion on our southern coast’ by migrants in…
Beware Beijing
Olaf Scholz will be in Beijing this weekend, making the first visit of a western leader to China since the…
