The Sydney University protection racket
This is outrageous. Sydney University is not betraying the most fundamental ideals of the academy. Why, it’s even contradicting its…
As The Donald might say, sad
ABC News — the American ABC News — reports: A year after his surprise election victory, President Donald Trump is underperforming expectations…
Marx, mass murder and moronic Millenials
Forty-four per cent of Millennials would prefer to live in a socialist country, seven per cent in a communist country and…
One hundred years of double standards
We are remembering the one-hundredth anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’etat, popularly misnamed the Russian Revolution (the real Russian revolution,…
Christopher pain
Christopher Pyne has been in the federal parliament since 1993, or my second year at university. I only vaguely remember…
Looking for love in all the wrong places
Ze Koran, eet it not — ‘ow you say — a sexy book? Non! Non! French acting legend Gerard Depardieu revealed…
Very Lonely Planet’s guide to Canberra
The residents of Canberra have woken up this morning to a novel sensation: somebody out there actually likes their city.…
The best (wo)man for the job…
It’s time to quit complaining about the supposedly terrible state of politics in Australia. If the perfect market is achieved…
Ten things we should be talking about instead of same-sex marriage
It was with great lack of joy that I came back from five weeks in Europe to find out that…
Whale beats kale
I love whales. They are beautiful, majestic – and delicious. And they – or rather this post – will lose…
Ban the Burqa stunts
Pauline Hanson walked into the Senate yesterday all covered up, which no doubt improved the aesthetics of the place, but…
Waleed Aly: now nailing Australia in America
I miss the regular nailing. No, this is not a line I just saw on a Tinder profile. It’s an…
“An excuse to celebrate maleness”
Some have already called it a strong contender for the most stupid tweet of the year: That’s quite a call…
Inside the Hillary book
Exciting news for fans of the president who never was, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Yep. The inevitable has happened. She’s got…
Everyone hates political correctness: official
A swag of media outlets have run a yarn along the lines “Older Australians say political correctness is running society”…
The (new) God Delusion
Richard Dawkins has discovered that it’s trendy to be an atheist – but only if you are an exclusively Christian…
What shall we do about Section 44?
Did you hear the one about Senator Richard Di Natale approaching the Deep Thought super-computer and asking what’s the answer…
No conservatives, thanks; we’re liberals
Last night I went to sleep on the right. I must have tossed and turned a lot because when I…
Yassmin and Tim, from migrant to migrant, please stop whinging
Dear Yassmin and Tim You know your incessant whinging about how horrible Australia is? As a migrant to fellow migrants,…
Multiculturalism as a weapon
For most average people in the street, including most of the ordinary proponents of it, multiculturalism simply means more of…
Ban Lee Rhiannon!
A woman who changed her surname so she could be named after a legendary Welsh witch wants to ban the Lord’s…
The end of the Liberal Party?
This morning in Brisbane, Tony Abbott launched his campaign for the return to the prime ministership and to win the…
The anti-Australian Ambassador
When our government officially sends Australian abroad to represent and “sell” our country abroad, would it be nice if the…
Thirteen reasons Jeremy Corbyn is a scumbag and a moral midget
In little less than a year, Jeremy Corbyn went from a -40 per cent net favourability rating against Theresa May’s…
Nothing to do with … something
Another week, another terrorist attack. And the hills of social media are alive with the sounds of often well meaning…
