A Bennelong bombshell will leave Turnbull terminal
The Bennelong by-election is likely to lead to a change of leadership in the Liberal Party which if wisely done,…
Twilight notes
Economic, political and diplomatic decline Australia under the Howard government was riding high, a nation almost uniquely debt-free, well governed,…
Yellow Peril, White Paper
The great foreign secretary, Lord Palmerston, saw no need to spell out British foreign policy in some vast official paper.…
Has the parliament been infiltrated? The Senate must act
The Senate must decide the Dastyari question now. It’s more than about one senator. It’s about the control and influence…
Aux bien pensants
Dat’s a nice bottom With so many stories about sexual harassment, I should reveal my experience decades ago. Looking up…
Citizenship notes
It could have all been so much easier… Whatever the deal done by the Coalition and Labor, there always was…
The evil face of anarchy
A possible future Australia was on show outside Sydney’s old Eveleigh Railway Workshops on Friday night and it is not at…
Sacrificial notes
To the Sun Goddess Wong Visiting Canada, I could not fail but note the absence of any significant campaign to…
Dystopic pregnancy
The mathematical, reading and science skills of Australian school students are in serious decline with the average student now close…
Convention of Outsiders
Confidence in our political system has collapsed, as the internationally respected 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer records. Politicians usually justify our…
But what about survival of the press — and the role of the ABC?
The Australian media have always been subject to competition law. So why should there be special laws about their structure?…
The Prime Minister’s protection racket
The Prime Minister is in a terrible mess. Not because of the photograph cuddling his grandchild and holding a glass…
Aux bien pensants
Everything and anything to bring Australia down Will our elites succeed in bringing Australia down, just as Argentina and especially…
If you don’t know, vote no
From its previous decisions, it is possible, indeed probable that the High Court will stop the same-sex marriage plebiscite on…
Burkas and broken oaths: complete the constitution
My blood ran cold. A woman – I assume she was a woman – came towards me in a burka…
Aux bien pensants
Say Yes to No Just as the appeasement of Nazi Germany ended with Chamberlain’s Declaration of War at 11.15am on…
Same sex notes
Hang the Senate: let the people decide However much he has foolishly encouraged it, the Prime Minister cannot tolerate…
Constitutional notes
When no means no The golden rule for constitutional change is that this should only be contemplated if it…
Liberal notes
Rosehill: democracy reborn The Rosehill Convention of the NSW Liberal Party may go down in history as the beginning…
Aux bien pensants
Boxers, Accountants & Emperors In cleansing the Liberal Party, their anti-corruption consultant has scored another victory. The latest culprit is…
Australian notes
LINO takeover Did that curious phone call really mean I was to be dragged before some Liberal inquisition to suffer…
Thespian notes
Vacancy for a leader, not a comedian Malcolm Turnbull is the latest Australian politician to risk relations with our most…
Politicians and political activists cannot sit in judgement
The resignation of Professor David Weisbrot from the Australian Press Council was not necessary. This relates to the controversy concerning the…
Manus: a ten point plan to recover our honour, our borders and our country
The Turnbull government has gone to water over the claim by about 1900 Manus Island detainees. It could have and…
Barbarians and Marxists
The election of President Trump was, along with Brexit, one of the great events, not only of 2016, but of…
