Let’s just keep on voting until the plebs get it right
Treasurer Joe Hockey has done what no minister has ever done without resigning − thrown in his lot with the…
Aux bien pensants
It’s not so long ago that the commetariat was talking about the end of Qantas, at least as an international…
Aux bien pensants
It’s not so long ago that the commetariat was talking about the end of Qantas, at least as an international…
Shock! Horror! Abbott does what he said he would
The Constitution belongs to the Australian people, and to no one else. In demonstrating their support for this fundamental principle,…
Bronny bad, Adam goodes
Even in the ultra-secular world inhabited by the commentariat, there seems to be a need for a parade of devils…
Bandana republic
When the Australian nation comes together, it’s a rare emotional moment. This happened on 6 November 1999, when, dramatically, John…
Abbott, part II
Last summer, few commentators were predicting that Tony Abbott − dismissed as a ‘dead man walking’ − would lead the…
Squawk du jour
It seems as if every parrot in every pet shop is squawking over and over ‘Don’t make jihadists stateless’ and…
A birthday worth celebrating
On 15 June the world celebrates the 800th anniversary of an event which, as Daniel Hannan rightly says, is one…
Gotcha by the Shorten curlies
Bill Shorten can now celebrate what must be the landmark success of his leadership. His coup has been to make…
Bill Shorten, PM
The commentariat is using every effort to ensure the next election results in a Labor victory. But under Bill Shorten,…
The great divide
It is always easier to divide a nation than to unite it. It was divisive to force devolution onto the…
Star Chamber Wars
The unsuccessful inquiry by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption into Margaret Cunneen was not only a spectacular own-goal, it…
Total recall
‘I feel sick in the stomach,’ Queensland’s Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk lamented when she learned of the criminal record of…
Commander Bill
The Coalition win in NSW produced a typical media reaction, with Fairfax warning a ‘Baird win could prove awkward for…
Tony, Bibi, and the commentariat
The Prime Minister is doomed. On that, the commentariat, the elites and the whole political class are unanimous. He has…
Farrago of leaks, libels and downright lies
The principal skill of some Liberal MPs, acquired over years of taxpayer funded mobile telephoning, is Machiavellian intrigue. Normally, this…
The harlot throughout the ages
Like some banana republic, Australia is in the middle of an attempted coup. Not by the army, but by the…
Sir Phil the Greek; the truth
Who would have predicted that Prince Philip’s knighthood would have been marked by a serious tactical blunder? That wasn’t the…
Could an ‘Aussie Hebdo’ survive?
Imagine a government introducing legislation to declare unlawful anything done in public, including the media, which is offensive to Muslims,…
The sordid state of voting for the Senate
Australia is one of the oldest continuing democracies in the world. As our constitution says, the politicians are ‘directly chosen…
Breaking Republicans hearts
Fifteen years ago, Australians rejected a proposal by the ruling class to ditch the Queen. This ignored all the great…
The persecution of Cory
Cory Bernardi’s book is a reminder of the traditional values that made Australia and inspired earlier generations to fight for…
The persecution of Cory
Cory Bernardi’s book is a reminder of the traditional values that made Australia and inspired earlier generations to fight for…
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