Punish Pooh-bahs, not poor people
An ancient dead white bloke, Aristotle, conceived a world with natural masters and servants, writing ‘That some should rule, and…
NDIS: When will the other shoe drop?
In announcing today that — way hey! — the Turnbull government now has a revenue windfall to fully fund the…
Australian notes
The feminist revolution is already over. Men lost. International Women’s Day is a day when women of the chattering classes…
Australian notes
18C for Tarneen? Last Friday marked the 230th anniversary of a penal colony being founded on the shores of Sydney…
Far East diary
Ever willing to challenge nanny staters, just before Christmas I travelled to Bangkok to advise regional consumer organisations on coordinating…
Puffed-up public health poohbahs pan our happy heroes
So the public health poohbahs are off and running in 2018. The prurient puritans, the humourless harridans, the admonishing androids…
Survival or expediency?
The federal parliamentary party is divided, disordered, dystopian. The Prime Minister’s leadership lacks clear purpose and vision. Budget repair isn’t…
Simon Chapman defends disruptive new technology
In Wednesday’s Australian Financial Review, public health academic and media commentator Simon Chapman came out in strong support of a…
Pestminister diary
A fortnight ago I arrived in Britain, to speak at the annual Battle of Ideas festival. Think Festival of Dangerous…
Yes/No notes
At least it shows we don’t need compulsory voting Australians are having their two bob’s worth on same-sex marriage.The first…
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