In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Our nation stands at a crucial juncture as we approach the coming election. Later this year we will vote to…
Enough is enough: Australian history must be protected
If a piece of Indigenous artwork or a sacred place is vandalised by an individual motivated by race, no one…
Not so Tame
It beggars belief and demonstrates an appalling lack of judgment that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is happy to entertain Grace…
Woke is trapped in political limbo
La Rochefoucauld was one of the great satirists in literature. His Maximes, written in the 17th Century, secured his place…
Bowen’s sabotage
A bloke called Arthur from Camp Mountain, a community of less that 1,500 people some 20kms northwest of Brisbane, has…
What has the WHO contributed to global health?
Along with many other Woke organisations, the World Health Organisation will have its swamp drained by the new US President,…
The disaster of South Africa’s land grabs
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, who leads the African National Congress Party, has approved a law that will…
Patriotism is back from the dead – and young Australians revived it
Youth. The innocence yet fearlessness of youth. We’ve all been there. Being completely humbled by a plain-speaking toddler, or squirming…
Australia is a shared history, not a conflict
Was Australia ‘invaded’ by the British? I previously answered this question in detail in a previous article here. However, the…
Mateship is nothing to cringe about
They say if you’re stopped on the side of the Birdsville Track, you’ll know when a car coming past is…
Trump unshackles Australia Day
Great things happened this week. Donald Trump multitasked his way into office as the liberator of Western culture, and The…
Javier Milei’s fellowship of freedom
President of Argentina, Javier Milei, is having a ball at Davos. ‘The mental virus of Woke ideology is an epidemic…
Dedicated to revenge: anti-Australian activism must end
It is quite extraordinary that tiny-minded, useful idiot activism has reached the point where anti-Australia Day radicals want to cut…
Hold the line for Australia Day
As with so much of the rest of the Western world, Australians are demanded to ‘reflect, respect, and celebrate’ on…
A ferry tale
Attempting to sell one of my ‘world’s best ferry designs’ in the 1990s to a local but prominent ferry company,…
Rescuing manners from the Woke swamp
I’m walking down the street on a weekday morning, heading for the shops to do some banking and check the…
The Trump non-effect: Dutton stays in Paris, squibs gender question
The ‘Trump effect’ has had little effect on Peter Dutton. Families will continue to pay the Paris premium on their…
Farewell safe spaces, hello space
The ‘trust the science’ people must be thrilled. Donald Trump has upheld biological reality against deluded activism. Defending women from…
Sorry, WHO is this?
The ungodly era of progressive politics has been gutted by the pen. Page after page, folder after folder. The executive…
Flu vaccine mandates
A deeper look at efficacy, viral interference, and the influence of corporate interests
Dutton’s omissions matter
On Sunday, 12 January 2025, Australia’s Federal Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, in a widely reported speech, made a compelling case…
What lies next for the Middle Kingdom?
Many mistook the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tightening of what many believe to be an iron grip on Hong Kong…
Give it a rest, Elon was saluting Mars
We need to come up with a word for modern press hysteria which is obsessed with chasing the ghost of…