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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

Australian judges oversee the collapse of law in Hong Kong

5 July 2022 11:00 am

The Court of Final Appeal is the final appellate court in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Established on…

Perrottet’s position on abortion matters

5 July 2022 10:00 am

The overturning of Roe vs. Wade in America has made international news and caused international outrage. In Australia, safe abortion is available…

Covid Zero bureaucrats force Labor’s Net Zero agenda

5 July 2022 7:00 am

Announcing the government’s ‘climate action’ plan, Australia’s new climate commissar, Chris Bowen, said in a speech to the National Press Club…

Did mass-migration topple Australia's Christian culture?

5 July 2022 4:00 am

The first tranche of results from the 2021 Census, released last week, confirmed that Australia is experiencing a revolution in…

Ardern: 'war is never the answer'

4 July 2022 4:37 pm

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed her solution to Chinese aggression – diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy! With China threatening…

The trauma of being 5ft 8 ½ inches

4 July 2022 2:00 pm

[Calm down, it’s satire.] This morning my ever-reliable talk radio station informed me that the BBC now considers there are…

The illusion of ‘full employment’

4 July 2022 10:00 am

There has been much rejoicing over falling unemployment – something undoubtedly better for the government with fewer welfare payments and…

Airbus Albo’s carbon shame

4 July 2022 8:00 am

What happened to ‘Mister 43 per cent?’ It was only last week that Labor’s Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen was…

Christianity in decline? Ask the Church why

4 July 2022 6:00 am

The Australian Bureau of Statistics last week released data from the 2021 Census, revealing how the number of Australians who…

Tickle vs. Giggle

4 July 2022 4:00 am

A landmark case is about to hit the Federal Court that will either confirm or challenge the ongoing attempt by…

Due process, domestic violence, and Roe

3 July 2022 7:00 am

Already, there has been a lot of ink spilt on opinions about the US Supreme Court decision of Justice Alito…

Missing woman: found

3 July 2022 4:00 am

The Toronto Police Service put out a press release on June 30 appealing for help locating a ‘missing woman’. ‘Isobella…

Woke symbolism holds Indigenous Australians back

2 July 2022 1:27 pm

Whether it is a silly stunt that ostentatiously parades reverence for the Aboriginal flag (looking at you, Adam Bandt) or…

Boris Johnson wishes Putin was a woman

2 July 2022 9:00 am

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if he was a woman.…

Multiculturalism is in, and that's a good thing

2 July 2022 7:00 am

According to the latest Census results, for the first time, more than half of Australians (51.2 per cent) are now…

The big reason you can’t afford a home

2 July 2022 4:00 am

Why are houses so ridiculously expensive in Australia? This, and other expletive-laden questions, I shouted at my screen while scrolling…

Where’s ‘The Voice’ of reason?

1 July 2022 3:03 pm

Hey, Mr Albanese, fools rush in and all that… Hold back on the referendum for a moment. The voice of reason should…

Climate Justice? Victoria’s fresh assault on businesses

1 July 2022 12:57 pm

Last week’s restoration of the electricity market, following the regulator assuming full control on June 15, means the energy crisis…

Climate Change causes domestic violence...?

1 July 2022 10:00 am

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The person who should have resigned

1 July 2022 8:00 am

The resignation of four Victorian Ministers last Friday is too little, too late. That’s despite other Ministers previously stepping down…

Shameful star chambers ruin men's lives

1 July 2022 4:00 am

In a recent judgment about a sexual misconduct case at Cornell University, the judge compared the campus disciplinary committees to the infamous…

Yikes! Solar battery farm fined $900,000

30 June 2022 3:10 pm

It turns out that South Australia’s miracle battery solution to the instability of renewable energy isn’t all it’s cracked up…

Leadership strife for Xi Jinping?

30 June 2022 1:00 pm

Rumours of leadership splits abound around party-congress time in the Chinese Communist Party. Xi Jinping is set for a convention-breaking…

The Wogs, Huns, Balts, Poms & Paddys need a 'Voice'!

30 June 2022 12:22 pm

Dear Prime Minister, The time has come for members of the Third Wave of immigrants who arrived in this country…

A victory for freedom and democracy

30 June 2022 10:00 am

The US Supreme Court finally overturned Roe vs. Wade – the 1973 precedent that struck down a swath of federal and…