In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The Netflixification of the Royals
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have learned the hard way that their real value sits with the Crown
Give us back our beer, smokes, and super
When One Nation starts talking about giving us access to our super, Gen X are all ears
Fixing Australia’s inflation problem
What is the primary cause of inflation? And, what can be done to reduce it?
Miscarriage risk: are we still allowed to ask questions?
The ABC scorned Senator Malcolm Roberts for his questions about miscarriage risk
From Woman, Life, Freedom to Javid Shah: how the streets answered
The people chanting ‘Javid Shah’ were not standing against Woman, Life, Freedom. They were standing against the same regime that murdered Mahsa Amini.
Two plus two equals five
We are living in a post-truth world where logic, rationality and reason no longer apply
Dismantling the syndicate
Likely economic and social impact of One Nation’s call to slash tobacco excise
The case for a progressive conservative school rally
What if conservative students took to the street in a counter-revolutionary protest against the anti-capitalists?
Forgiving those who sin against us
The case for keeping the Lord’s Prayer in the WA Legislative Assembly
I was right from the very beginning
The Covid reckoning is finally here, but will Australia learn any lessons?
Reimaging the political spectrum
Why the actions of the ‘far left’ and ‘far right’ are at times indistinguishable?
The shadow war on undersea cables
And how Australia is almost wholly unprotected from modern warfare despite promises from the Defence Minister
The Census is no place for politics
Unwelcome, personal, and political questions made their way into the Census this year...
Born alive means a patient deserving equal care
Human rights cannot depend upon whether someone’s birth was intended
Iran’s quagmire, and why it is locked
Many see the current situation in the Iran war as merely a failure of clear strategy on the part of…
Australian education has become very good at everything except education
How did one of the wealthiest countries in the world manage to go backwards?
Textbooks will be written about how Australia turned into Argentina
And the eSafety Commissioner will rush in to ban them
Who are the real ‘free press’?
Why are major party politicians and legacy media terrified of podcasters?
Another week, another renewable energy subsidy
Labor is putting their hand in your pocket to keep green energy alive
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