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

New Zealand 'trusts' China on extradition

24 April 2022 4:00 am

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, under Ardern’s Labour government, has set another scary precedent in relation to China. ‘I don’t think…

Happy families vs noisy activism

23 April 2022 2:00 pm

I have a genuine problem this election concerning which political party will get my consent to govern. The problem posed…

Once a socialist, always a socialist

23 April 2022 12:00 pm

I remember the first time I sat in the old town square in Poznan, Poland. I was so taken by…

An unholy affair: wooing religious voters on the cheap

23 April 2022 4:00 am

It may be something in the air during the Easter period (or coincidence…?) but over the past couple of weeks,…

Greenwich threatens Perrottet’s minority government

22 April 2022 2:55 pm

Imagine a government falling because its leader dared to assert that girls should play sport against girls.  You might not…

Social trust with Covid is fragile

22 April 2022 2:00 pm

‘Can you please take off the face nappies?’ the workshop coordinator’s reading glasses magnify his eyes so they resemble a…

The fight for sovereignty

22 April 2022 12:00 pm

‘Sovereignty’ is back in mainstream headlines. Whilst it is, dare I say – nice – to have a break from the incessant…

The (not so quiet) Australians are fed up

22 April 2022 9:00 am

I am fed up with non-stop griping about politicians. I am fed up with media, reporters, and commentators who are…

Supporting women in sport is a winner for Morrison

22 April 2022 4:00 am

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and ex-Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott are right to support Katherine Deves, the Liberal…

Frivolous games or serious politics?

21 April 2022 2:00 pm

How a war changes things… It was only a few short months ago that Boris Johnson’s prime ministership looked distinctly…

Steering clear of the WorkChoices-IR trap

21 April 2022 12:00 pm

Calls by ‘big end of towners’ for industrial relations reforms amount to little more than kicking election campaign goals for the union…

'Blessed' or a bigot?

21 April 2022 11:03 am

Like the Prime Minister, I’m blessed to have healthy children. And if you believe senior Labor politicians, that makes me…

Albanese is riding solo

21 April 2022 9:00 am

With around a month left before the federal election, Anthony Albanese finds himself in a similar position that Prime Minister…

Why I stand shoulder to shoulder with Deves

21 April 2022 4:00 am

The death threats that Katherine Deves is now receiving are a direct result of the corrupted journalism that is performed in this…

So, you want a federal corruption watchdog?

20 April 2022 2:00 pm

What constitutes corruption for a watchdog? Merriam-Webster Definition of corruption 1a: dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as…

The fertility paradox – poverty vs prosperity

20 April 2022 12:00 pm

The world population had risen from 2.5 billion in 1950, to 6 billion in 2000, and now sits at over…

Protecting women is not a ‘dead cat strategy’

20 April 2022 10:17 am

It was a mistake for Zali Steggall to refer to the protection of women, girls, and children as a ‘dead…

Unexplained pregnancies at the women-only Edna Mahan Correctional Facility

20 April 2022 9:00 am

[Calm down, it’s satire.] Two inmates at a women-only prison are reportedly pregnant after getting a little too friendly with…

How the left silence women – starting with Deves

20 April 2022 4:00 am

The vicious demonisation of Warringah Liberal candidate Katherine Deves is the latest attempt to silence women who speak out about…

China’s pact with the Solomons is a direct threat to Australia

19 April 2022 11:29 pm

Tulagi, a 1.5 square mile island in the South Pacific’s Solomon Islands, is perhaps the most remote place on the…

‘Experts’ get it wrong

19 April 2022 2:00 pm

Expertise in a topic requires applying common sense, reason, and logic to background knowledge. Knowledge can be learned. Common sense…

All the wrong reasons for a federal integrity commission

19 April 2022 12:00 pm

Criticism of the Morrison government for not introducing a national anti-corruption Commission is not about Morrison refusing to have a…

Whither the real conservatives on May 21?

19 April 2022 9:00 am

Taking to the skies seems rather popular on May 21. On that day in 1927, the American aviator Charles Lindbergh…

Shanghai screaming: China has gone Covid-crazy

19 April 2022 4:00 am

In Shanghai, the night air is full of screams. Locked in skyscrapers since March by Covid health orders, residents have taken…

Climate cowards and apocalypse peddlers

18 April 2022 2:00 pm

Have you ever questioned the links between bushfires and atmospheric CO2? Discussions about the changing climate and the level of…