Flat White

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

The regime in Iran and the delusion of moderates

14 March 2026 10:53 pm

Almost three decades ago, the regime in Iran launched a new campaign. Its goal was to fabricate legitimacy and break…

The ‘Kharg Option’

14 March 2026 4:10 pm

Wrong about Trump for 40 years, the Elites are still wrong

What did I miss?

14 March 2026 11:05 am

Australia’s political week in fast-forward

Chaharshanbe Suri in the Iranian Soul

14 March 2026 10:30 am

Chaharshanbe Suri is one of the ancient Iranian festivals, celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year,…

The Liberal Party should trial community primaries

14 March 2026 12:49 am

Australia’s political parties are confronting a long-standing issue that has been gradually worsening over many years: the decline in party…

The Canavan conundrum

13 March 2026 9:51 pm

Senator Matt Canavan has been chosen as Leader of the Nationals. Imagine predicting that last year when conservatism was deep in the…

NSW hate-hunting police force

13 March 2026 2:27 pm

Alarms raised over fears Australia could end up with its own thought police

Silence the doctors, harm the children? When ethics becomes dissent

13 March 2026 1:33 pm

Why doctors must be free to speak for patient safety

Biological truth must prevail in schools

13 March 2026 8:39 am

In court, you must swear to tell the truth. Failing to do so is considered a serious offence and harmful…

E Pluribus Unum: The architecture of unity

13 March 2026 8:22 am

When diversity is not our strength and nations start to unravel

Middle East conflict exposes government on economy

13 March 2026 1:00 am

Inflation is not an abstract statistic. It is the weekly grocery bill that keeps creeping higher. It is rent and…

The global climate confidence game

12 March 2026 8:38 pm

Science rarely lends itself to slogans...

How to make family tax fair

12 March 2026 1:54 pm

This week has seen two politicians putting family tax back on the agenda, but in very different ways. Matt Canavan…

Don’t attack Pauline, Senator Matt Canavan

12 March 2026 1:05 pm

Be sensible – just do a preference deal

A farewell to harms

11 March 2026 11:42 pm

If this system continues, no child of mine will ever set foot in an Australian school

Can China switch us off?

11 March 2026 9:39 pm

Future wars may not require a physical battlefield

The Twelve Apostles: public asset, or government revenue stream?

11 March 2026 3:14 pm

The Victorian government has announced that visitors will soon have to pay an entry fee to see the Twelve Apostles…

The sinking of the IRIS Dena: legal, reckless, or justified?

11 March 2026 2:17 pm

A necessary act of war, or a troubling precedent?

Matt Canavan elected leader of the Nationals

11 March 2026 11:28 am

Popular conservative Senator, Matt Canavan, has been elected as leader of the Nationals. He replaces David Littleproud who, yesterday, said…

The Trump pivot

11 March 2026 8:52 am

Albanese’s moral compass only points north under pressure

Weighed down by the Australian government

10 March 2026 10:04 pm

We might not survive this Labor agenda

The Canzuk-Aukus convergence: two alliances hiding in plain sight

10 March 2026 4:59 pm

Mark Carney’s Canberra address and the Geelong Treaty reveal the architecture of a powerful middle-power bloc ready to be assembled

Chalmers has never met a tax he didn’t like

10 March 2026 3:16 pm

Life is about to get harder for everyone...

A preventable Armageddon?

10 March 2026 2:28 pm

Many have been foreshadowing a war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, for quite some time, but now that…

China and Russia have their sights set on Antarctica’s oil reserves

9 March 2026 9:08 pm

The Iran war is disrupting global oil supply, putting pressure on protected reserves