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

Woke Cricket Australia trashes Australia Day by pandering to activists

3 January 2022 1:48 pm

Cricket Australia racked up a first this week, away from the MCG and the embarrassment that was the MCC cricket…

I am gender confused

3 January 2022 12:00 pm

I’m just writing a quick article to let you know I am non-binary. Sharing this feels a bit daunting but…

Dear New Zealand, it’s time to end Covid discrimination

3 January 2022 4:00 am

Dear New Zealand, It’s a shame that we as a country have decided to follow a policy of discrimination. Supporting…

I want my ‘sex’ back in 2022

2 January 2022 12:00 pm

It has been about a year now since I decided to take up my pen and write some things that…

Exposing the great feminist reset

2 January 2022 5:58 am

Conservatives have been waging a war against identity politics all year, with some brave Sky News Australia commentators railing against…

Hello yellowbrick road: Hollywood abandons fading female stars

1 January 2022 12:00 pm

I am surprised that some people still dispute the idea that sex sells. We know it sells television series and…

Feedback advice for the Chief Health Officer

1 January 2022 4:00 am

Following the passage of Victoria’s Pandemic Management Bill, the Chief Health Officer is required to provide public advice to the…

Activists cheer while Old Parliament House burns

31 December 2021 1:23 pm

Thursday’s ‘protest’ outside Canberra’s Old Parliament House, with Aboriginal activists – whether they were themselves Aboriginal or others claiming to…

‘Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions’ bigotry at the Sydney Festival

31 December 2021 4:00 am

The Sydney Festival has been subjected to intolerable pressure for accepting a $20,000 partnership with the Israeli Embassy in Canberra.…

Damage is being done to our medical profession

30 December 2021 12:00 pm

It may be that a major casualty from the pandemic is the damage done to the medical profession. Healthcare is…

'Green' hydrogen or environmental destruction?

30 December 2021 4:00 am

What is the link between large-scale environmental destruction and a relatively insignificant gas? The answer lies at the intersection of…

Whatever you do, don’t mention ‘Court’ to Morrison

29 December 2021 12:00 pm

On 21 January 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, along with then Sports Minister Senator Bridget McKenzie, announced a grant of…

Whirling ‘Triffids’ are now cluttering our coastlines

29 December 2021 4:00 am

‘I saw them now with a disgust that they had never roused in me before. Horrible alien things which some…

Sweden puts vaccine passports under our skin

28 December 2021 11:00 am

Swedish startup Epicenter has created a microchip to store Covid vaccine passports. The device is inserted under the skin on…

Senior Constable wins injunction against vaccine dismissal

28 December 2021 4:00 am

On December 24, Senior Constable Ben Falconer was given an earnestly hoped-for Christmas present. Following a hearing the previous day,…

Australia must increase housing supply to improve affordability

27 December 2021 4:00 am

The intent underpinning the federal government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is well placed, but good intentions do not necessarily translate to…

A dangerous tone has crept into medical discourse

26 December 2021 4:00 am

A dangerous tone has crept into the medical discourse. Over the last year, it has become increasingly common to encounter…

In a world of dogma, is Christmas the ‘truth’ that matters?

25 December 2021 6:00 pm

Christmas is a dogmatic truth grounded in a historical fact – no wonder some people hate it. Our modern world…

My Christmas wish...

25 December 2021 4:00 pm

In a previous piece for this esteemed publication, I mentioned an inspiring sermon given by the celebrant of Christmas Midnight Mass back…

The wonder of Christmas

25 December 2021 4:00 am

As the song says, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. For many families, this is true. You…

Chin up, it’s Christmas!

24 December 2021 12:00 pm

My parents always taught me to remember that I have a lot to be thankful for. And it’s true, of…

Ambassador Kennedy – an alternate view

24 December 2021 4:00 am

William Shakespeare captured literature’s most famous feud – the Capulets vs the Montagues – with the immortal line, ‘What’s in…

The unholy Trinity of vaccine mandates

23 December 2021 12:50 pm

Vaccine mandates are everywhere. Now, they are infecting the Christian churches even though they are illogical, ineffective, and un-Christian. If…

What the race hustlers reveal about America

23 December 2021 10:00 am

After the maelstrom of George Floyd’s death, America’s supposed incurable heart of racism, according to most of the media, is…

Thinly veiled corporate wokery erodes business confidence

23 December 2021 4:00 am

A federal parliamentary report tabled last week highlights an issue which has been quietly eroding business confidence for many operators…