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
Cricket Australia racked up a first this week, away from the MCG and the embarrassment that was the MCC cricket…
I am gender confused
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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?
Christmas is a dogmatic truth grounded in a historical fact – no wonder some people hate it. Our modern world…
My Christmas wish...
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
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!
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
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
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
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
A federal parliamentary report tabled last week highlights an issue which has been quietly eroding business confidence for many operators…