In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Do not go quietly, George Christensen
The gas-lighting of retiring MP George Christensen by senior Coalition figures in Canberra is a disgrace. It is also very,…
The case against the unions
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed trade unions as impotent and inflexible, a lethal combination for any organisation seeking growth and…
The ‘Voices’ network seeks to unseat the Liberals
The ‘Voices for’ network is standing self-declared ‘Independent’ candidates in affluent Liberal Party seats in the coming federal election. It…
Let’s not copy New Zealand’s mistake with ciggies
New Zealand this week banned smoking for the next generation. Those under 14 will never be allowed to legally smoke…
Erasing mothers’ violence towards their children
When the Howard government introduced family law reforms encouraging shared parenting, Australia led the world in supporting children’s rights to…
Sex sells – or does it?
Everyone knows that ‘sex sells’. Forget woke advertising campaigns full of gender-creative pronouns, complex quota-ticking spreadsheets, and the latest ‘the-world-is-melting’…
New Zealand embraces gender ghosts as the national religion
From where I sit from across the ditch it appears ‘the land of the long white cloud’ is encased in…
There will be a reckoning for renewables
With COP26 a recent memory, the looming federal election has again pushed renewable electricity into the limelight. Despite the campaign…
Welcome to the post-post-racial world
There’s something sinister about the fake hate crime that Jussie Smollett perpetrated in 2019. Last week he was found guilty,…
Covid-free and painfully satirical
In 1951, British futurist Arthur C Clarke wrote a short story envisaging a journey into space which evolved into the…
The Liberal party never learns
‘Never make the same mistake twice.’ It is a mantra that applies to everyday life, but even more so to…
Are companies sack-happy over vaccination status?
The Australian HR Institute is not an organisation we hear much from, and it certainly isn’t offering any competition to…
Sydney Drive host Richard Glover enrages listeners
ABC radio host Richard Glover has enraged listeners by committing the unforgivable sin – taking Christianity seriously. The host of…
A tale of two rallies: freedom vs teachers
I’m not a person who has ever attended rallies or protests. Over the years, the most interest I could muster…
Will the US welcome a new president in 2022?
Over a year ago, I wrote that no Democrat voted ‘for Biden’ – they voted ‘for anyone but Trump’. Only…
Major parties 2: Democracy 0
The Liberal Party has won a ruling from the Australian Electoral Commission to force the increasingly popular minor party, the…
What about faith? A Christmas letter to the Prime Minister
It is encouraging to hear that our Prime Minister has resolved to protect the expression of honestly held religious beliefs…
Comparing Pearl Harbor and the Darwin Raids 80 years on
Pearl Harbor is often compared to the Darwin attack but the similarities are very few. Although both were ‘surprise’ initial…
Josh Frydenberg: the man who would be king
He’s the man who would be king, but Josh Frydenberg originally wanted to be a tennis pro rather than a…
'Not an organ donor anymore' trends after vaccine mandate
#NotAnOrganDonorAnymore has been trending on social media for the last few days after Australians began taking themselves off the organ…
The electric highway – a ‘fuelish’ policy
Scott Morrison has had another green brainwave – spend a zillion dollars to build Australia’s electric/hydrogen highway. Naturally, this ‘Fuelish…
Inside Canberra they’re riding the Greens Machine
It was Labor’s Shadow Defence Minister, Kimberley Kitching, who spilled the beans by forcefully declaring that Labor should not do…
Canberra's cultural change and the Jenkins looking glass
The 2021 federal parliamentary sitting year has been plagued and book-ended by allegations of poor behaviour. It started with Brittney…
Defending Australia from itself
World War I saw a significant tactical blunder by the Commonwealth countries in regards to Gallipoli where 480,000 allied forces…
Religious Discrimination Bill unleashes hell in the ABC
It’s only a matter of time before journalists at the ABC claim religious freedom is a threat to koalas. The…