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

Is a royal commission the best way to tackle veterans’ suicides?

5 May 2021 11:41 am

The announcement by the Morrison Government to appoint a royal commission into the suicides of Australian war veterans will come…

Xinjiang: the road to terror

5 May 2021 4:00 am

Xinjiang is where Communism sits naked, spread over the deserts and mountains, exposing its vicious desire to exploit people in…

Sex, gender and the politics of domestic violence

4 May 2021 5:41 pm

Dividing society into groups of angels and demons is an unhelpful game that is played in our nation around issues…

Is this how Daleks dress for Mardi Gras?

4 May 2021 4:00 pm

Is this how Daleks dress for Mardi Gras or Extinction Rebellion acting like idiots again in their latest newsletter? It’s…

Good government needs a good opposition

4 May 2021 12:00 pm

Here’s a quick point more than a few people overlook.  What a government can and cannot do politically depends in…

How David Attenborough and the catastrophist crew have humanity wrong

4 May 2021 4:00 am

“‘Humans are intruders’ and the natural world is better off without us, says Sir David Attenborough,” runs the Independent’s headline.  It’s a…

A cause worth dying for – versus euthanasia

3 May 2021 7:02 pm

 The government’s attitude to death is paradoxical. While imposing restrictive rules on the population last year to prevent us from…

A “fairer and healthier world” needs a better public health agency than the WHO

3 May 2021 5:34 pm

As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc in the world, killing hundreds of thousands in India while triggering fears about another lockdown in Perth,…

Higher prices, lower competitiveness as Daniel Andrews goes it alone on emissions

3 May 2021 4:23 pm

Victoria has announced its intent to go much further than the federal government in requiring the substitution of renewable energy for the much cheaper and more secure energy…

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

3 May 2021 3:00 pm

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The Budget is tomorrow week, and Josh Frydenberg has spent much of…

The Sydney Writers’ Festival: so woke you want to call for blood tests

3 May 2021 12:10 pm

The guest list for the Sydney Writers’ Festival reads like a roll call for the Spanish Inquisition. Sure, there are…

Scott Morrison’s finest hour?

3 May 2021 4:00 am

Last Thursday night at the United Israel Appeal dinner in Sydney, Scott Morrison gave the most important speech of any Australian Prime Minister…

Counterfeit drugs and fake COVID vaccines endanger us all 

2 May 2021 7:05 pm

Attitudes to Covid vaccines range from those who won’t countenance them under any circumstances to those so eager to be vaccinated they are willing to bypass official channels and purchase a vaccine on the black…

We can protect ourselves from sharks and still protect our seas

2 May 2021 4:05 pm

The Margaret River Pro — a surfing equivalent of the Australia Open — gets underway today in the magnificent waters…

What Kevin Rudd gets wrong about church and state

2 May 2021 2:00 pm

Scott Morrison has been recently pilloried for outlining how his Christian faith positively influences his role as Australia’s Prime Minister.…

Spectator Australia TV: Are we heading towards war with China?

2 May 2021 11:59 am

A big show this week, featuring Senator James Paterson, John Ruddick, Professor Ian Plimer, the Institute of Public Affairs’ Bella…

Our Aussie contenders for the 2022 Oscars in full

30 April 2021 2:48 pm

It’s Academy Award time and the votes are in for best female black actor in a male Latino role.   Meanwhile…

Vaccine passports create a two-tier society

30 April 2021 1:23 pm

Let us be blunt and upfront. The idea of implementing vaccine passports in Australia would surely be anathema to most Australians. A…

What ever happened to good old fashioned innuendo?

30 April 2021 11:24 am

Where did innuendo go?  That is the question that has been bugging me recently.  I listen to a lot of…

If you want peace, prepare for war

30 April 2021 4:00 am

This past weekend, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton suggested that a conflict with China over Taiwan could not be discounted.  However,…

China’s wolf warriors now sound like Q&A panellists – and that’s a real worry

29 April 2021 5:30 pm

China’s wolf warriors have spent the week snarling away at Australia, but one attack has really stood out. It came…

The ATO is a threat to the rule of law

29 April 2021 3:32 pm

You’d think that the Australian Taxation Office shouldn’t present a threat to the rule of law in Australia. You’d think that that sort…

Our corona double standards have now gone global

29 April 2021 1:30 pm

After yet another unnecessary and damaging snap lockdown in Western Australia, government hypocrisy has once again been exposed. It seems…

Mike Pezzullo would not have sent his ‘drums of war’ message without the PM’s blessing

29 April 2021 11:30 am

The hottest topic this week has been the Anzac Day message sent to his staff by Home Affairs Secretary, Mike…

REVEALED: Al Gore’s real climate catastrophe

29 April 2021 4:00 am

Next month is the thirtieth anniversary of the most entertaining and damning chapter in Al Gore’s career. By the mid-nineteenth…