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A reminder: the drama won’t stop in the West tomorrow
Tomorrow’s Western Australian state election should be dramatic enough — and there is likely to be more drama next Friday.…
An ‘independent inquiry’ into Christian Porter will mean the rule of law is over
Last week, an alleged historical rape by a current federal cabinet minister hit the headlines. In the following days, Attorney-General, Christian Porter, held a press conference to confirm…
Three rules for young staffers – and a better Canberra
Rules are awesome. They are a safety net that minimises risk to ourselves and to others. They give us a…
The tourism cash splash: message to ScoMo’s spine – where the bloody hell are you?
For those of you who have woken to the news this morning that the Commonwealth Government has announced a special tourism…
A what’s woke special: and to think that we saw it in Wokeworld this week
The Twittersphere this week went into meltdown at the news that Dr Seuss Enterprises — the company that is supposed…
Witches by name, lunatics by nature
The time has come to choose. Do you hold firm to common sense and believe strongly in the rule of…
Daniel Andrews is under investigation for indictable criminal offences over hotel quarantine. We’ve got the inside story
Developments late last week confirm that the Victorian government — including Premier Daniel Andrews — is under investigation for indictable…
The Reserve Bank has failed us
Earlier this month, former Treasurer Peter Costello stated the bleeding obvious when he warned “ultra-low interest rates risk creating the…
Can a $50 note identify as a $100 bill?
If you were to believe everything you read in the mainstream press, the greatest threat we face is from the…
Milo comes out as straight, chaste and Catholic
Milo Yiannopoulos coming out as ‘straight’ is like taking the Social Justice final exam, where you have to sit down…
No upside for electricity customers in the early closure of coal generators
The announcement that EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn power station in Victoria is to close in 2028, two to four years earlier than had been expected, is an inevitable outcome…
Work from home is here to stay – and a productivity boom is about to be unleashed
The global energy giant BP has told around 25,000 of its staff that working from home is now permanent. This is…
Did the Palace really want a freckly ranga?
Playing the race card with young Archie was one of the inevitabilities of the Meghan and Harry Spectacular. The question…
Unmask our kids
There certainly were a few revelations for the Australian public in 2020. The complete dominance of state Premiers and governments,…
What will a Mark McGowan landslide mean for religious freedom?
This Saturday, West Australians go to the polls. All the indications are that the McGowan Labor government will be re-elected…
Meghan and Harry: Ultimate Survivors
Poor Meghan and Harry. Forget surviving wars, famines and droughts, even the ravages of the long-running Survivor television show. Are…
Neither age nor bureaucracy will condemn them: Anzac marches must be on
Barring further acts of political cowardice, Australians will commemorate Anzac Day 2021 as they have done for almost 106 years.…
Megan and Harry: don’t say we (or Mark Latham, actually) didn’t warn you
Mark Latham, The Spectator Australia, 26 May 2018: The former NSW Premier Neville Wran had an interesting take on the…
Fighting over chips: why Taiwan matters
Throughout the course of human history, there have been wars over land, water, food, commodities and even pride. Unless there…
No one was saved
“I look at all the lonely people…” Attorney-General Christian Porter is no doubt desperately clinging on to friends, as too…
Thorns among the roses: Dave Sharma’s International Women’s Day debacle
Liberal politician Dave Sharma handed out pink flowers on International Women’s Day, sending all the petals on Twitter into a…
Daniel Andrews’ corroborree of jobbery. Part III: the gold rush
“Yet out of the very roots of the grass we shake gold. We can see the particles shining as we…
Ban the swastika
Free speech purists might fret that a law banning the display of Nazi symbols – even though distasteful – amounts…
How Daniel Andrews can still control Victoria – even once he’s gone
Last sitting week the Victorian Government, with support of most of the opposition, placed a ban on fracking in the…
Time to stop standover tactics by the Tax Office against small business
The Federal government’s small business agency, the Small Business Ombudsman, has called for major changes to the way the Australian Taxation…
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