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

Ensuring a future for the humanities in Australia

17 February 2021 6:19 pm

Back in 1951, the great conservative institution-builder William F. Buckley Jr. wrote a book about Yale University. However, what he described occurring in New Haven would ultimately apply more…

Zucked! How to get your fresh SpecOz updates

17 February 2021 6:10 pm

Like the rest of the Australian media, our benevolent overlord Mark Zuckerberg has decided to exile us from his kingdom,…

Can Parliament House become a less ugly workplace?

17 February 2021 4:44 pm

Federal parliament this week has been rocked by revelations by a former adviser to the now Defence minister, Linda Reynolds,…

Victoria has no ‘hyper-infectious’ covid plague – and no accountable government

17 February 2021 2:37 pm

So the lockdown has been lifted and the Premier is letting us out. We can go outside without worrying about…

A warning on windpower from deep in the heart of Texas

17 February 2021 1:01 pm

Were the South Australian blackouts in 2016 precursors to those that have occurred in Texas during the past few days?   …

Meet the new generation of MPs plotting new paths to prosperity

17 February 2021 11:37 am

It seems with each passing year strong, principled, and individually held positions on issues economic, social, and political are being usurped by self-interest and…

Would you consider this is the most dangerous man in Australia?

17 February 2021 4:00 am

The most recent Covid lockdown of Victorians resulting from hotel quarantine failures must lead many to believe that the incumbent Victorian government is a…

Student debt, the left’s next big campaign

16 February 2021 6:58 pm

There is barely anything original in Australian universities.  And by original, I don’t mean research, but rather how the university…

Melbourne, the most lockdownable city in the world

16 February 2021 6:04 pm

Drongo alert: this piece may contain traces of satire. None of the quotes are accurate and, if they are, they’ve…

JobKeeper is no substitute for job creating policies

16 February 2021 4:32 pm

Good parents tell their children, “money does not grow on trees”. Unfortunately, some people did not get the memo and…

No one is conscripted to work in politics, but we must prevent casualties

16 February 2021 3:07 pm

Your correspondent, having toiled in discrete (and discreet) roles through 30 years in the national capital, federal public servant, Gallery…

The mad Sultan

16 February 2021 1:19 pm

Deeply read in religion, philosophy, and politics, the Sultan was also impatient and cruel. Does this remind you of anyone?…

Victoria – gold standards in gaslighting

16 February 2021 4:00 am

Victoria, according to all the medical experts now running the show, exhibits the gold standard in hotel quarantine and contact…

Viral racism

15 February 2021 3:34 pm

These are apparently the new naming rules: Spanish Flu — ok UK Variant — ok South African Variant — ok…

Peta for premier

15 February 2021 2:00 pm

When Peta Credlin rocks up to a media conference to put the pressure on Dan Andrew’s sheer incompetancy, the #IStandWithDan…

Daniel Andrews, the Premier who massacred Valentine’s Day

15 February 2021 11:07 am

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day.  It was supposed to be a celebration of love. It should also have been the biggest…

What about civics education?

15 February 2021 4:00 am

The current review of the national Curriculum seems an almost covert operation, and neglects the pressing need to elevate Australian…

What’s wrong with a nice little bit of consensual kink?

14 February 2021 6:00 pm

Fifteen women have accused American singer and songwriter, Marilyn Manson of horrific sexual abuse. Manson has responded to the sexual abuse…

What Saint Valentine and Margaret Court have in common

14 February 2021 4:32 pm

The same people who revile Margaret Court will today celebrate Valentine’s Day, without even a hint of irony. Few will…

The new necessity for civil disobedience

14 February 2021 6:00 am

The twenties are a difficult period for any century. We are no different, having reached the point where the stresses…

Daniel Andrews’ corona incompetents: name them

13 February 2021 1:15 pm

The Nine newspapers today contain an interview with the supposed “patient zero” of the latest Victorian quarantine disaster that my…

What’s woke this week?

13 February 2021 5:00 am

Wokeworld really is a fairyland where all kinds of magical and amazing things happen. Its residents are the super-sensitive princesses…

How the left can’t let Trump die – while wishing death upon him

12 February 2021 4:08 pm

US media continues to be gripped by Trump derangement syndrome with Thursday’s New York Times breathlessly reporting a non-story about…

Ah, Daniel Andrews, you’ve done it again

12 February 2021 1:46 pm

Melbourne’s famed Brunetti’s pasticcerie turn out the most exquisite pastries and cakes, but their decor resembles that of a Las…

Double standards Dan strikes again

12 February 2021 11:22 am

They say if the Left did not have double standards, they would have no standards at all. Time and time…