Flat White

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

No wonder men are opting out

18 May 2026 7:49 pm

Dropping out of work and marriage because the women aren’t worth it

The address from the Monaro

18 May 2026 1:04 pm

Angus Taylor falls short of chainsaw-wielding Javier Milei

The illusion of ceasefire

18 May 2026 12:40 pm

The United States recently extended the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire for another 45 days, even as Hezbollah continued low-level attacks and maintained…

43 million by 2100 is a choice, not destiny

18 May 2026 11:43 am

With Asia’s population is set to fall – how ‘big’ should Big Australia become?

In search of a healthy majority?

18 May 2026 10:33 am

Reform UK must follow its leader’s policy instincts and adopt a changed tone

We have a liar in the Lodge

18 May 2026 8:51 am

The Prime Minister’s word is worthless

Angus Taylor’s Budget Reply follows One Nation’s lead

17 May 2026 3:17 pm

Pauline Hanson knows what Menzies’ forgotten people need

An economy up in smoke

17 May 2026 2:25 pm

Ordinary people built the economy, and only they can save it

A future, betrayed in Australia

16 May 2026 6:45 pm

This budget only makes it harder for young people to get ahead

Victoria, the Anchor Man State

16 May 2026 6:29 pm

In iconic comedy Anchorman, Ron Burgundy asks louche reporter Brian Fantana which cologne he intends to wear. Swinging open the…

The one word missing from the budget

16 May 2026 1:34 pm

Jim Chalmers summons the clouds of war as his budget backdrop

We had, ‘stop the boats’. Now let’s ‘stop the planes’

16 May 2026 11:55 am

A solution to Australia’s immigration imbroglio

Dancing backwards in high heels

supreme

16 May 2026 9:22 am

‘RBG: Of Many, One’ is a fascinating portrayal of the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

It’s time for the LNP to fight the Culture Wars

15 May 2026 9:33 pm

Crisafulli and the Stafford byelection are key to the Queensland Liberal revival

Australia’s prosperity problem is bigger than the budget

15 May 2026 6:34 pm

Governments once spoke about growth, expansion, and nation-building. Now they speak of resilience, affordability, and mitigation

Anger is never without an object

15 May 2026 12:34 am

Coalition paying the price for the pent-up frustration

If Elon Musk were in an Australian classroom, he’d be on the NDIS

15 May 2026 12:11 am

With 16 per cent of all Australian boys aged five to seven now on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, our…

In this budget, it was our veterans who paid

14 May 2026 11:57 pm

The ABC got a pay rise. Invictus got the chop...

Making a difference – a million migrants at a time

14 May 2026 11:40 pm

Is it a naive analytical blind spot that prompts the following: ‘[Angus] Taylor’s remarks were a distraction from a more…

Time to stash cash under the bed?

13 May 2026 9:19 pm

‘I wonder how many of you have savings locked away in the banking system where you think it’s safe? Well,…

Are death duties next?

13 May 2026 2:50 pm

The case for changing politicians, not taxes

A student perspective on the ‘lost boys’ in higher education

13 May 2026 12:07 pm

Recently, I came across a post from The Australian on X with the headline: Lost boys need a leg-up as…

How is this budget fair to young Australians?

13 May 2026 10:41 am

Labor entrenches a two-tier investment system

Australians are paying for broken promises and election lies

13 May 2026 10:20 am

Young Australians in particular are being treated with contempt

Budget 2026 losers and biggest losers

12 May 2026 7:54 pm

The budget byline is ‘Reform and Resilience’