Flat White

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

You cannot reform a snake: venom is in its DNA

30 March 2026 11:29 am

Maga and Miga take the fight to the Mullahs of Iran

Victorian Liberals drop Moira Deeming

29 March 2026 8:16 pm

Another moderate disaster for declining party

Angus Taylor calls on Labor to cut fuel excise

29 March 2026 6:59 pm

After weeks of pretending everything is fine, the government has authorised itself to use emergency powers to manage the fuel supply…

The war in Iran isn’t about oil, it’s about sulphur…

29 March 2026 1:24 pm

What appeared to be an energy crisis is rapidly becoming a materials crisis

What’s up with Andrew Hastie?

29 March 2026 10:44 am

And is he right about Australia’s strategic weakness in the new world...

Wisdom, truth, and joy

28 March 2026 2:35 pm

The foundations of Zoroaster’s philosophy

What did I miss?

28 March 2026 12:19 pm

Australia’s political week in fast-forward

Celebrate 2038: in twelve years, Australia turns 250

28 March 2026 9:20 am

We need to start getting ready

Australia’s fuel crisis: political incompetence, not Iran

28 March 2026 1:37 am

The severity of the global fuel crisis hitting Australia – that may well reverberate for years to come – is…

Shabbat Shalom: to those who run towards the fire

27 March 2026 6:52 pm

There is a line I have found myself returning to this week, watching events unfold in different corners of the…

Care factor ‘zero’ for striking ABC staffers

27 March 2026 3:29 pm

Many support an independent, ad-free broadcaster, but not at any cost

ABC staff chuck a tantrum while taxpayers foot the bill

27 March 2026 2:39 pm

The entitlement complex is breathtaking

Behind the Manosphere: the vacuum we won’t fill

26 March 2026 3:37 pm

The rules of the manosphere are simple: get rich, get fit, get girls. Just as the rules are simple, so…

Celebrating the resources sector

26 March 2026 1:42 pm

But we should be wary of emerging risks

Don’t panic! Fuel rations, price limits, and lockdowns

25 March 2026 3:45 pm

Albanese should put the hard word on Trump to guarantee fuel supply

Australia has a gas problem

25 March 2026 2:27 pm

Canberra must get serious about domestic reserves and natural resources

Why is this man still Treasurer?

25 March 2026 12:33 pm

Anyone paying even half attention knows it – Jim Chalmers is completely out of his depth, and Australians are paying…

What happens to centre-right politics if One Nation continues to grow?

25 March 2026 10:45 am

Some people have asked me why the fascination with One Nation in South Australia – after all they have only…

The myth of scarcity

25 March 2026 12:22 am

...meets the paradox of plenty

The old parties had their turn, and failed

24 March 2026 5:10 pm

One Nation turns out the Liberals’ lights

They burned ambulances. What more do you need?

24 March 2026 3:09 pm

You think you know where the line is? You think there are things that simply wouldn’t happen here in the…

No Schönborn in sight

24 March 2026 12:58 pm

The conservative establishment no longer knows what to save

No, One Nation’s migration policy will not cause a construction crisis

24 March 2026 12:35 pm

According to media reports, newly installed Liberal Leader Angus Taylor intends to turn his guns on One Nation in the…

Queensland LNP’s rushed preselection must be postponed

23 March 2026 6:13 pm

Matt Canavan could be left in an unwinnable second spot on the Senate ticket

The limits of power

23 March 2026 11:44 am

And the power behind the regime