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Danandrewstan: two steps forwards, one step back as energy security matters more than ever
The latest energy policy from the Victorian government is to place a constitutional ban on fracking and coal seam gas exploration but once again permit the…
Youngsters are ill-equipped to cope in this time of coronavirus
We’re all worried about older people right now. But I’m worried about the young too. I fear they lack the…
Comfort in times of trial
We are apprehensive, wanting to bring those we love close under protective arms, away from uncertainty and danger. We are…
Pornography: the red-light strip to serfdom
Everyone talks about pornography and I’m sure that everyone would recognise it were they to see it. In this day…
They’ll be able to squeeze pizza under the door when I’m back home self isolating, won’t they?
I write this in the Singapore Airlines lounge at Heathrow. My flight doesn’t leave for another three hours, but these…
Coronavirus: keep civil and carry on
Everyone wants their five minutes of corona fame. It’s pandemic pandemonium and there is nothing like an ongoing unfolding story…
The Greens: the Vulcan salute will save us from coronavirus
Yet again the Greens are coming to save us — and this time it doesn’t even involve giving them money.…
Self isolation? Working from home? Some of us have flourished for years doing it
For many years now, the world has been slowly moving towards working remotely. Recent studies conducted by the International Workplace Group…
Remember: big government loves a big crisis
On Sunday Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a set of stringent measures to keep coronavirus in check, including travel restrictions,…
Coronavirus: you don’t even need to catch it to become a fatality
If you spend a little bit of time on Twitter or Facebook pages discussing the coronavirus outbreak, you are soon…
Want the best economic stimulus? Cut payroll tax
Governments across Australia have completely failed to deliver, or even propose, meaningful reform in the face of an economic fallout caused…
The toilet paper pugilists have more morals than our vice-chancellors
Many Australians are rightly concerned about the health risks posed by the arrival of the coronavirus on our shores. Elderly…
The Greens new coronavirus contribution
The Greens have other practical ways of stopping the coronavirus pandemic as well as giving them money. Shortly before the…
Beware the new ScoMo derangement syndrome pandemic
Make no mistake: the coronavirus blame game is the new sports rorts. The usual suspects, vocal left-wing irritants and high…
What can we learn from the journals of the plague years?
Two of Britain’s most famous writers have left us accounts of the plague years. They were Daniel Defoe, journalist, pamphleteer,…
Profit from pandemic with the Greens
We are facing a global pandemic of a type unseen since the Spanish Flu a century ago — and how…
Coronavirus, climate change and C S Lewis
As I write this article I am about to board an almost deserted plane from Northern Thailand bound for Bangkok and then…
Every cloud – and cough and sneeze – has a silver lining
Our hearts bleed for the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — sorry — Clover Moore. Look…
Queensland Labor’s chequebook gerrymander
The LNP are entering this year’s Queensland’s state election with more than one hand tied behind their back. Labor’s chequebook…
The cabinet coronavirus crisis
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has tested positive to coronavirus. The left, naturally, are squealing with delight in their Twitter…
How we’ve panicked ourselves into global recession – with all the health issues that will bring
Entire countries in lockdown, travel banned, events cancelled and now the Australian Formula One Grand Prix shut down all in…
The very last thing we need is radical Reserve Bank action
The Reserve Bank of Australia has used the coronavirus threat to accelerate its move toward radical monetary policy. To prevent…
Forget confetti money. What about creating real jobs?
Governments seek to revive “the economy” by scattering gifts of our own money wrapped in red tape. This encourages immediate…
Why prime ministers should read
Last November, Alexander Larman’s Spectator piece on Gladstone’s Library brought to readers’ attention one of the most important features of…
Harvey Weinstein’s scalp is a victory for justice, not #MeToo
He didn’t testify in his own defence during the trial, but moments before Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years…
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