In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
How the great toilet paper panic has made asses of us all
This afternoon, on the way back from the gym, I popped into my local Coles to get some fruit and…
Our selfish, shameless universities: bugger public health, we’ve got cash cows to milk
The full effects of the coronavirus outbreak are yet to be felt by Australia but already it has exposed the…
#MeToo media is insatiable
When #MeToo became a verb, we knew it wasn’t just the laws of grammar that had been twisted. Actor James…
No, local content and TV isn’t dead
Most Australians will have the same reaction to the offer of a free lunch… “What’s the catch?” But when it comes…
Media Watch watch
On Monday, Paul Barry on Media Watch covered a new poll by the Institute of Public Affairs released last week. Reported in news.com.au it…
The Bureau of Meteorology bombs again
Another summer has come and gone and with it much of the credibility of the Bureau of Meteorology’s climate modelling…
Why the religious freedom bill is bad for business
Last week, the ACTU and the AIG argued the religious discrimination bill would make life harder for businesses. If they’re…
Soon we won’t even be able to use the old bullock dray – the methane emissions
The political madness of Britain committing itself to a net-zero emissions target by 2050 has been highlighted by David van Gend in an excellent…
It’s called legal tender for a reason
The Australian economy has had a rough trot the last twelve months or so: economic growth is slow, unemployment is…
The cultural Marxism behind the Mardi Gras glitter
For those who thought Mardi Gras was purely about gay rights, this year’s event was more broadly political than ever,…
The beginning of the end for us in Afghanistan – and the beginning of just what?
Not the end, but perhaps the beginning of the end: the United States and the Taliban have signed a preliminary…
Extremist groups? Why didn’t Dutton or ASIO mention Antifa?
It’s not difficult to locate video footage, or testimonials from victims who’ve come face to face with mobs in masks,…
Matt Horton has guts and integrity. Why don’t we have the balls to defend him?
You can’t buy class. You either have it or you don’t. Australian Olympic gold medallist swimmer Matt Horton shows he…
Peter Dutton, the Twitterati and the(ir) ABC
If you heard a noise on Sunday morning it was the quiet Australians … roaring with laughter. Snowflake brokens…
We can live just fine without ABC Life
Unlike many of you reading this, I find myself supportive of the concept of a public broadcaster. To my mind,…
Everything that ever happened in Australian history is very bad and must be stopped – now
There’s numpty — and there’s peak numpty. Numpty is the government wasting our money on something that never happened; marking…
Paying Bernie’s bills
In the magical socialist world of Bernie Sanders, everything is free – which means that someone else is paying for…
How to save the surplus
The Australian Embassy Recreational Club is a handsome, French colonial-era building with a swimming pool, manicured garden and extensive space…
Why isn’t Tony Abbott part of the bushfires royal commission – and other missing common sense
Common sense is certainly not common in Australia’s current political class. If we must have a bushfires royal commission, the…
What’s woke this week?
This week the dial on our woke-o-meter tried to keep up with the circular reasoning employed by professional offence takers…
The Greens mad monkey business
We believe it’s important SpecOz readers are across events and fully informed. Most of you would have heard how a…
Settling the science
So, if the news early last week was that Anthony Albanese refused to back future coal developments, it seems that…
Why and how China secretly supports climate hysteria
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Climate hysteria…
How is only teaching climate catastrophism in schools discussion and debate?
One of the central tenets of a worthwhile, rigorous and balanced education system is there is room for disagreement, discussion…
Revealed: the sickly state of the National Electricity Market
This year’s annual report from the regulatory collective that is the Energy Security Board awards itself gongs for overseeing a…
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