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

The Pacific wants cash, not ‘gifts’

8 July 2022 8:00 am

My favourite grandson, Asher, outspokenly declared to me at the age of 8 what he didn’t want for his Christmas…

BoJo – the schizophrenic conservative

8 July 2022 5:00 am

Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Boris was a great friend of Australia who even spent…

Listen to Reagan: governments don’t solve problems

8 July 2022 4:00 am

It was the astute Ronald Reagan who gave us the quote: ‘Government does not solve problems; it subsidises them.’ I…

Challenge to WA vaccine mandate set for July 13

7 July 2022 12:00 pm

After six months and some delays, Senior Constable Ben Falconer’s challenge to the WA mandatory vaccine directions is due to…

Australia’s true ‘voiceless’

7 July 2022 10:00 am

The Aboriginal bureaucracy, and possibly some Indigenous people themselves, have been agitating for a ‘Voice’. Surprisingly, these advocates think that…

RIP medical privacy

7 July 2022 8:00 am

While the rest of the world moves on and ditches Covid for its new fling ‘Monkey Pox’ – Australia is…

Water: it’s always too much, or not enough

7 July 2022 6:00 am

Australia has, throughout its history, been a land of drought, floods, and fire. It is recognised as the driest inhabited…

Munchausen’s by proxy: the UN & WEF made the world ‘sick’ for profit

7 July 2022 4:00 am

Abusive parents have been known to make their children appear sick in order to gain attention, fame, and fortune. Sometimes…

The forgotten story behind Roe

6 July 2022 10:00 am

After 50 years of federally legalised abortion across the United States, the Supreme Court has struck down the ruling that…

Hate speech laws silent on Christian attacks

6 July 2022 8:00 am

The Left are always banging on about ‘not offending’ this group, and ‘not upsetting’ that group – words are literal violence. Don’t…

Bette Midler enrages trans activists by supporting women

6 July 2022 7:00 am

You can never be ‘Woke’ enough. It’s like gambling. Actors, politicians, and businesses – they all attempt to play the…

Climate Change: a religion built on blind faith

6 July 2022 4:00 am

Australia is my ‘burned-over’ country. Not burnt out in the sense of droughts and bushfires; the term ‘burned-over district’ was…

How the ‘green’ EU starves the world

5 July 2022 2:47 pm

There’s a food crisis brewing, but you wouldn’t know it with the way the European bureaucracy is behaving. Dutch farmers…

Is there a job for the Victorian cop who called out Dan Andrews?

5 July 2022 12:00 pm

It’s been eight months since I spoke out against the disproportionate response and damage the government’s response to Covid has…

Australian judges oversee the collapse of law in Hong Kong

5 July 2022 11:00 am

The Court of Final Appeal is the final appellate court in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Established on…

Perrottet’s position on abortion matters

5 July 2022 10:00 am

The overturning of Roe vs. Wade in America has made international news and caused international outrage. In Australia, safe abortion is available…

Covid Zero bureaucrats force Labor’s Net Zero agenda

5 July 2022 7:00 am

Announcing the government’s ‘climate action’ plan, Australia’s new climate commissar, Chris Bowen, said in a speech to the National Press Club…

Did mass-migration topple Australia’s Christian culture?

5 July 2022 4:00 am

The first tranche of results from the 2021 Census, released last week, confirmed that Australia is experiencing a revolution in…

Ardern: ‘war is never the answer’

4 July 2022 4:37 pm

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed her solution to Chinese aggression – diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy! With China threatening…

The trauma of being 5ft 8 ½ inches

4 July 2022 2:00 pm

[Calm down, it’s satire.] This morning my ever-reliable talk radio station informed me that the BBC now considers there are…

The illusion of ‘full employment’

4 July 2022 10:00 am

There has been much rejoicing over falling unemployment – something undoubtedly better for the government with fewer welfare payments and…

Airbus Albo’s carbon shame

4 July 2022 8:00 am

What happened to ‘Mister 43 per cent?’ It was only last week that Labor’s Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen was…

Christianity in decline? Ask the Church why

4 July 2022 6:00 am

The Australian Bureau of Statistics last week released data from the 2021 Census, revealing how the number of Australians who…

Tickle vs. Giggle

4 July 2022 4:00 am

A landmark case is about to hit the Federal Court that will either confirm or challenge the ongoing attempt by…

Due process, domestic violence, and Roe

3 July 2022 7:00 am

Already, there has been a lot of ink spilt on opinions about the US Supreme Court decision of Justice Alito…