In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Mad Uncle Barnaby stays in the attic
Politics is the natural stage for egotists, narcissists and attention-seekers. So it was no surprise today to see Barnaby Joyce,…
They do it tough in Adam Bandt territory
Eight hundred and fifty dollars for a table? And all the proceeds go towards? Still nothing about where the proceeds…
Where’s that mojo, ScoMo?
Talk about testing times. In the lead up to the federal election last May, Scott Morrison made an artform of…
In Canberra tonight: WTFF?
Welcome to the most bizarre night in Australian politics since the well-refreshed Tasmanian Liberal Bruce Goodluck wandered into an evening…
Palestinian leaders prefer to keep their people suffering to peace. Again
So, the Arab League has rejected the latest United States Middle East Peace Plan. So, what’s new, I hear you…
For once, just once, Richard Di Natale has made the right decision
Richard Di Natale this morning announced his retirement from politics, and his reasons make me want to stand up and…
It’s not easy being Greens leader
To understand why Richard Di Natale is stepping down as Greens leader, you have to appreciate two things. The first…
Finally, the truth about contemporary feminist theory
I have long said that modern feminists don’t even know what they’re fighting for anymore. Sure, they don their pussy…
Scott Morrison stopped the boats. If he wants to seize back the political agenda, he can stop the rorts
So Bridget McKenzie has bitten the dust. Finally, and not because of the flagrant pork-barrelling she and her office were…
Bridget McKenzie’s gone, but the government’s copped a shotgun blast
Bridget McKenzie has walked the plank. Quite rightly, too — but far too late. She should have saved a weakened…
Coronavirus: ScoMo’s made the right call closing the border, but stumbled otherwise
In the fortnight or so since coronavirus began making serious news headlines in Australia, the Morrison government has consistently been…
Pride and prejudice
Things have come to a pretty pass in Australia if you can’t say something in praise of our country without…
The Democrats will be butchered by their botched coup
The botched attempt at a coup against US President Donald Trump by the Democrats — and their anti-Trump supporters within…
We need a full public inquiry into Labor and the pen-pushers’ CPAC outrage
As revealed in The Australian today, a Freedom of Information request submitted by the Institute of Public Affairs has revealed…
What’s woke this week?
The world of woke is off to a flying start in 2020 with a range of ‘truth is stranger than…
EXCLUSIVE: Extinction Rebellion threatens Bali bombing memorial
The eco-anarchists of Extinction Rebellion have a new activity planned for Saturday morning, threatening to invade Melbourne’s Lincoln Square. So…
Kobe Bryant, Superbrat and the Court of public opinion
Earlier this week, two events occurred within hours which revealed a disturbing double standard in the way we judge the…
What would Winston do?
The end of the month marks 55 years since Winston Churchill’s death. With an estimated 10,000 books on the great man, one…
EXCLUSIVE: There’s no masking it – coronavirus panic is here
There’s no hiding from the truth. Australia is being hit by a fully-fledged panic over the coronavirus — and those…
Jihad by fire?
Here is a basic question: Would it be possible to assume that deliberately setting fires in Australia could eventually become…
Want to boost productivity? Fix education, stop the buck-passing – and cut energy costs
One thing on which almost all economists can unite is that Australia’s productivity performance for the past dozen years has…
Why I’m over Australia Day
So Australia Day has come and gone for another year. Yet again we had the Lay On the Guilt With…
My delightful Australia Day message from Clementine Ford
I love this country. I am extremely proud to live here and call it home. I will never apologise for that.…
Coronavirus: keep calm and carry on?
Since the Wuhan coronavirus was first brought to the public’s attention, Australian government health authorities including the nation’s Chief Medical…
Forget about “noisy Australians”. What about self-absorbed, obsessive-complusive Twits?
After the bushfires, the Australia Day bashing brigade kept pretty quiet this year. Other than the lunatic fringe, most of…
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