In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Their ABC fails the objectivity test on Aboriginal history
According to its Code of Practice, the ABC “has a statutory duty to ensure that the gathering and presentation of…
China’s concerning Covid diplomacy
Covid-19 has so far caused the deaths of near three and a half million globally and led to significant social and…
Is ‘voluntary assisted dying’ in Queensland really going to remain voluntary or safe?
The Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, and reports that the Queensland Government will include mental suffering as a criterion,…
How to avoid coronavirus? Duck and cover
Not content with her discovery of the elusive “pizza box” strain of coronavirus, South Australia’s chief public health officer Nicola…
Why we’re slipping behind in the world game
Soccer is one of the most popular amateur sports in Australia. Out of the shadow of Covid-19, we’re expecting a…
The ABC does a Billy Snedden
The late Liberal leader Billy Snedden is well-known for his declaration after the 1974 election “We were not beaten. We…
Marxism has taken over Christianity
Australia cannot ignore reality any longer: an unhealthy relationship has formed between Marxist activism and the Christian church. Whether it…
The fantasy prediction of 510,000 deaths
In the evidence he gave to the British parliament on 26 May, Boris Johnson’s former chief of staff Dominic Cummings…
ABC 7.30: ‘Underwhelming – on any measure’
High paid ABC TV current affairs presenter, Leigh Sales, likes nothing more than rattling off carefully compiled, pre-prepared questions to…
Is this really about Israel?
The reignition of Israeli-Palestinian conflict was as inevitable as it is tragic. Following the prompts of mainstream media, the world’s…
Fight to win or don’t fight at all
Here are a few quick thoughts on the Christian Porter saga. First, though, let me say bluntly what regular SpecOz…
Lockdown IV: The Victorian government can’t evade the law
Why is it that Victorians, perhaps more specifically Melburnians, are having such a bad time with Covid in comparison to the other states? Why is this fourth lockdown occurring? Already…
ScoMo and Josh’s irrational exuberance
Last week the Australian Bureau of Statistics released figures showing new private capital expenditure rose 6.3 per cent in the…
Is the Coalition conning coal communities?
The voters in Upper Hunter may have elected a pro-coal candidate nine days ago, but it remains to be seen…
Fighting for democracy, one tea at a time
The Milk Tea Alliance — originally some pro-democracy social media geekery in Hong Kong and Taiwan — is racing through South…
Scott Morrison must remind Jacinda Ardern who her real friends are
If, to borrow Paul Keating’s description, Australia is the arse end of the world, New Zealand is the arse end…
World No Tobacco Day exposes Big Public Health’s failure
Today marks “World No Tobacco Day”, a World Health Organization initiative to draw attention to the dangers of tobacco, what governments…
How we flag our racial prejudice
Australia is a systematically and institutionally racist country; that is the story peddled by the Australian Human Rights Commission at…
Australia: where to from here?
When the American singer-songwriter, Jackie DeShannon, was played “What the World Needs Now” by the composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David,…
Archi or Marxibalds?
Cultural Marxism’s long march through the institutions is well-nigh complete. Emblematic of art imitating life, the 2021 Archibald art competition…
Why we mustn’t fly overseas – even if we could
Australians must stop flying overseas, turn off their air conditioners and drive more slowly if the world is to achieve…
Spectator Australia TV: Melbourne in lockdown – here we go again
This week on Spectator Australia TV: Melbourne in Lockdown — Here We Go Again. IPA rising star Cian Hussey on…
What would Menzies make of the modern Liberal Party?
Labor’s 20 per cent result in last weekend’s Hunter by-election is a warning to both the state and federal party,…
In the bleak midwinter
As autumn fades and the final leaves fall, the bitter winds of winter loom. Cold hearts of powerful people begin…
How the national curriculum abolishes Australian citizenship
The draft national curriculum for schools is seeking to teach the next generation of Australians a progressive and utopian view of…
