Flat White

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

The Gordian union?

7 February 2019 6:03 pm

As the remaining time for Britain to negotiate a deal before it leaves the EU on the March 29 continues…

Unequal work, equal pay – because you feel you deserve it

7 February 2019 1:47 pm

Asda, British supermarket giant, has recently lost the right to appeal a bizarre ruling regarding its allegedly discriminatory remuneration practices.…

Immigration: the house price elephant in the room

7 February 2019 7:20 am

It speaks to the shallowness of Australian democracy that the obvious is now very seldom spoken. A wide range of…

The fall of the machines

6 February 2019 7:14 pm

About 30 years ago, General Motors experimented with fully automating a car factory. An immense design effort was implemented to…

Fr Rod: don’t give them your poor yearning to breathe free

6 February 2019 3:16 pm

Gosford’s finest continues to deliver, this time with this insightful critique of American society gleaned from, presumably, The Hunger Games:…

The Trump delusion syndrome sufferers’ Samson strategy

6 February 2019 7:20 am

Trump obsessives believe the current United States political imbroglio is all about a wall between that country and Mexico. Added…

We need to curse less and dam more

5 February 2019 6:03 pm

Water conservation peaked in Australia in 1972. Our last big dam was Wivenhoe, in Queensland, built 35 years ago. Elsewhere…

Can you bank on Banks?

5 February 2019 1:25 pm

Renegade Liberal MP turned independent, Julia Banks, continues to tease. Having spat the Liberal dummy over the self-immolation of Malcolm…

Why does Jordan Peterson bother with our nation of naysayers?

5 February 2019 7:15 am

You must not speak of same-sex relationships nor criticise the church nor blaspheme against God! Why? Because it causes offence!…

Everything you always wanted to know about socialism but were too woke to ask

4 February 2019 5:54 pm

It is the greatest, most tragic of ironies that those on the political Left, especially America’s election hopefuls such as…

What’s woke this week?

4 February 2019 12:09 pm

The world is getting woker by the week, and this past week has served up more examples of “you just…

The new normal in politics is anything but

4 February 2019 7:19 am

Within the first six months of the year, voters in New South Wales are likely to go to the polls…

Mary Queen of Scots: woke movie of the year

3 February 2019 3:58 pm

And the Oscar for most Woke Period Drama goes to… Mary Queen of Scots (although The Favourite ran it a…

Some sweet and sour takeaways for educational happiness

2 February 2019 6:16 pm

With Scot Morrison on the way out, Bill Shorten on the way in, and the economy on the way down,…

What Ben Shapiro needs to realise about surrogacy

2 February 2019 2:37 pm

Ben Shapiro is without question one of the West’s most courageous and articulate voices in his defence of conservative values.…

Too much information: the power of the Mediocracy

1 February 2019 5:02 pm

If you were prepared, over the coming weeks, to immerse yourself in all the hours of video footage and all…

Even ABC types are waking up: vaping helps you quit

1 February 2019 1:57 pm

Australian anti-vaping ideologues can’t run away from the evidence anymore, but they’ll still try. The latest ground-breaking study in the…

Clementine Ford: showing off again

1 February 2019 7:50 am

It was no surprise to me that manic exhibitionist Clementine Ford had sensationally resigned from her role as an opinion…

The empire – sorry, EU – strikes back

31 January 2019 5:06 pm

While it is always interesting to be a fly on the wall, it is also interesting to try to understand…

Smoking policy: all about revenue, not health

31 January 2019 11:38 am

Despite a number of high-profile convictions in recent years, the black market for tobacco in this country is flourishing, as…

Does the Morrison government have the strength to slash red tape?

31 January 2019 7:45 am

The future of freedom in Australia was dealt a blow at the start of the year with Senator David Leyonhjelm’s…

The Ramsay Centre: knowledge or nihilism

30 January 2019 4:43 pm

Everyone must surely be aware that the Ramsay Centre has held discussions with a number of Australian universities as it…

Gansta crap

30 January 2019 12:00 pm

The recent hullabaloo provoked by the United Patriots Front’s rally on St Kilda beach, ostensibly occasioned by the “thug life”…

Keep the lights working, not the spin doctors

30 January 2019 7:59 am

Australian Energy Market Operator supremo Audrey Zibelman likes saying load shedding – rolling blackouts to you and me – is…

Pill testing: an indulgence for the elites

29 January 2019 12:46 pm

Total and unwavering prohibition. That is the future of sensible drugs policy. No one could claim that the pill testing…