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

Disney take note: Blue Eye Samurai

21 November 2023 12:31 am

‘Before you embark on a journey of revenge,’ Confucius said, ‘Dig two graves.’ Well, he didn’t live in the age…

Moira Deeming’s fight to clear her name continues

20 November 2023 11:00 pm

Moira Deeming’s announcement that she intends to engage in legal action and lodge a defamation case against John Pesutto, Leader…

Gaslight the Jews!

20 November 2023 1:17 pm

How many ways do you gaslight me? Let me count the ways: When you chant, ‘From the river to the…

Another epidemic of irrationality

20 November 2023 10:00 am

I must stop smacking my forehead in disbelief. With that undertaking in mind, I referred back to an article of…

Is Albanese’s outburst the beginning of the end?

20 November 2023 4:30 am

Contrast Anthony Albanese’s response to Peter Dutton, with that of Richard Marles’ the next day. The first was emotional righteous…

Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney

20 November 2023 4:00 am

We were all delighted to see our old friend Bill. After 27 years of globetrotting, this happy soul joined a…

In defence of offensive humour: four key reasons

20 November 2023 1:46 am

What would you rather… An environment in which you feel free to speak your mind and engage in light-hearted banter,…

The tyranny of consensus killed science

19 November 2023 1:16 pm

We live in an Age where science is governed by a tyrannical consensus rather than truth

Mental health and the Christian man

19 November 2023 11:49 am

November 19, International Men’s Day (IMD), highlights worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families, and communities.…

Parable of the apple and the hand grenade

19 November 2023 11:34 am

It came to pass one day, an apple and a hand grenade came face to face. I am an apple,…

Last of the Covid midwits

17 November 2023 4:00 am

The ‘midwit’ really came into their own during Covid and what a curse on the world they all were, these…

Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s conversion to Christianity

17 November 2023 12:54 am

One of the most remarkable stories of the year is Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s public profession of Christian faith. Her article in UnHerd is not only…

Labor cannot escape blame for economic woes

17 November 2023 12:36 am

The Australian Financial Review’s Michael Read demonstrated how Australia experienced a sharp reduction in living standards during the third quarter of 2023,…

‘I spoke the truth’

16 November 2023 5:00 am

First, they came for our spaces, then our sports, our language, our opportunities and our children. Now, they’re coming for…

Suella Braverman for PM

16 November 2023 2:58 am

There’s a boil on the backside of the British Parliament, and it isn’t Suella Braverman. The UK Home Secretary was…

Is life over at 75?

16 November 2023 2:00 am

Older age is often viewed as a monotonous period of physical and mental decline. But sometimes situations change, and we…

Murray-Darling Basin plan: foolish and unnecessary

16 November 2023 1:49 am

Faced with an approaching election and constant media hype regarding the plight of our rivers during the Millennium drought, John…

Useful idiots on Armistice Day

16 November 2023 1:15 am

In London, hundreds of thousands of these useful idiots demonstrated in favour of the terrorist organisation Hamas. They would not…

Glib advertising will not enable ‘that’ teacher

15 November 2023 5:00 am

‘Be that teacher’ is a new $10 million advertising blitz by federal, state, and territory governments that aims to elevate…

Wong & Macron (et al) ignorant of Hamas mindset

15 November 2023 4:30 am

Calling for Israeli restraint and/or a ceasefire, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined French President Emanuel Macron in demonstrating…

Optus offers a taste of the digital Dark Ages

15 November 2023 4:00 am

Last week, Australia was given a reminder about the importance of cash. Waking up to the Dark Ages, around 10…

The unwelcome resurrection of David Cameron

14 November 2023 1:04 pm

‘Fresh start’ is not the phrase that comes to mind when I think of David Cameron, but it seems Rishi…

Judicial activism and the High Court

14 November 2023 5:00 am

In the latest volume of The Western Australian Jurist law journal, James Allan, the Garrick Professor of Law at the University of…

The power of stories: insights from the ARC conference

14 November 2023 4:30 am

In the heart of London week, a unique gathering of influential minds took place last week at the inaugural Alliance…

Hawaii, Tuvalu, and fires on the home front

14 November 2023 4:00 am

In December 2019, former Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, went to Hawaii for a family holiday. In his absence, his…