In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Shhhhhh…
It is somewhat refreshing to watch a movie whose entire premise can be summed up with a finger on the…
Nuclear is but the second option
One of the great aberrations of the executive state is the obstinacy, determination, and poll-driven enthusiasm with which governments (both…
Witchery witch-hunted by fashion activism
Witchery is an Australian women’s fashion brand that has been popular since its founding in South Australia in 1970. It…
Reform is driven by common sense, not ideology
I had to fly to the UK for the campaign in Clacton because had Nigel Farage not won there, the…
Killing the birds and the bees
In late 2022, I wrote an article for the Epoch Times titled: Not the Bees! Varroa Mite Madness… At the…
Bill Shorten and the NDIS: if you want sex, pay for it yourself
Bill Shorten has given credence to speculation that Anthony Albanese is considering an early election by randomly deciding that sex…
Mainstream media is not long for this world
So… Joe Biden identifies as a black woman? In his first radio interview in the wake of his disastrous debate…
Omnicause
When people stop believing in God, the British author GK Chesterton argues, the problem is, ‘They don’t believe in nothing;…
Petrodollars, climate change, and the end of the world as we know it
Quietly, America’s petrodollar deal expired. June 8 marked the end of an agreement signed in 1974 between Saudi Arabia and…
Superannuation funds and green energy
A new One Nation cartoon speculates that when it comes to superannuation funds which are union-controlled, ALP donors support renewable…
Fatima Payman saga shows the danger of identity politics
With the long-predicted departure of Senator Fatima Payman from the Labor Party, the whole saga is a timely reminder of…
Parties that presided over Covid are losing power
Today it begins – a lifeless shell is heaved onto the cold, silver table, and the political commentators then pour…
Did Big Gov bully Big Tech?
For all the angry noise accusing the United States Supreme Court of giving Trump a win – thus ‘ending democracy’…
Childcare needs more choice, not more bureaucracy
A recent report by the Centre for Policy Development (CPD) outlines a proposal to effectively remake the childcare sector in…
Serves you right, Democrats
Today’s Democrats are too stupid to be trusted with the powers of the Presidency. The dumbbell started ringing with Democrat-adjacent…
National security amid Albo’s hip and cool dereliction of duty
Channelling a new generation of hip and cool appeasers, our Prime Minister seems to get his priorities dangerously wrong. From…
The abolition of marriage: who is to be blamed?
Australia has been allowing same-sex marriage since 2017, when the government of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull adopted legislation allowing people…
Déjà vu in Australian higher education
History repeats itself, often with a sense of irony only those with long memories can fully appreciate. In a move…
Dumb and dumber
So much has been said about Labor’s immediate response to the Dutton plan for nuclear energy in Australia. The three-eyed…
The delusions and dangers of charging EVs in apartment buildings
A recent article in Car Expert claims, ‘almost half of Australian EV owners would go back to petrol [and] diesel’…
Marine industry leading the nuclear transition
‘Hagar, I can’t get to sleep for thinking about her…!’ declared Lucky Eddie to his Commander. ‘I can even concentrate,…
No, Mr Bowen, community batteries are not a substitute for nuclear
At a recent press conference in Bexley North in Sydney’s south, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced the…
The Smart Energy Council makes two basic mistakes
The Energy Minister has claimed the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sites will barely make a dint, providing only 3.7 per…