Flat White

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

The anatomy of a scandal

13 July 2026 10:04 am

What the Establishment thinks of Pauline Hanson, Nigel Farage, and Donald Trump

Arash the Archer

12 July 2026 6:48 pm

In Iranian mythology, Arash the Archer represents the highest form of sacrifice for one’s homeland. His story is not merely…

Conservative civil war is a distraction

12 July 2026 1:40 pm

And won’t get Angus Taylor any closer to being Prime Minister

Ten problems with the Greens’ Anti-Conversion Bill

12 July 2026 3:10 am

In keeping with what we has occurred in many other states in Australia, the Greens in Tasmania are seeking to…

I’m a freelance journalist. AI is stealing my work and calling it ‘training’

11 July 2026 1:45 pm

AI may become the largest uncompensated transfer of creative work in history

My daughter changed my mind about quotas

11 July 2026 1:17 pm

‘That’s a good way to weaken your herd...’

Britain discovers Pauline Hanson

10 July 2026 9:44 pm

And they might learn something from her about surviving the Establishment powers...

The next Senate will be a mess

10 July 2026 2:53 pm

Greens set to retain balance of power, regardless of who wins

What if Binface wins?

10 July 2026 1:31 pm

A key lesson for Australian political observers

I want my country back! Who took it…?

10 July 2026 11:02 am

A difficult question of citizens, political power, migrants, and institutions

The politics of low-cost energy

10 July 2026 10:50 am

Fixing the damage from the forced renewable energy transition could take two decades

One flag, two economies

9 July 2026 7:45 pm

The commentariat is fighting about Hanson’s word: monoculture. However, the whole country has already effectively adjudicated on the idea. We know the answer...

En Garde for the common good

9 July 2026 1:31 pm

The choice before us is not simply Left and Right

Are Labor’s so-called productivity reforms ‘shovel-ready’?

9 July 2026 1:01 pm

Neglect and weakness have become the story of Albanese’s reign

The unproductive public service

8 July 2026 10:28 am

When I look at tax, I get increasingly concerned

One standard or none at all, Albanese!

8 July 2026 9:15 am

The Albanese-Kylie Minogue episode will soon fade from headlines, but the double standard should not

Sink Labor in Secret Harbour

8 July 2026 8:35 am

Andrew Hastie has a battle with One Nation in his backyard

Green energy turned into Armageddon

7 July 2026 1:42 pm

And for some reason, nobody noticed?!

There is a single law: the outsider is not fit to govern

7 July 2026 10:57 am

History disagrees. Some outsiders save nations, others ruin them. It is too early to tell on One Nation and Reform...

The sun never goes down on the American Empire

7 July 2026 9:56 am

On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles. The symbolism…

Slippin’ Jimmy goes to Canberra

7 July 2026 9:41 am

Welcome to Chalmers’ moder- day sophistry

What the Princess of Wales said at Wimbledon without saying anything

6 July 2026 7:03 pm

The most devastating intervention in the Duke of Sussex’s long war over his British security detail came last week, and…

They’ve found a new way to destroy One Nation

6 July 2026 12:08 pm

And almost no one knows it’s happening

What I learned at ARC

6 July 2026 10:04 am

Fixing the mess starts with re-laying the foundations

Sweep the sheds

6 July 2026 12:38 am

Why politics still begins with the basics