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

Modern-day idolatry in Australia

29 September 2023 9:21 am

What is affirmed in these recent times? At least for the many, it seems that anyone who devotes themselves to…

Climate change catastrophisation, curriculum indoctrination, and the detrimental impact on youth mental health

29 September 2023 2:53 am

The deliberate, dishonest catastrophisation of climate change and environmental issues in our school curricula is causing significant harm to young…

Kenny techniques

28 September 2023 3:33 pm

I’m starting to wonder if Chris Kenny has been moonlighting as Daniel Andrews’ media adviser. The techniques they use to…

The Continental’s survival

28 September 2023 12:13 pm

I’m a huge John Wick fan. Since the 2014 launch of the franchise, I’ve been absorbed in the life of…

Labor in office: time to take stock

28 September 2023 5:00 am

The Prime Minister, the Treasurer and the Energy Minister were supposedly somewhat trained as economists, but all three fail to…

Chris Bowen’s ‘distraction’: we suffer from a lack of innovation in Australia

28 September 2023 4:30 am

Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been crystal clear on his views regarding nuclear energy. His latest…

Andrews’ legacy of lost trust

28 September 2023 4:00 am

Daniel Andrews (aka Dictator Dan/Chairman Dan) is one of the most divisive, self-serving, and Machiavellian politicians in recent history. While…

‘Online Safety’ legislation is not about protecting children

27 September 2023 2:02 pm

Every time a politician tries to sell the idea of internet censorship, they wrap its wolfish features in the fluffy…

Scott Morrison’s new book: an odyssey in hypocrisy?

27 September 2023 6:00 am

Scott Morrison is writing a book. Plans for Your Good: A Prime Minister’s Testimony of God’s Faithfulness, is the title. It’ll…

Winning the peace

27 September 2023 4:30 am

‘This … is … a … war!’ declared the noxious, and putative Senator, Lidia Thorpe. And she’s right. It’s been…

Del Noce and eroticism

27 September 2023 4:00 am

Why are children and teenagers being indoctrinated with neo-Marxist-inspired radical gender and sexuality theory? Why are transwomen cancelling women’s rights…

‘An honour and a privilege’ to leave Victoria drowning in debt 

26 September 2023 7:03 pm

In the early afternoon on a glorious Spring day in Melbourne, Victoria’s 48th Premier made his announcement. Needless to say,…

Daniel Andrews resigns: good riddance!

26 September 2023 2:32 pm

As of 5pm tomorrow afternoon, Victoria’s longest-serving Labor Premier, Daniel Andrews, will be gone. He has announced his intention to…

We need a voice on immigration: Conservatives must win this battle

26 September 2023 5:30 am

‘Chase too many rabbits, you’ll catch none,’ as the old saying goes. The right in Australia will soon be putting…

The presumption of innocence

26 September 2023 5:00 am

The Times has published a piece of almost 7,000 words outlining detailed and extensive allegations from women about the behaviour of…

Corporate Australia has a problem: the demise of the anti-communist unions

26 September 2023 4:00 am

The particular content and style of political boot-licking that is a feature of today’s Australian corporate environment can be understood…

Why Australia is saying ‘No’ to the Voice, and ‘Yes’ to something better

25 September 2023 5:30 am

The Voice is slumping in the polls and falling further behind. The referendum appears hopelessly lost with less than three…

Scientists ‘shocked’ and ‘alarmed’ at what’s in the mRNA shots

25 September 2023 5:00 am

Early in 2023, genomics scientist Kevin McKernan made an accidental discovery. While running an experiment in his Boston lab, McKernan…

‘Our ABC’ was, and still is, a disgrace

25 September 2023 4:30 am

Almost all my friends with daughters, have convinced me that girls need never go to drama college, as acting is…

Malcolm Roberts: The Voice is a test of Australia’s moral strength

25 September 2023 4:00 am

There are periods in history when a nation is tested. Revolutionary activists promise popularity to leaders with floundering polls in…

Mestizo Australia

24 September 2023 2:17 am

Reflecting on the centenary of Federation in 2001, the late Australian historian, John Hirst, imagined Australia in 2051: The marrying…

The Voice of unreason: no easy way out of this mess

24 September 2023 2:02 am

The Voice will likely fail. Possibly at referendum, but, if it succeeds at clearing that hurdle, it will fail in…

Rope-a-dope: conventional protest as cover for the real revolt

23 September 2023 1:06 pm

The governance mechanisms in Australia, and the West more broadly, are so manifestly corrupt that they are beyond salvage. The…

Cheerless, friendless, broke – Victoria in 2023

23 September 2023 12:25 pm

The decrepit state of Victoria in 2023 is far, far worse than it was when Labor was dramatically booted from…

Cometh the hour, cometh the woman

23 September 2023 5:57 am

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in a nation’s history, when a new star is born in the political…