In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
A coronavirus crash: the compelling event?
In cybersecurity, it’s called the compelling event: when a serious security incident occurs that causes financial loss or serious brand…
Everything you always wanted to know about bitcoin (but were afraid to ask)
Bitcoin has gone through bull and bear market hype cycles in its 11-year history. That it doesn’t just die and go away…
When hashtag wars matter more than domestic violence action
Undermining the Morrison government is not an end in itself. Anyone who’s been paying attention will have noticed the anti-Morrison…
SBS is mocking “Your Right to Know”
In October last year, the SBS joined the Your Right to Know Coalition, a push from the major media outlets…
The last thing we need now is more costly climate virtue signalling
Desperate to attend the September 2020 Glasgow climate change summit with a positive program, the Coalition government continues to promote,…
Our genius universities: let’s fix discrimination against women by making them bigger targets
I didn’t realise the University of Technology Sydney is run by dummies. The university has received approval from the NSW…
The race to the White House: it’s the penis or vagina thing
Given the choice between an old socialist white woman who used to do appearances on Dr Phil and an old…
Coronavirus: Doctor knows best (except when he doesn’t)
Australia has more than 70 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with fatalities recorded and some patients already recovered. We live in…
EXCLUSIVE Jim Molan: what the Q&A audience wouldn’t let me say
My views on climate change are shaped by inquiry and pragmatism, not by blind faith or ideology. I accept that the climate is…
A wellbeing budget won’t help a sickly economy
There’s a concerted effort to shift the focus of economics away from financial data towards social. Specifically, it’s argued that…
Five tips for modern women, courtesy of Nonna
I find it immensely dull that International Women’s Day is primarily used as a platform for the sisterhood to whinge…
What’s woke this International Women’s Day?
James Murray, the primary editor of the original Oxford English Dictionary, must have spent the last week gyrating a la…
International Women’s Day, gender pay gap and other feminist fantasies
Thank goodness for International Women’s Day. Where would we be without it? Definitely don’t make a joke about us actually…
Coronavirus and why we need globalisation insurance
What has the coronavirus virus wrought? In some ways it is a perfect weapon: it doesn’t kill that many people…
Who knows all there is to know about the spying game?
It should come as no surprise ASIO revealed last week it had uncovered a “sleeper agent” running a spy ring.…
Sisters are doing it to themselves
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young found herself at the centre of a Twitterstorm yesterday after a report in the Nine chipwrappers…
Coronavirus: a political disease
Hong Kong. When I got to the pharmacy at 9 am, I realised there was no hope of getting a…
We have a surplus, but it’s just been deployed against bushfire and coronavirus debt and deficit
Perhaps the best way to look at the budgetary effects of coronavirus is not that it has helped wipe out…
How the great toilet paper panic has made asses of us all
This afternoon, on the way back from the gym, I popped into my local Coles to get some fruit and…
Our selfish, shameless universities: bugger public health, we’ve got cash cows to milk
The full effects of the coronavirus outbreak are yet to be felt by Australia but already it has exposed the…
#MeToo media is insatiable
When #MeToo became a verb, we knew it wasn’t just the laws of grammar that had been twisted. Actor James…
No, local content and TV isn’t dead
Most Australians will have the same reaction to the offer of a free lunch… “What’s the catch?” But when it comes…
Media Watch watch
On Monday, Paul Barry on Media Watch covered a new poll by the Institute of Public Affairs released last week. Reported in news.com.au it…
The Bureau of Meteorology bombs again
Another summer has come and gone and with it much of the credibility of the Bureau of Meteorology’s climate modelling…
Why the religious freedom bill is bad for business
Last week, the ACTU and the AIG argued the religious discrimination bill would make life harder for businesses. If they’re…
