Flat White

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

The problem with the ‘fearless feminist’ narrative

16 May 2018 2:33 pm

On the morning of May 11, seven family members lost their lives in a murder-suicide on a farm property East…

Should we really be spying on our children?

16 May 2018 12:32 pm

As a Member of the New South Wales Parliament, I often have the opportunity to participate in various committees and…

Ten religious reasons against climate change

16 May 2018 8:07 am

Many in politics, as well as in the media, are unaware that there is a growing number of Christians who…

Downer and not out in Mayo

15 May 2018 5:06 pm

While Mad March may be over, the festival of democracy continues in South Australia. Off the back of a downright…

Check your privilege, Yassmin

15 May 2018 1:45 pm

An articulate, tertiary-educated professional with a specialist degree and access to multiple media platforms to make themselves heard throws a…

Show me the ‘himpathy’

15 May 2018 11:26 am

The Sydney Writer’s Festival sounds like a right old barrel of positivity and empowerment. Continually oppressed attendees miraculously managed to…

George, Abbott and Howard were both Liberals too

15 May 2018 7:52 am

The contest for the philosophical soul of the Liberal Party seems as old as the hills when one recalls the…

A Lifeline for true equality

14 May 2018 6:07 pm

Just when it seemed all hope might be lost to the left, a flower burst through the concrete. The petition…

Losing Kokoda

14 May 2018 4:03 pm

The ‘blackbirding curse’ is as damaging to Papua New Guinea’s adventure tourism industry as the ‘resource curse’ is to mining…

Tax and cut: a very modern oxymoron

14 May 2018 1:01 pm

For a week now our newspapers have been ablaze with news stories and poll analysis celebrating the government’s announcement of…

I don’t like Safe Schools, so I’m a transgender traitor

14 May 2018 7:48 am

As a transsexual woman, I have been accused of betraying the trans ‘community’, just because I oppose Safe Schools. I…

Daniel Andrews, mansplainer

13 May 2018 7:40 pm

Look at those hands, those legs — and he’s sitting higher than her! Look at the tip of his tie!…

Do you hate your mother? Read on…

13 May 2018 11:02 am

Do you hate your mother? Hate? Like really hate? Is Mother’s Day a source of constant pain and distresses as…

Beer can craft and other symbols of war

12 May 2018 7:26 pm

The beer can plane was perched high on a seldom-dusted shelf in the local op-shop. The last time I had…

Giving my all for Cox

12 May 2018 9:00 am

A federal redistribution in underway and heading towards completion in Victoria next month. Much interest has been given to the…

Embrace our blessings: unlock Australia’s natural gas reserves

12 May 2018 9:00 am

For far too long, governments in Australia have treated the issue of liberalising gas extraction like a hot potato –…

Be very careful what you’re consenting to

11 May 2018 10:04 am

Every single human being should be concerned about the current push to review sexual consent laws. Earlier this week the…

Let’s rethink relationships

10 May 2018 8:40 pm

Life is nothing without the relationships cultivated between friends, family, and acquaintances. Relationships are the foundation for a productive society,…

One Nation should place principle over populism

10 May 2018 12:34 pm

One Nation’s decision to side with Labor and populist Senate cross-benchers to block the Government’s plan to reward effort through…

When paedophilia is just dandy

10 May 2018 8:47 am

Tim Winton’s prize-winning novel Breath has recently opened in Australian cinemas to rave reviews, with The Monthly claiming that, “Simon…

Leftists just wish Australians were racist

9 May 2018 2:14 pm

Otto von Bismarck said: “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of…

Budget 2018: What have you achieved?

9 May 2018 7:42 am

Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget speech opened with the remark ‘What have you achieved?’ to which the chamber responded with howling…

Budget 2018: all you need to know in three simple points

8 May 2018 8:03 pm

The earliest date for a traditional simultaneous House of Representatives/half-Senate election is Saturday 4 August 2018. The last possible date for…

Rhianna’s cultural appropriation

8 May 2018 6:00 pm

Thank God she didn’t wear a Chinese dress: Then again, even if she did — not being white — it’s not…

Liberals note: only the impotent are pure

8 May 2018 4:07 pm

I read with great interest David Pellowe’s response to my Flat White article on factionalism in the Victorian division of…