In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Let’s fight poverty. Let’s abolish the minimum wage
In the months since the election, not only have we seen a new appetite for industrial relations reform but things…
The Pell appeal: why good process makes us a better society
In the interests of disclosure, I am Catholic. That said, you only need a two-minute conversation with my mum to…
Clementine Ford the arbiter of language? F**k off!
If hateful hard left exhibitionist extremist Clementine Ford is now the gatekeeper of language, we are all fucked. I would…
China’s young nationalists – no holds barred and on our streets
Last Friday I turned up to the “Stand with Hong Kong — Power to the People” Rally at the State Library of…
Free speech first, then the right to know
As most Speccie readers would know, I stand unashamedly for free speech; even speech that might offend or insult. Speech…
New South Wales’ looming Liberal leadership crisis
Just weeks away from what’s sure to be a roiling Liberal state council meeting, the realisation is dawning that Gladys…
Sex and the Sydney stabbing: preach PC, print prurience
The good-girl-gone-bad narrative peddled by the Australian media following the stabbing murder of Sydney sex-worker Michaela Dunn last week —…
As China is shows its true colours, how should we respond?
Given the recent news regarding the arrests of Canadian, Australian, UK and US citizens in China — as retaliation toward…
Will the Morrison government axe compulsory student fees?
For far too long, left-wing student unions have shown a cavalier disregard for the interests of mainstream students on campus.…
Want to give her a better chance at life? Support free market solutions
In 1981 42 per cent of the world lived in extreme poverty earning less than $700 USD per year. Today…
The horseman of the Australian stock market apocalypse
It’s the question that puzzles pundits and experts alike, with billion-dollar hedge funds, mum and dad investors and everyone between…
Public servants who serve? Ministers who lead? Very courageous, Prime Minister
In 1980 when Laurie Oakes, was leaked the Budget papers in the Treasury car park and revealed his trove on…
Put a sock in it, whingers
We are in trouble. But, it seems, everyone is too scared to speak up. Conservative broadcaster Alan Jones apologised to…
Lies, leeches and Chinese whispers: one not so enchanted summit
What was that Malcolm Turnbull once said about “the prime minister who broke the nation’s heart”? Whatever the case, he…
Je suis Fredo
I have pondered for some time why President Trump is so disliked by all the mainstream media. I am using…
If Raheem Kassam should be banned from Australia, what about that thug George O’Dowd?
According to grandstanding Senator Kristina Keneally, commentator Raheem Kassam should have been banned from entry to Australia. Kassam, who offhandedly…
Nightmare feminism
#MeToo is like a malignant cancer that multiplies and spreads. It attacks the white blood cells. It attacks the immune…
It’s gender inequality – but not like you’ve seen it
A team of researchers from the University of Missouri and the University of Essex have produced a new way of measuring…
What the world can learn from Australia’s immigration policy
It’s often said that it does not matter if you are a slow learner, so long as you are able…
EXCLUSIVE: After Sydney – Raheem Kassam on stabbing the messenger
If Kristina Keneally and her Labor cohorts were to be believed, it would not have been “Allahu akbar” the stabber…
What’s woke this week
I’ve been away from the world of woke for a while and it’s depressing to see just how well it’s…
Planes, trains and Greta Thunberg
This is what the Steve Martin/John Candy classic comedy would be like if remade by Greta Thunberg. In the Swedish version,…
EXCLUSIVE: Late term abortion – not as rare as the choice lobby want you to believe
Many proponents of the NSW ‘Reproductive Rights’ Bill—which allows abortion up until birth—are defending the legislation by saying that late-term…
Memo to the ABC: class warfare doesn’t improve schools
An ABC News investigation has lifted the lid on the claimed ‘great education divide’ in Australian schools. This time, rather…
Julie Bishop: all advice and no mea culpas
Julie Bishop will go down in history as one of the greats of the Liberal Party for a variety of…
