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

CBD: when it comes to principle vs principal, Australian Rugby outdoes any pol

16 April 2019 12:15 pm

Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: Freedom should never be an election issue. Just imagine if people started voting on…

Uh-oh, Generation Z are voting

16 April 2019 7:07 am

One of the many groups in whose hands the fate of our nation lies, is generation Z. Though it has…

Here’s hoping for a better week for freedom in Australia

15 April 2019 8:00 pm

Our national anthem begins with the triumphant line Australians all let us rejoice for we are young and free. But…

Election 2019: A song of Lies and Ire

15 April 2019 5:03 pm

The dragons are back – as is Cercei, Jon Snow, Danerys Targeryn, Sansa and Arya Stark and the rest of…

CBD: GetUp – organic grassroots movement or some strange GMO?

15 April 2019 1:50 pm

Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: Slip, slop, slap. What an election winning strategy for us CBDs announced by BS…

Backwards & Forwards: towards the campaign black hole

15 April 2019 11:20 am

The week in politics, the week to come. Looking back Last Thursday, the eternal sunlight of the spotless mind erased…

A case study: how energy policies kill jobs and business – and Labor will be worse

15 April 2019 7:40 am

The fall into administration of Queensland company Claypave, established as Rylance Colliery and Brickworks in Ipswich in the 1880s, points…

Let’s aim to be radically civil

14 April 2019 5:44 pm

In a period of political polarisation and rabid tribalism, we have lost the art of disagreeing well. Next month’s federal…

CBD: total poverty equals absolute equality

14 April 2019 9:32 am

Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: The Murdoch media along with the hard right are at it again. So what…

It’s the stupid, economy

13 April 2019 6:36 pm

Trust Labor to get it arse about. Bill Clinton famously used the mantra, “It’s the economy, stupid.” to win the…

CBD: Electric car lobby runs out of charge

13 April 2019 9:42 am

Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: The effected consternation about the electric car vision is a dazzling insight into SM…

She’s got it, oh baby she’s got it!

12 April 2019 4:19 pm

We’re not exactly sure as to precisely when advertising agencies started to view their marketing services as political advocacy, but…

Rugby Australia has values – but Israel Folau has principles

12 April 2019 11:33 am

‘Doing your own thing’ seemed like such a simple, straightforward idea. It captured the whole idea of freedom in a…

CBD: It’s all about fairness (for public servants)

12 April 2019 7:28 am

Our perspicacious political insider exclusively writes: That wonderfully emotive and substance devoid slogan of fairness will play a big role…

Twice lucky – but for how long?

11 April 2019 1:17 pm

The other day having a coffee with an old friend we pondered, among more cheerful topics, the state of politics…

And they’re off…

11 April 2019 9:10 am

Our exclusive campaign insider writes: In the morning mist of the world’s epicentre, the balloon has gone up. Election 19…

Who can feel an election coming on, Flat White contributors?

11 April 2019 7:26 am

Well, we’re on. That means we want contributions. Pithy, punchy, provocative pieces on Australian politics and the campaign. All you…

What’s woke this week?

10 April 2019 4:37 pm

Wokeworld this week offered up an embarrassment of riches as work continues apace on dismantling reason in favour of dumbing…

It’s time to end the seal of the confessional: the religious case

10 April 2019 12:14 pm

There have been recent calls in California and Australian jurisdictions for the mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by clergy…

How Labor is holding your tax cut hostage

10 April 2019 7:27 am

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg claimed in his budget speech last week that the government had repaired the budget “without increasing taxes.”…

Why is Facebook censoring a conference on Christianity and religious freedom?

9 April 2019 12:32 pm

Every day millions of Christians around the world are persecuted for their faith. They are often intimidated, abused and in…

Why can’t Australian politics produce a Cicciolina?

9 April 2019 7:51 am

The lead-up to the election? A third-rate circus. I mean, what would Italian politician and porn star Ilona Staller (aka…

Backwards & Forwards: Billy boy’s electric cars and a Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow budget

8 April 2019 3:18 pm

Looking back Josh Frydenberg and Bill Shorten had their budgetary pissing contest. My surpluses will be bigger than yours, my…

The cult of the vegan vigilantes

8 April 2019 12:39 pm

When I checked my news feed this morning it was filled with story after story about radical vegans causing mischief…

EXCLUSIVE: The men who really saved Australia from the GFC

8 April 2019 7:03 am

Often in Australian political life, individuals that make profound contributions to public policy go unnoticed while those more conspicuous have…