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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
‘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)
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?
The other day having a coffee with an old friend we pondered, among more cheerful topics, the state of politics…
And they’re off…
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?
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?
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
Often in Australian political life, individuals that make profound contributions to public policy go unnoticed while those more conspicuous have…










































