In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Covid Commission Coalition heats up
An Australian coalition of six senators is pushing to establish an official inquiry into Australia’s pandemic prison rules. The senators…
#FreeSpeech: Toby Young is touring Australia
The Free Speech Union of Australia is delighted to host Toby Young, the director of the Free Speech Union in…
Battery baloney, hydrogen hype, and green fairy tales
How low Australia has fallen… Our once-great BHP now has a ‘Vice President for Sustainability and Climate Change’, the number…
The President came second
The First Lady (of the US) plays an important role because she is seen as an extension of the President,…
The (second) greatest mass delusion in history
The anthropogenic global warming scenario was launched 36 years ago this month, on June 23, 1988, in the US Senate…
Diversity disaster? Report laments stale, pale, male directors
The ABC, in its limitless Woke fashion, decided recently that the time is again ripe to take the old ‘corporate…
‘Hate Speech’ laws and the murder of justice
Anyone keen on hate speech laws, needs to spend a year in Pakistan living under their Islamic blasphemy laws. It’s…
Bureaucratic punishment
Michael* (not his real name) is a typical Aussie kid who grew up in Sydney’s beaches. Confident and cheerful, he…
Fatima Payman: the untouchable senator
When they are first elected and enter their party room for the first time, Labor MPs sign the Pledge. They…
Treason, Leaks, and Julian Assange: a misguided hero?
Thomas Jefferson once shot a man on the White House Lawn for treason. The Western world has come a long…
Australians should celebrate the return of Assange
The return of Julian Assange to Australia has undoubtedly been the dominant news item during the last couple of days.…
It’s time for a reckoning on race and gender
The Western world is facing a reckoning on race and gender. The rise of discriminatory hiring practices is usually the…
Julian Assange is not the hero many want him to be
Some are celebrating the release of Julian Assange while others beg to differ. Were his actions those of a whistleblower…
Why are Australians dying?
Since the very first day that I was elected as a Senator for Victoria I have been seeking answers as…
The Australian Education Union is miffed about phonics
One of my earliest memories is sitting on the front verandah of my parents’ farmhouse. My two younger brothers and…
Wind turbines? Not in my backyard
It appears that wind turbines are the best thing since people started tilting at windmills. Have you ever wondered how…
The right to f*#kng protest!
Lucky, I speak fluent CFMEU… The construction union’s boss, John Setka, has had a lot to say in the media…
Letter from Budapest
The last few years it has been my great pleasure, and privilege, to spend a few weeks of June at…
Julian Assange’s Release: a victory for press freedom or a perilous precedent?
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been released after a plea bargain, a development that has sent ripples through…
Julian Assange is free and headed to Australia
Julian Assange is free. They are words the media never thought would be printed, and yet footage of Assange boarding…
Nuclear, and Labor’s lying lips
The old cliche about how you can tell a politician is lying – their lips are moving – has never…
Disney, are you listening? Blaming fans is a bad idea
If I told a Collingwood supporter in the AFL, or a Manly fan in the NRL, or a supporter of…
(More) power to the people
‘If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would you do?’ It is one question that makes my skin…
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