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

Has the education revolution failed Australia’s students?

29 July 2023 5:00 am

World-renowned academic, Pierre Ryckmans, opined: ‘A university is a place where scholars seek the truth, pursue and transmit knowledge for…

The Liberals’ capitulation on heroin puts cities on the road to Gotham

29 July 2023 4:00 am

The disappointing thing about the debate over heroin injecting rooms in Melbourne is that there is no debate about whether…

Will the Voice lead to a treaty?

28 July 2023 5:30 am

As support for The Voice plummets around the nation, Anthony Albanese is becoming so desperate. Speaking to 2GB’s Ben Fordham,…

Batteries

28 July 2023 5:00 am

Depending on your outlook, the Net Zero movement could result in anything from the seven horses of the apocalypse riding…

A liberal education? Universities must treat students as thinkers, not dollar signs

28 July 2023 4:30 am

As technology advances into the realms of science fiction, with AI tools like ChatGPT being harnessed in every corner of…

Chris Bowen on the brink: energy cost blowouts and improbable Net Zero targets

28 July 2023 4:00 am

Chris Bowen is a man on the brink. He is under extreme pressure to meet improbable targets for renewable expansion…

The ooga booga school of anthropology

27 July 2023 6:30 am

Aboriginal anthropologist and activist Dr Marcia Langton is probably the most influential figure in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum…

The fatal flaw in the ‘Yes’ case

27 July 2023 5:00 am

The pamphlets to be sent to all households in Australia setting out the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ cases for the referendum…

Ruining the world to ‘save the planet’

27 July 2023 4:30 am

The late morning sun danced off the Mediterranean as I took a chair facing Al Gore on the rooftop terrace…

The ABC rots from the head

27 July 2023 4:00 am

They say a fish rots from the head. The writer is not sure if it’s true about fish, but it…

Oh Danny boy, what have you done now?

26 July 2023 6:30 am

When he was first elected in 2014, more than a few members of the Victorian Coalition must have asked themselves…

Only some black lives ‘matter’

26 July 2023 6:00 am

In a recent edition of the Spectator, Douglas Murray wrote about Nahel Merzouk who was shot and killed as he…

Has Australia lost its collective mind with the Voice?

26 July 2023 4:30 am

The Voice is probably the greatest confidence tricks ever attempted to be played on the Australian people. Why would any…

‘Far Right’ or Traditional Liberal?

26 July 2023 4:00 am

When it comes to avoiding the intellectual rigour of constructing and prosecuting a cogent argument, those who occupy the left…

Double Shot Ep12: Senator Babet on the scourge of censorship

25 July 2023 1:30 pm

Special guest Senator Babet of the UAP talks about the government’s new censorship bill to silence the public on social…

Misinformation: as meaningless and misused as masks

25 July 2023 5:30 am

Nearing the end of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nurse Ratched stated, ‘The best thing we can do is to…

What a topsy-turvy land

25 July 2023 5:00 am

From a literary landscape once carved by iconic texts like the Magic Faraway Tree, with characters Moonface, Silky, and Saucepan…

How to silence a climate change zealot

25 July 2023 4:30 am

I’ve never understood the fascination dogs have with the wheels of cars which is demonstrated as they come running out…

Labor has been hostile to the Constitution since the 1890s

25 July 2023 4:00 am

Many in favour of the Voice fail to understand the purpose of a nation’s Constitution. Before voting, Australians need a…

‘Set by human hands’ – are arsonists burning Rhodes?

25 July 2023 3:12 am

Whenever a fire starts and it’s hot, usually in summer, the climate change zealots come out to gloat about how…

WA backlash against Aboriginal Heritage Laws favours Liberals

24 July 2023 1:15 pm

Voter fury over heritage laws smashes Cook as Labor left reeling in post-McGowan era, or so went the subheading on…

Teachers cannot teach what they do not know

24 July 2023 5:00 am

Well, here we are with another review of teaching. Australia has itself a bit of déjà vu with a well-meaning…

The $10 billion cabal of renewable subsidies killing coal

24 July 2023 4:30 am

At this time, the attack on fossil fuels, particularly coal, is at a crescendo. In North America with the dishonestly…

Book reviews: the new parental activism

24 July 2023 4:15 am

Outrage from parents and citizens last week saw a children’s book Welcome to Sex! pulled from the shelves of select…

Robodebt scandal: Parliament needs to take charge of the bureaucracy

24 July 2023 4:00 am

It appears the Robodebt scandal is being used for gutter political point-scoring. But what’s new about that? Every side in…