In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The (new) God Delusion
Richard Dawkins has discovered that it’s trendy to be an atheist – but only if you are an exclusively Christian…
Gillian Triggs: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
In today’s Australian Chris Kenny has a wholly accurate piece on Gillian Triggs. Kenny sets out the ways in which Triggs…
A brown coal plan that’s worse than Finkel?
The Victorian Government’s new Statement on Future Uses of Brown Coal, released earlier this month, is further proof that there…
Canavan will be missed
LNP Senator Matt Canavan stood down from his position as resources minister this evening while issues over his citizenship are…
Class war breaks outs
Bill Shorten has declared to the Melbourne Institute and later, on Insiders that Australia had a ‘two class’ tax system…
Who the hell were they polling?
Readers should take this morning’s Newspoll from The Australian, ‘Turnbull beats Abbott on leadership and values’, with a pinch of…
The stupidest thing the federal government does
This is a tale of idiocy, full of facts and foreboding, signifying that the end times must be surely upon…
The euthanasia op-ed the papers wouldn’t run
Compassion for people at the end of life is a fundamental reflection of our humanity. We care. It’s what people…
When did the war on men blight all sides of politics?
When did being a “mediocre white man” become a crime in Australia? When did it become the acceptable butt of…
The Cory Show
Senator Cory Bernardi is blitzkrieging the east coast at the moment, holding a series of meetings and interviews. I caught…
Ordure in the House
We’re about to be gifted, courtesy of ‘Our ABC’ a new series hosted by Annabel Crabbe, she of the ‘take…
Since when was democracy a right wing thing?
Does it strike anyone else as ironic that the push to reform the preselection process of candidates and give grassroots…
How many safeguards are needed to make assisted suicide safe?
The Final Report of the Ministerial Advisory Panel on ‘Assisted Dying’ set up by Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews late in…
The fuel that must not be named
The lengths to which some policy makers go in a democratic society to ensure that other points of view aren’t…
The roots of terrorism
The Hindu ceremony of Shiva Sarwan is a dedication to Lord Shiva through a special pilgrimage to the Ganges on…
Just when you think Fairfax couldn’t be more idiotic
Just when you think Fairfax couldn’t go any lower, couldn’t be more asinine, they come along and surprise you. “Are…
Silencing dissent against assisted suicide
Later this week the Ministerial Advisory Panel set up by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to advise his government on a…
I’m a doubter — and a sceptic too
The Associated Press is a worldwide news agency headquartered in New York City. It issues ‘The Associated Press Stylebook’ which…
Abbott birther barminess booms
Oh boy. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy… We’re not in Kansas anymore, people. You remember that Abbott birther barminess…
What shall we do about Section 44?
Did you hear the one about Senator Richard Di Natale approaching the Deep Thought super-computer and asking what’s the answer…
Blunders, boobs and Greens
It would be funny if it weren’t so… totally hilarious. Deputy Greens leader Larissa Waters has resigned from the Senate.…
Fairfax fools join the birther brigade
What else were they ever going to do? Two Green senators were forced to resign because they’re better at self-righteousness than…
The F-35 by the numbers
There are some rules of thumb in the costs of fighter aircraft. One is that the engine cost will be…
It’s the vibe…
Leftists like the Greens are constantly trying to do everything they can to dilute tradition, undermine our institutions and ultimately…
The new Home Affairs Department should be welcomed
The Prime Minister has today unveiled a national security ‘mega-department’, to be called, as guessed by the commentariat, the Department…
