Flat White

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

The diminishing bank of mum and dad

28 May 2023 4:00 am

Like many parents in the 80s and 90s, I had a T-Shirt that read: ‘I’M YOUR DAD, NOT YOUR ATM!’…

Double Shot Ep3: is the WHO framework sexualising the world’s children?

28 May 2023 1:14 am

Special guest One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts delves into the disturbing World Health Organisation framework that wants sex education and…

The silencing and vilification of women and girls

27 May 2023 5:48 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem has issued a statement voicing concerns about the silencing…

Dear Elon, please don’t destroy the world

27 May 2023 4:22 pm

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Elon Musk’s company Neuralink approval to begin human trials on brain chips. Twitter…

Arsonists and central bankers

27 May 2023 6:00 am

Inflation attracts metaphors. Especially popular is inflation as a genie, with attendant bottle in which it is either securely contained,…

Hydrogen in the mix

27 May 2023 5:00 am

Whenever the word ‘hydrogen’ surfaces in discussions about a future energy mix, my climate-sceptic Australian friends clam up. Though a…

Divide and conquer: the Voice has a hidden agenda

27 May 2023 4:00 am

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with the support all the state and territory premiers, has officially backed the ‘First Nations…

The Sydney inferno

26 May 2023 12:34 pm

It was happenstance that I found myself walking up from Broadway yesterday afternoon. As I came to the crest of…

Alan Jones: should there be a tax on exported raw materials?

26 May 2023 5:30 am

I have warned, endlessly, about the consequences of the utterly mistaken energy policy being pursued by the Albanese government, articulated…

Coal: the missing link

26 May 2023 5:00 am

Coal will be indispensable for electricity generation in Australia for the foreseeable future. Of its competitors; natural gas is much…

DeSantis announces ‘Great America Comeback’ 2024 presidential run

26 May 2023 4:30 am

DeSantis is Pearl Jam, to Trump’s Van Halen. Both equally rock. The difference is DeSantis doesn’t have the Trump theatre;…

Political and corporate defeatism

26 May 2023 4:00 am

Charles Mackay’s 1841, titled Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds has enduringly served to refute claims of collective…

Spectator TV Australia: James Allan says Bud Light has been turned into a referendum on trans

26 May 2023 12:50 am

Episode 4: Is the Great Barrier Reef dying? Maurice Newman tears apart the narrative. Click below to watch the full…

Are you as bored with AI as I am?

25 May 2023 6:00 am

By now we’ve all seen the impressive images created with Midjourney, and perhaps had a play around with ChatGPT. I…

Change the narrative, change the game

25 May 2023 5:00 am

Michael de Percy challenged Chris Bowen in person at the Sydney Institute regarding whether or not the government had a…

The next phase of Chalmers’ ‘better capitalism’ is scary

25 May 2023 4:00 am

In January 2023, Treasurer Jim Chalmers released a major policy ‘think piece’ where he detailed his and (presumably Labor’s) vision…

ChatGPT hires human to pass ‘are you human’ test

24 May 2023 2:32 pm

AI life can lie to humans. Computer programs are perfectly happy to manipulate us in order to fulfil their programmed…

Labor’s coal-fired green dream

24 May 2023 1:40 pm

With cost-of-living pressures really starting to hurt Australians, Labor’s green dream would be a complete nightmare if it wasn’t for coal.…

Aseem Malhotra: truth seeker and a truth teller

24 May 2023 6:00 am

It’s been said that in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Are you free…

There’s something off about the Voice

24 May 2023 5:00 am

Now, here’s a curious thing… In 1999, the republic referendum cost $66 million. In real terms today, that’s $133 million. Since 1999,…

Upshots from politicians delivering more free stuff and regulations

24 May 2023 4:00 am

The forerunner of democracy – a post-medieval one-man-one-vote – was propelled by radicals seeking greater freedom of trade, speech, and…

Double Shot Ep2: is Western Civilisation failing our kids?

23 May 2023 4:14 pm

It’s hard not to look around at the youngest two generations and wonder, what happened? They are depressed, scared, confused,…

Autism rises as the NDIS expands

23 May 2023 7:00 am

An article in the Weekend Australian on April, 2023, titled, Autism to cost budget $8.25bn: will the safety net break? was…

California is bleeding actors

23 May 2023 5:00 am

California is bleeding actors, and the number of those fleeing the quasi-socialist state is trending. Mark Wahlberg was the latest to follow SpyKids,…

The Voice and the law

23 May 2023 4:00 am

Many Australian legal groups such as the NSW Bar Association and possibly the Victorian Bar Association, as well as most…