Flat White

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

Is Peter Dutton listening to Trump?

8 January 2025 1:00 am

Government efficiency is an election-winning issue for those with courage

Goodbye Pesutto, you won’t be missed

7 January 2025 2:00 am

On December 27 in Spring Street Melbourne, while the state of Victoria was literally on fire, Victorian Liberals were hard…

Defusing the wind drought trap

7 January 2025 1:10 am

The problem that makes the energy transition impossible

A new Syria?

7 January 2025 1:00 am

Pluralist non-Arabs key to a secure future

Well, this is a surprise! Elon and Nigel go to war

6 January 2025 1:35 pm

Things are getting awkward between X owner Elon Musk and Reform leader Nigel Farage. Last week, the billionaire appeared to…

Beyond the nuclear price tag

6 January 2025 3:00 am

Australia is ready for new leadership on energy

It’s time to kill Elmo

6 January 2025 2:30 am

Public broadcasting is an industry that has been rendered obsolete

Rotherham: why now?

6 January 2025 1:00 am

Billionaire Elon Musk helps the UK rediscover justice

Our Anglican tradition, and a bit with a possum

6 January 2025 1:00 am

As I prepared to write this article, I went to pour a glass of wine. When I returned to my…

Senator Rennick versus the Libertarians

5 January 2025 1:48 pm

Who do we trust to regulate Big Pharma, the government or the market?

Why did Crisafulli ban debate on abortion?

5 January 2025 2:00 am

Liberal voters should be very disappointed in the Premier

How to ensure Labor wins the next election

5 January 2025 1:50 am

Splintering the vote will undo Menzies’ legacy

The righting of the Western political ship

5 January 2025 1:00 am

Enough of this technocratic, illiberal, and censorious governance

Blackout Bowen seeks debate-free serenity at Bluesky

4 January 2025 12:33 pm

Australians are angry about their energy bills – the minister has run away

Trump’s energy policies are a game changer for renewables

4 January 2025 1:40 am

The lonely crusade to kill-off coal may be coming to an end

Australian churches push back

4 January 2025 1:30 am

The new Christian creed for sexual integrity

Australia isn’t ready for ‘drill baby drill’

4 January 2025 1:20 am

What happens when green money dries up?

Sustainability rankings: a guide on universities to avoid?

4 January 2025 1:00 am

Activism is the academic path to mediocrity

Christmas clean-up list!

21 December 2024 7:19 am

As a child, I remember my parents lamenting how quickly the years seemed to fly by, insisting that each year…

2024: A year of missed opportunities for energy and the environment

20 December 2024 8:19 pm

As we approach the end of 2024, Australians have little reason to feel optimistic. Living standards have fallen, the currency…

Competition is essential to education

20 December 2024 6:12 pm

As night follows day, whenever the Year 12 ATAR results are released critics argue it must be replaced. Instead of…

The Pub Test: The real state of the Australian economy

20 December 2024 11:25 am

Nobody has been this broke in generations

Happy Birthday, Menzies

20 December 2024 7:42 am

It is the anniversary of the birthday of Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, Australia’s most important Prime Minister. The Australia he…

The drone wars

20 December 2024 7:26 am

There’s an urban legend going back many years about an early drone delivery system. Following successful tests in America and…

Broke and broken: Victoria’s dire outlook set to get worse

19 December 2024 6:29 pm

Victoria finishes the year much as it started it. Badly. Very badly. With the state election still two years away…