In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Pauline Hanson and the party of one
When you have been swimming in a sewer long enough, you lose the ability to smell your own filth. I…
Gina Rinehart invests in Elon Musk’s space race
Let’s face it. If we left the space race to Energy and Environment Minister Chris Bowen, Australia would be attempting…
Roman precedent suggests Hanson might turn out great
Can Pauline Hanson follow Giorgia Meloni’s example?
Fire the Liar: The politics of broken promises
‘Never ask a liar why they lied. To explain it, they would have to lie again.’ Online, the quote is…
Space cowboys: Nasa’s all-male crew causes outrage for no reason
Another day, another mindless imagined Woke outrage. Artemis III is set for launch in 2027. It is a ‘low Earth…
One Nation may have found the Holy Grail of Populism
Like most political commentators, we have been transfixed by the meteoric rise of One Nation as a credible political force…
Inclusive art where we no longer belong
I recently left an art display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia called Attachment Styles: Modes of Belonging in…
Sex-selective abortion deserves honest debate, not dismissal
A recent article questioned the need for legislation prohibiting sex-selective abortion in New South Wales. At first glance, the article…
Parents turning to One Nation to fight the Woke curriculum
While there are multiple reasons why millions of Australians are turning to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, ranging from financial hardship,…
The diversity we no longer celebrate
Equal opportunity will not create equal outcomes ... and that is okay
Australia: major exporters of internet censorship
But a Digital Duty of Care could make that world safer
The shocking truth about Australian crime rates
Australia faces a serious crime problem. Many Australians believe our crime rate is low compared with countries like the United…
Penny Wong and the ABC
If actions speak louder than words, then Penny Wong’s actions have been delivering a consistent message for nearly two years.…
Andrew Hastie: ‘Pauline Hanson’s problem is that she is MAGA first.’
Liberal Leader Angus Taylor barely has his toes in the sand and already there are articles pondering if he might…
Thinking … and other dangerous activities
What is causing society to slide into a Dark Age of the Mind?
Ten reasons why the murder of Henry Novak was an example of Wokeness
One of the most heartbreaking videos I have ever seen was the speech made by Henry Novak’s father, Mark Novak,…
Editor’s picks
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Who you gonna trust, baby?
Conservative leaders need to listen more closely to Shakespeare
A constitution to rule them all
How much power is concentrated in Pauline’s hands?
The lessons our schools need to teach
Today’s students are woefully ignorant of how our government works
