Flat White

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

What the Coalition’s meeting with Reza Pahlavi means for Australia

21 September 2026 1:05 pm

Australia has an opportunity to set an example for other regimes in the Western world

The Liberals must bite the bullet on preferences

21 September 2026 12:51 pm

Jess Wilson has a chance to win government in Victoria if she plays her preference cards carefully

Labor doesn’t give a toss about Australia

21 September 2026 10:50 am

The Labor government has slashed visas for those who cannot vote Labor

In government and out of control

21 September 2026 1:40 am

Australia has become a good place to watch the end of the world

Silence of the Lambie

21 September 2026 12:35 am

Too many politicians are hostile to free speech, social media, and satire

Kevin Rudd might be … right(?!)

19 September 2026 8:37 pm

Don’t panic, I haven’t lost my mind, but there is something about his National Press Club address that has me worried

Reza Shah II and Australia’s shadow government

19 September 2026 4:17 pm

The online meeting between Reza Shah II and Australia’s shadow government can be viewed as part of the growing dialogue…

Fauda and the shadow of October 7

19 September 2026 2:58 pm

Essential viewing for anyone who doubts the reality of October 7 or denies Israel’s right to respond

PLEASE EXPLAIN! Why politicians are getting salty over satirical cartoons… | S3 Ep 19

18 September 2026 10:55 pm

This week… Jacqui Lambie’s rant over One Nation’s Andrew Hastie ‘traitor’ cartoon. Who dragged Albanese’s mother into the political conversation…

Mass migration overcrowds cities as regions left behind

18 September 2026 10:33 pm

Imagine an entire Lufthansa fleet of 27 Boeing-747s, at maximum capacity, picking up migrants from South and Southeast Asia, among…

Free speech and the fine print

18 September 2026 10:20 pm

Replacing politicians we can sack with judges who never face voters isn’t freedom. It’s a black-robed ruling class...

Methinks they doth protest too much

18 September 2026 12:57 am

With apologies to Shakespeare and Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, for the reference in the title, the recent ranting by both Labor…

Israel’s war in Gaza

17 September 2026 11:44 pm

A legal, moral, and strategic defence against genocide accusations

Novak Djokovic and the night his body said ‘enough’

17 September 2026 11:19 pm

If Djokovic retires, he will not disappear, he will continue to shape the world in ways that transcend sport

The load-bearing wall: Vale Dr Dale

17 September 2026 10:44 pm

Dale’s tenure at HIA was the age of uncomfortable truths delivered in plain language

Memo to Liberal Party

17 September 2026 4:17 pm

Pauline Hanson is not the problem, she’s the solution

Remembering September 11: still reeling 25 years on

16 September 2026 2:55 pm

On that day, peace was shattered, and a generation of Australians went to war

Veterans deserve better

16 September 2026 2:14 pm

Labor’s $5,000-a-year cap on veterans’ allied-health services

We have not forgotten

16 September 2026 12:16 pm

Reminding voters about the Liberal Party’s betrayal on censorship is not a good strategy

Please never explain

16 September 2026 10:14 am

Pauline Hanson should take advice from the late Queen Elizabeth II ... never complain, never explain

AOC and the parasocial nature of politics

16 September 2026 10:05 am

The loyalty people feel to their political tribe has been particularly intense in recent years

Restoring choice for stay-at-home parents

15 September 2026 8:39 pm

Government tax policy shouldn’t stop parents from raising their kids

Vale Jim Frecklington – an Australian craftsman for the ages

15 September 2026 4:03 pm

Australia has lost one of its most extraordinary and most artistic craftsmen. Jim Frecklington, royal coachmaker, horseman, artist, and patriot,…

Another attempt at internet censorship

15 September 2026 3:44 pm

The government will never stop trying to silence social media

One Nation stands against extremism on both sides

14 September 2026 2:51 pm

If you love Australia, walk away from radicalisation...