What would the Voice say?
The Gruen Transfer, the ABC’s comedy show about advertising, has a segment in which host Wil Anderson asks, ‘What would Putin/Palmer/Trump do?’…
Lidia Thorpe for President?!
When we consider which eminent citizen amongst us we might place our trust in if Australia were ever to become…
Nuclear: the age of immortal energy
‘Carbon dioxide poses a dilemma for the radical environmentalists. Since nuclear reactors emit almost no carbon dioxide, how can one…
Rationing and blackouts are a possibility this winter
The debate about energy in the UK has largely concentrated on just how high prices will go. This is understandable…
War in Ukraine has exposed the truth about Europe
The war in Ukraine has exposed the truth about Russia. Many refused to see that Vladimir Putin’s state still has imperialist…
Ukrainians aren’t surprised by Amnesty’s victim-blaming
Is Amnesty International victim-blaming? The Ukrainian military has been endangering civilians, it said, by establishing military bases and putting weapons…
How did climate doomsters get the Great Barrier Reef so wrong?
We are, of course, in the midst of a ‘climate emergency’ and the ‘sixth mass extinction’ of life on Earth.…
Who cares about Trump’s toilet?
It’s the scoop they were all after. Finally, at last, the much-lambasted Washington press pack has obtained the media equivalent…
Taiwan tells China: we’re not scared
China has launched a new round of military drills near Taiwan, having previously announced they were ending on Sunday. The…
Boris Johnson’s warning from history
After a long period in office, it’s natural for any political party to lose their zeal for governing. As problems…
How vulnerable are Ukraine’s nuclear power stations to attack?
For years, security services have worried about terrorists unleashing a ‘dirty bomb’ – where a conventional explosive is used to…
Truss and Sunak go to battle on economic ‘handouts’
The dire economic warnings from the Bank of England of a 15-month recession with inflation hitting more than 13 per…
There’s no such thing as an ‘ordinary Russian’
There was a whiteboard in the BBC Baghdad bureau for noting down phrases we hoped to ban from the airwaves.…
Does the Met have a racism problem?
Back in the winter of 2012, a postal worker named Zac Sharif-Ali was taking a lunchtime stroll with his dog…
Lozza is a legend
Laurence Fox – the British actor cancelled for famously flopping over in exhaustion after being dismissed as a ‘white, privileged male’ by…
It’s time for feminists to say #MenToo
Let me be clear: I am a committed feminist and a passionate supporter of the Enlightenment and its ideals. Indeed, I…
Constitutional change could be catastrophic
Politicians seek constitutional reform to expand their power, not serve the people
Unfair contracts
Get ready for a profound disruption to some core big business operations in Australia. The Albanese government has committed to…
Labor’s Climate Bill is an economic precipice
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Truss is ‘misinterpreted’, again
With four weeks left in the leadership race, how many more times is Liz Truss going to be ‘misinterpreted’? First,…
What has Pelosi’s Taiwan trip wrought?
In becoming the highest-ranking American politician to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the dominant…
Truss and Sunak are blind to the coming crisis
In times of crisis in the 20th century, voters called for politicians from opposing parties to put aside their differences…
I apologize for my white baby
I’m here to apologize to my brothers and sisters of color — my white daughter’s pale skin has brought me…
Grievance politics will never reconcile
Recognition, reconciliation, closing the gap, a Voice … all bundled into a grievance package squeezing the guilt out of contemporary…
Do North Sea birds dream of giant spinning machetes?
Gutting the agricultural industry via nitrogen bans isn’t the only bad idea washing around Europe’s climate elite. Four ‘virtuous’ nations…
