How the Tories can bin Boris
There are not very many good things to say about the Conservative party in Parliament these days. Barely a month…
Tom Daley should not wade into swimming’s trans row
Swimming’s governing body, Fina, made a wise and sensible decision last week. It declared that transwomen were ineligible to take part in elite…
Why is Prince Charles accepting bags stuffed with cash?
After the excitement of the Platinum Jubilee, complete with emotional tributes to ‘mummy’, Prince Charles might have been forgiven for…
What Russia’s military shake-up reveals about Putin’s war in Ukraine
When General Alexander Dvornikov was made overall commander of Russia’s forces in April, it looked as if the amateurishness and…
Abortion should not be just another culture-war ding dong
The overturning of Roe v. Wade is an American story, and a global one. What the hell – it’s asked…
Did Hunter Biden influence Obama-era China policy?
“Fighting corruption is not just good governance,” Joe Biden once said. “It is self-defense. It is patriotism, and it’s essential…
Penny Wong gives Taliban $1 million in aid
While Australian families suffer through Covid-induced poverty or are left jobless due to state-Labor vaccine mandates, Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
I made a go of ‘chest feeding’
My wife and I had our first child recently, and I feared not pulling my weight in helping provide nourishment…
Democrats go on ‘sex strike’
Abortion activists have threatened a ‘sex strike’ to protest the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. A…
Climate Change’s ‘Pigouvian’ tax
Rod Sims, formerly head of the ACCC, advocates a carbon tax as a ‘Pigouvian’ solution to the global damage which he…
Griffith University takes cancel culture too far
Although few may remember him today, Sir Samuel Griffith made an immense contribution to the early development of Australia’s parliamentary…
Glastonbury sums up everything there is to hate about rock music
‘Glasto’ – the diminutive makes me shiver with distaste; like ‘Peely’ – as his fans affectionately called the late DJ…
How to read Ulysses
In the labyrinthine basement studio of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, Irish actor Barry McGovern is doing something that would be inconceivable…
Is tactical voting unravelling before it has even begun?
Since the Tories lost not one but two by-elections on Friday, ministers have been rather quiet on the issue of…
The socialist case against the strikes
Socialists like me are supposed to always support industrial action. But reports that doctors, teachers, local government employees and just…
Kean eliminates plastic!(?)
Dear climate warrior and morally superior eco-activist Matt Kean, You will find a lot of single-use plastic featured in the…
How Russia’s oligarchs are evading sanctions
On 25 February 2022, the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, a select group of oligarchs attended a private meeting with…
It’s time to trust democracy again after Roe v. Wade
Progressive outrage greeted this week’s US Supreme Court majority decision which overturned Roe v. Wade. ‘Extreme ideology,’ thundered Joe Biden. It was ‘a…
The founding, conquering and destruction of Mariupol
Now that the city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov has been conquered by the Russian army, it is…
More gaslighting in Roe vs. Wade
As most sentient beings will know by now, the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade in the Dobbs case. The general impression…
Blue states double down on abortion
Many are worried about losing their abortion rights now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. In some…
NSW and Victoria meddle in pre-schools
On June 16, the Premiers of New South Wales and Victoria announced ‘the greatest transformation of childhood education in a…
Voters are looking beyond partygate – and that’s Boris’s problem
Why did the Tories lose the by-elections so badly? Boris Johnson is offering answers in his various interviews at the…
Lockdown’s impact on young children: a look at the data
How much damage did lockdown inflict on children’s development? This could be one of the least-explored scandals in public life…
The problem with Billie Eilish’s Roe v. Wade intervention
The words ‘dark day’ went viral yesterday — in response to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in…
