The X Factor made all the right people cross
On hearing that the X Factor is no more after our 17 years together, I reflected on what a journey…
Has Mike Lindell lost it?
What is it about Donald Trump that his closest associates seem to all go irredeemably insane? On Thursday, the CEO…
It’s now the Greens who have the ugly faction
Just in case any readers have been living under a rock for the past few days (as opposed to heavy…
Why Israel is rolling out a third Covid jab
Israel has today become the first country in the world to offer a third Covid-19 booster vaccine on a large…
‘Australians will start to regain freedoms when the nation is 101 per cent vaccinated…’
Australians have been promised they will start to regain freedoms when the nation is 101 per cent vaccinated, under a…
I’m a liberal who thinks the return of mask mandates is dumb
A few days ago, I woke to find myself awash in new recommendations from the CDC. Apparently, because of the…
Is the government bluffing on vaccine passports?
Over the past week, the government have been upping the ante when it comes to calls for vaccine passports. Long…
Covid shame
Following her husband attending last weekend’s anti-lockdown protest, and then having been spotted and recognised on TV, a young Sydney…
Any conviction politicians out there? Hello?
Conservatives have been betrayed by the hollow men and women
Brisbane wins Gold in the hyperbole stakes
More bread and circuses as the Olympics head to Queensland
Cultural notes
Hobart’s historical heretics violated ‘Vitalist, unscrupulously optimistic cultures, cruel, bigoted and superstitious, all detest the grace-saving presence of the statue…
Covid notes
A day at the anti-lockdown rally When your only observations of protest marches are from television news reports, it’s easy…
John Mortimer & Leo McKern
What earthly guarantee do we have that live performance is going to be a viable option for Sydney or Melbourne…
Aussie Life
For obvious reasons, lockdowns have been much easier to deal with for Australians who live alone. Not for them the…
Aussie Language
Edward de Bono—the inventor of ‘lateral thinking’—died recently. I interviewed him a number of times on my radio show (he…
Australia is turning into a prison colony (again)
At all levels we are seeing power without responsibility
Brown study
Sadly, it looks as if the allegation that Australian troops committed war crimes in Afghanistan is true. In fact, here…
Bidets
In December 2019, and in keeping with our tradition of perverse birthday gifts, some friends gave me a bidet device.…
Letters
A note about manure Sir: I am afraid Matt Ridley shows a lack of understanding about agriculture in general and…
2517: Final line-up
The unclued lights appeared at the start under the shaded squares reading row by row from top to bottom (two…
