Coming soon: “I’m a Victorian, Get Me Out of Here”
Comedian Daniel Andrews is set to host a new reality TV show, “I’m a Victorian, Get Me Out of Here.”…
What do Victoria and New Zealand have in common?
Victoria and New Zealand are similar in size and population. Their current leaders, Premier and Prime Minister respectively, although of…
Faith in the government is wearing thin
As the government tightens coronavirus restrictions across swathes of the north east, Boris Johnson is facing his worst polling on the…
Scrap presidential debates — but not this year
The toughest moment of Joe Biden’s year arrived in May. It was harder than seeing off Bernie Sanders, harder even…
America’s allies don’t like Trump. So what?
So, the Pew Research Center polled more than a dozen allies and, guess what, the allies — from the UK…
The sanctimony of the celebrity Facebook boycott
Kim Kardashian West is the latest in a long line of celebrities, including Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence,…
In defence of the grouse shooting exemption
At the tail end of last week, news emerged that no groups of more than six people were to be allowed…
The solution to 2020 and beyond? Responsible individualism
We have had many challenges to face in 2020. Which to tackle first? Without the traditional wisdom of a reliable…
How the EU is breaking its own Lisbon Treaty
That the European Union takes to the moral high ground on international law when it suits it is hardly new.…
A second lockdown would be a disaster for Boris
Could Britain be heading for a second lockdown? Boris Johnson says his government is doing ‘everything in our power’ to prevent…
Coronavirus isn’t belting our economy. It’s the political response – from the top down
Part of me is so sick of the Morrison government’s bungled response to the Wuhan virus that I can hardly…
The Internal Market Bill isn’t radical enough
The more the SNP decries the Internal Market Bill, the more I warm to it. Initially, I considered it sensible…
Tax cuts are sexist!
The Morrison government’s planned tax cuts will benefit high-income earners and most high-income earners are men. You know where this…
Unemployment? Nice one, Dan
Read it and weep. If #YouStandWithDan, there’s a good chance you’re standing in a queue at Centrelink (more likely it’s…
This week’s big energy announcements? Just another nail in the coffin of low-cost power
The government’s energy policy announced this week is another milestone in the demise of what was once the world’s lowest-cost…
Hiding Biden from tough questions hurts him more than it helps him
If you show up, people will vote for you. That was the lesson from crucial swing states like Wisconsin and…
Why is Sky UK’s Kay Burley so obsessed with Tony Abbott?
Robert Buckland was touring the Westminster studios this morning, batting away questions over the Internal Market Bill and touting his…
Covid totalitarianism
The actions of Victoria Police in the egregious arrest of Ballarat mother Zoe Buhler for posting about an anti-lockdown protest…
Jussie Smollett, reigning queen of the gaslight
MAGA country’s most famous resident wants his C-list career back. And some of the most despicable cretins on the left…
How Extinction Rebellion shot itself in the foot
It was easy to criticise Westminster for caving into Extinction Rebellion’s demands for a ‘citizen’s assembly’ on climate change when…
Covid-19 and the false positive trap
Imagine a world where Covid-19 has been eliminated. To be certain this is true, the government conducts regular tests at…
Playing politics with the Jordan Valley
I first came across Andra Jackson back in 2009 when she wrote an article about a protest over a play…
Germany is terrified of upsetting China
As Europe weighs what course to take in the face of Beijing’s growing belligerence, it has become increasingly clear that…
GetUp!, get lost
GetUp! is a Trojan horse; we all know that. Hiding inside is an oozing mess of rancidity. So, we all…
The advert that reveals China’s problem with race
After the Hong Kong protests, America’s Black Lives Matter protests were like manna from heaven for Beijing. Now Chinese politicians could point…
