The economic statement: the real issues
The Treasurer’s ministerial statement to parliament yesterday – in place of the usual budget speech scheduled for that day — could…
Has coronavirus killed the Democrats’ healthcare referendum?
Late last December, Democrats were heading into the homestretch of their presidential primary optimistic that although they faced an internal…
Newsflash: Trump insults everyone
Want to know the worst kept secret in America? Every time President Trump and the White House Press Corps do…
Seven words to Clementine Ford
Last week Flat White broke the news that the City of Melbourne has handed over a hefty chunk of ratepayer’s…
Cut! Weekend news shows give Barr and Pompeo the chop
The communications teams at the State Department and Department of Justice spent the past couple of days trying to correct…
Can we trust Covid modelling? More evidence from Sweden
At last we’re getting a debate about Covid-19 modelling. When people finally got to look under the hood of the…
Why Benjamin Netanyahu has outlasted all his political rivals
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a coalition agreement, after a year of uncertainty and three elections, to create…
Who will be Joe Biden’s co-president?
Joe Biden needs a co-president. Not just a running mate, not just a potential vice president, but someone who will…
Why are we all so sick of the MSM?
Why do the public dislike journalists so much; treating them as they would the sanitation workmen in the days before…
Scotland’s chilling new blasphemy law
The new Hate Crime Bill proposed by the Scottish Government is a sweeping threat to freedom of speech and conscience.…
The Lib Dem leadership race is descending into farce
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the finer details of the contest to choose who will be the next leader…
Josh just doesn’t get it
Josh Frydenberg still doesn’t get it The Treasurer delivered a grim economic outlook today, giving figures that have not been…
Thank you, Alan Jones
Alan Jones’ career has been remarkable. As a broadcaster, his dedication has been outstanding; he continually used his talents in…
Five key grabs from the Treasurer’s statement
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has forecast the economy will grow by close to $10 billion a month once all three stages…
Joe Biden’s broken record
‘Get your words straight, Jack!’ As Joe Biden campaigns for the Oval Office, the 77-year-old frequently recounts his five decades…
Computer modelled scaremongering ain’t going to cut it any more
Number four in Craig Kelly’s series 20 reasons why the Wuhan Flu is the final nail in the climate alarmists’…
Taiwan, the WHO and the tactical struggle in US-China relations
Over the coming weeks, a battle between Washington and Beijing over the inclusion of Taiwan as an observer at the…
Coronavirus shows why it’s vital to distinguish sex and gender
The Covid-19 pandemic shows all too clearly the importance of data. Knowing that men and older people are more likely to…
How Number 10 should illustrate its Covid alert formula
Following the Prime Minister’s address last night, Twitter was ablaze with mockery of the equation the government will use to…
How government can learn from disasters
Soon enough, Congress will hold hearings to investigate the federal response to the Wuhan virus pandemic. It is almost a…
Britain could learn from France’s coronavirus approach
If there is a God, He’s not French. Last night I was on the balcony of my apartment in Paris…
Round, round get around, don’t get around
Travel restrictions in Queensland have been recently relaxed. We are allowed to drive 50 kilometres from our homes, and there’s…
Danandrewstan: the education state?
Victoria bills itself as “The education state”. We all know what that means — dodgy, dumbed-down degree and diploma factories…
How the(ir) ABC put the “I” into Mother’s Day
Remember the days when Mother’s Day was actually about mothers? A homemade card, poorly buttered toast in bed and an…
Two big gaps in Boris Johnson’s lockdown statement
There were three messages in Boris Johnson’s address to the nation, and quite a lot of important gaps. The messages…
