2020 Democrats shapeshift into moderates in Ohio

17 October 2019 2:07 am

Tuesday night’s presidential debates reminded Americans of the opposition party’s greatest superpower, shapeshifting, as the candidates we’ve come to know…

What Extinction Rebellion and the People’s Vote campaign have in common

16 October 2019 6:14 pm

Extinction Rebellion (XR) has announced it will finish its ‘Autumn Uprising’ earlier than planned in order to make way for…

You want evidence, not special interest group, based policy?

16 October 2019 5:37 pm

All too often the information spreading across social media and into reporting misleads users and is inaccurate or all-around fake.…

Love in a Cold War climate

16 October 2019 11:29 am

Much indignation and acres of news space has been given over to excoriating the American decision – President Trump’s decision,…

Ten reasons why climate catastrophists need to cool down

16 October 2019 5:00 am

If we are to believe the hype, then human civilisation as we know it is on the brink of extinction.…

Is hate crime really on the rise?

16 October 2019 4:28 am

The Guardian ran a story on its website today headlined: ‘Hate crimes doubled in England and Wales in five years.’…

Spain was wrong to jail the Catalan separatists

16 October 2019 3:48 am

Some things just don’t pass the gut test. Your head tells you they’re right, all the facts point in their…

John Bolton, avenger

16 October 2019 3:45 am

President Trump may be pulling out of Syria, but it’s bombs away in Washington. John Bolton’s likening Rudy Giuliani to…

What Pelosi really wants from impeachment

16 October 2019 2:48 am

The most important thing to know about Democrats’ impeachment inquiry is this: it is not about removing President Trump now; it…

On black privilege

15 October 2019 11:28 pm

Discussions of ‘privilege’ have become one of the themes of this age. In a short space of time, the obsession…

Scrap the family law inquiry, Greens? Hell no!

15 October 2019 5:02 pm

On Monday, Larissa Waters moved a motion calling for the abandonment of the Family Law Inquiry. She posted on her…

Let sport be sport — and sod the Chinese cash

15 October 2019 2:34 pm

Sport used to be one of the last institutions that could transcend all the divisions in society – at least…

It’s not just Ellen. The left will now decide your friends

15 October 2019 10:52 am

According to Age columnist, Robert Moran, progressives will now choose our friends. We don’t have to worry about making friends…

Menzies to Morrison: the master to the miracle-worker

15 October 2019 5:00 am

This week the Liberal Party of Australia turns 75. And like most milestones, it encourages a bit of reflection. In…

Did anyone take today’s Queen’s Speech seriously?

15 October 2019 3:38 am

If today’s Queen’s Speech was meant to offer a preview of what the next general election and life after it…

Andrew Yang is 2020’s ad blocker candidate

15 October 2019 12:45 am

Every so often, a political candidate rises to the fore fueled by the grievances of people who are seriously annoyed.…

The biggest risk with Boris Johnson’s Queen’s Speech

14 October 2019 10:23 pm

This is more an election manifesto launch than a conventional Queen’s Speech, because Boris Johnson simply does not have the numbers in…

Could Boris Johnson win an election but lose his seat?

14 October 2019 9:25 pm

Is Boris safe in Uxbridge? The Lib Dems have an eye on the Prime Minister’s 5000 vote majority and their…

Forget Extinction Rebellion, how about an earth history education revolution?

14 October 2019 5:05 pm

We don’t need rowdy Extinction Rebellions on our streets. We need education on extinctions in our science academies, classrooms and…

What confidential talking points?

14 October 2019 4:21 pm

As everyone and their dog knows, the Prime Minister’s media office mistakenly sent today’s official confidential Coalition talking points to,…

Ita fails the ABC of race relations

14 October 2019 11:06 am

ABC chair Ita Buttrose laments that the Australian media landscape is “too white” and not representative of our multicultural society.…

The purpose of Boris Johnson’s Queen’s Speech

14 October 2019 7:20 am

Normally a Prime Minister uses a Queen’s Speech to lay out their government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead. However,…

Can ministers really hold their nerve on Brexit this week?

14 October 2019 6:39 am

Boris Johnson is now in what’s known in cricket as the ‘Nervous Nineties’, when a batsman becomes so anxious about…

How the left’s Mad F***king Witches hexed themselves

14 October 2019 5:00 am

Sunday provided a harsh but essential reminder that the far left of politics will never be happy. You may try…

If Boris does a Brexit deal, it will be because of the ‘Surrender Act’

13 October 2019 10:04 pm

Will he strike a deal with the EU allowing Britain to leave this month? Will he compromise on the Irish…