Hidden eco-cost of batteries not included
The climate is changing – by how much and by what cause is still up in the air. But, that’s…
Disgustation
‘Would you like the cat consommé?’ The waiter passes me a spoon. I swallow the broth in one go, deciding…
Brown study
You liked Pink Batts? You’ll love Funny Money! Why? Well, I am now convinced that the Liberal party has gone…
John Beard Edmund (+Bill)
I don’t imagine the newest member of the Royal Family was named after the Archibald Prize but it was a…
Cross about cross-dressing?
Where is the parental rage to protect our children from an ideologically creepy Labor-Green government? Mums and dads across the…
Smarter than a sea sponge
What a relief. It turns out Democratic representative for New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was just joking when she said in…
Election party 2022: chuck another possum on the barbie?
The Greens want to replace ancient grasslands and modern croplands with trees. They worship eucalypt weeds while chipping away at…
The whataboutery of the Alabama abortion ban
Alabama’s near-total abortion ban, signed into law on Wednesday by governor Kay Ivey, is a real moment of hope. The principle on…
Behind the scenes at a Brexit Party rally: why Labour and the Tories should be terrified
In a small town in the Black Country last night, a political rally took place which should have the two main…
Mr Shorten, we knew Bob Hawke…
It didn’t take long, did it? After yesterday likening himself to Gough Whitlam, this morning Bill Shorten used Labor’s greatest…
The making of a millennial conservative
I pre-polled early this year, as I will be out of the country on election day. Usually I can’t be…
CBD: it’s GULAG for government with SM stalled
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: After today it’s virtually over. CBD is emotionally exhausted. The worry, the panic of…
Do it for Bob
The hashtag bobbed up as the news spread last night: #DoItForBob. Yes. Let’s. Spectator types in particular. Let’s have a…
Theresa May’s successor should be careful what they wish for
Let’s assume this really is the start of the last act of Theresa May’s premiership. Let’s assume too that her…
Racist incidents are down since Trump’s election. Yes, really
The election of Donald Trump has, of course, unleashed the latent racist which lurks within millions of Americans. We know…
Election eve thoughts on the least worst of the least worst
High Commissioner to London George Brandis brings the election day charity sausage sizzle to the largest polling booth of them…
What’s the truth about Cambridge Analytica?
If you have heard of Alexander Nix, you probably think he’s a villain. He is the former head of Cambridge…
Why the special social media sensitivity come election time?
Destroying the careers of political aspirants has become a national sport and is a far cry from the role media…
The Electoral Commission’s big ‘bugger you’ to country voters
With breathtaking arrogance and scant concern for connection with voters in rural communities, the Australian Electoral Commission has deemed the…
Free speech, kicking føcking faces in and why Labor can’t be trusted on freedom of religion
The Greens candidate for the south Sydney seat of Barton, Connor Parissis, has been exposed for hurling abuse at Christians…
A Coalition victory is on the cards
There can be no doubt now that Bill Shorten wept profusely as he plunged the dagger, first into Kevin Rudd’s back and…
Now ScoMo goes the GULAG on ‘freedom’?
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: With three days to go there is still the frightful prospect of SM campaigning…
If we still won’t talk immigration this campaign, here are some conversation starters
As (a nation of) immigrants, and descendants of immigrants, it appears that the Australian public has the following legitimate concerns…
How the ‘Australian Greens’ part is letting down the GULAG
While CBD’s confidence of a GULAG victory is growing by the day, one does need to express disappointment with the…
Israel Folau is a bloody footballer, not St Thomas More
When I was on Sky’s The Front Page programme the other night the topic of Israel Folau and his religious…
