How the Coalition might still prevail
It’s generally agreed that this election will be closer than was expected before campaigning began. The main problem for the…
The twisted truth about Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party pretends to stand for the traditional values of old England: Parliamentary sovereignty, patriotism and decency. However little…
Shorten smiles
We’ve had a concentrated dose of Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten of late as they race for the Lodge, throwing…
Stay schtum, GULAGs: ScoMo’s Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae will win it for us
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: CBD has consistently been warning GULAG not to go overboard. The Fabian approach is…
Our hard-won prosperity – and how to keep it
The different rates of change in world income levels have provided Australia with a magnificent base on which to build…
A polling week reminder on the size of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions
Most politicians live in a green fantasyland where facts and numbers don’t count. They dream up fanciful figures for proposed…
ScoMo’s socialist housing policy: desperation and disgrace
On Saturday night, barring the biggest rebuff since opinion polls got it wrong with Donald Trump’s election as US president,…
Brexit is a symptom of Europe’s problems
Three decades after the fall of the Berlin wall, Europe is once again at a crossroads. In 1989 and the years…
CBD: The GULAG’s got this, so all must have prizes
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: Election 19 is crawling to the business end. This time next week CBD predicts…
We don’t want Shorten to succeed, but Liberals to act like Liberals
The week in politics, the week to come: The final week of this meandering election campaign is upon us. The…
EXCLUSIVE: Kel Richards’ election dictionary
Puzzled by the way words are used in the election campaign? Here’s your handy cut out ‘n’ keep pocket guide…
Naive, nasty, noxious and negative: the Greens exposed
What do you think of when you hear the word “Greens”? If you’re a Lib, you’re probably already foaming at…
Israel Folau, Rugby Australia and how tolerant should we be of intolerance?
The Israel Folau case has brought up a crucial question our society has asked before, and will undoubtedly ask again.…
Time to drop the binary bulldust and proudly proclaim ‘Happy Acknowledgement Day’?
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: CBD reluctantly admits to some recidivist traits. One is love of parents. Given Mot—-…
Mothers Day and our bitter national custody battle
Mothers Day offers an interesting point of reflection for Australia this year. It’s a week before the election and Australians…
Mark Latham: back in the bullring, uncensored
This is the full text of the Maiden Speech of the Hon Mark Latham MLC presented to the New South…
He’ll get by with a little help from his friends
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: CBD knows it’s Red Shield Appeal week, but instead wants to say Thank God…
A royal baby reminds us why the monarchy matters
Strictly in terms of its implications for the succession, the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son this…
Portrait of the week: Labour/Tory Brexit talks, Gavin Williamson’s innocence plea and Cyclone Fani
Home John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, blamed Theresa May, the Prime Minister, for leaking details of talks between the government…
Paul Mason: The Brexit party is great news for Labour
Multiple copies of a Labour leaflet for the European elections are being shared on messaging apps by horrified activists. Not…
Like Theresa May, Claudius struggled to know who to trust
After the sacking of Gavin Williamson, a former No. 10 insider said of Theresa May: ‘One of Theresa’s big faults is…
How to fight Bolshevism
From 10 May 1919: The heart of the country is always for moderation. Nothing could show this more plainly than…
How long before Baby Sussex slips down the line of succession?
Endangered species The UN claimed a million species of plants and animals could become extinct. If they all died out,…
Letters: Stop with the propaganda – marijuana use is not trivial
Scrutinising charities Sir: Toby Young was right to raise questions about War on Want’s links to the Stop Trump campaign…
Are the ‘village idiots’ right about Brexit?
The former BBC presenter Gavin Esler has very kindly given us an insight into how BBC people think (had we…
