If Captain Whacky is setting China policy, we need to know
It is often said that not a great deal was accomplished in the 35 months Malcolm Turnbull was prime minister,…
Some coral just isn’t sexy enough for James Cook Uni and the Climate Inquisition
The First Finding handed down by Judge Salvador Vasta in the Peter Ridd court case concerned Bramston reef off Bowen…
Poor little rich boys, your average boy better beware…
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: What is it about some rich kids? They’re wonderful, aren’t they? Wallowing around in…
ScoMo’s enthusiasm just isn’t enough
The week in politics, the week to come. My five-month-old daughter Elizabeth loves music. Any music. Even my cack-handed piano…
Are you ready for the Summer of Biden?
Ah Biden, Sleepy Joe, the gaffe machine from Scranton, Penn. He’s familiar to everyone, but an unknown quantity as a…
Why the big miners turned green?
Big miners like Rio and BHP employ many geologists, chemists and physicists who can show that natural climate cycles have…
Jim Molan’s second surge?
In front of over 300 enthusiastic supporters at Balgowlah RSL today, New South Wales Senator Jim Molan made the case…
Creasey come, Creasey go
Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish…
Whatever happens May 18 Our ABC is ready to steer democracy
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: Regardless of the verdict of the visionless voters in Election 19 CBD can confidently…
Is war with Silicon Valley a Trump 2020 strategy?
The world, or at least Twitter, awoke Saturday morning to an extraordinary series of retweets from the site’s most infamous…
Why I love fossil fuels
I confess: I love coal and I love other fossil fuels, like unleaded petrol for my car. The truth is…
The GULAG cause is so worthy no criticism can be tolerated
Our perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: The selfless activism of the Left has always been admired by CBD. Commitment to…
The Tories are giving a masterclass in how to lose elections
When a political party is in trouble, we see infighting, leak inquiries, resignations, dismissals and botched attempts to depose the…
Call her Nancy: how David Cameron tried to change my name
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn. So it was for me a few weeks ago when, driving up the A1…
Portrait of the week: A shooting ban, security leaks and violence in Venezuela
Home Of those who voted Conservative in 2017, 53 per cent intend to vote for the Brexit party in the…
Lessons from the Greeks on rebuilding Notre Dame
As soon as the blaze that nearly brought down Notre Dame was extinguished, two questions were asked: how did it…
Does fracking really cause earthquakes?
Great shakes Shale gas commissioner Natascha Engel resigned in protest at what she called ‘absurd’ restrictions on fracking — in…
Rape has become dangerously politicised
It is more than three years since the town of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, decided to ditch its motto ‘Land of Rape…
The savagery and death lurking within our beautiful countryside
This is the time of year when the English countryside reaches peak incredible: when we rural folk mentally pinch ourselves…
Natural England is overwhelmed – and farmers are paying the price
Last week, on the first day of the government’s ban on farmers shooting pest birds, I walked across St James’s…
Why women make better senior bankers than men
If you’re a bloke in a suit who’d like to apply for the governorship of the Bank of England (deadline…
Will Nigel Farage’s Brexit party sink the Tories?
Something’s been missing from Westminster these past few days. Normally, in an election week, there is a buzz about the…
Why are boringly straight women claiming to be lesbians?
Lesbian tourism has long been a thing — women who once kissed a girl trying to appear more interesting while…
Andrew Adonis, a master of social media – and a model of social mobility
The news over Easter that Lord Adonis, the counterweight to nominative determinism, was standing as a Labour Remain MEP was…
We all have servants now
Montego Bay, Jamaica When the Kennedy clan were children, JFK and his siblings would tear off their clothes before leaping…
