Why PETA is my pet peeve
Criticising PETA—the extremist animal liberation organisation—is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel. Because they routinely come up with…
The UN climate watermelons want a slice of us all
Earlier this year I wrote about the important distinction between supporters and activists. When we look at left-wing political, social, economic and…
New loans and leasing laws punish the poor, slam small business
The Commonwealth government’s proposed laws limiting small loans and the leasing of consumer goods by setting caps on repayments which…
Cooling on climate catastrophe
No, 97 per cent of scientists do not agree on climate change. In fact, as climate writer Andy West’s new…
Baby, it’s woke outside
The world has lost its mind. Before I open my laptop and binge on a brekkie of rage and victimhood,…
How to save public transport – and cut that commute
It is well established that major Australian cities currently suffer from unsustainable levels of traffic congestion and inadequate rail and…
We’re part of the revolt of the “Yellow Vests” too
For decades now, working people, tax payers and retirees have been battered by the Green elites who shelter in well-paid…
Time to drop our petulant politics and respect democracy
“Pick a scar on your body and share the story of how you got it with the other people here.”…
Confucius say: relax
You get a glimpse of the real purpose of education when you look at the liberal arts curriculum offered here…
The Incumbent Preservation Society
The leaders on the way out (I was going to write “outgoing” but it would have been confusing because in…
The Bushes, McCains, and the death of republican virtues
The death this year of John McCain, George H W Bush, and his wife Barbara has seen the revival of…
Sex for rent
According to feminist doctrine. Women are powerless, desireless and lack sexual agency. They retain zero autonomy over their bodies. And…
Fifty shades of red
Normally socialism, er, buggers you through high taxes, over-regulation and social control: A growing wave of sex-positive feminists are working to…
Flat White: a statement
Last week the Flat White website published a letter from a reader with an accompanying illustration. The post was removed immediately…
No, no, no Celinununu!
The Canadian megastar, Celine Dion, appears to have gone the full Trudeau—and I don’t just mean voting for Justin—by launching…
An incontrovertible truth (or two)
My address to the Climate Change Conference, Katowice, Poland, December 2 – 14, 2018: Special greetings to Al Gore Al,…
Australia should cop out of COP-24
Prime Minister Morrison should make no new commitments at the COP24 climate-fest this week in Poland. We do not trust…
The new Big Day Out
Hi mum, just got back from the Parliament House climate change protest. Protesting is just like Schoolies Week with lots…
Why we must reject May’s deal
While some may doubt Donald Trump’s claim to be a friend of Britain’s, his intervention in the Brexit debate this…
Portrait of the week: the Brexit world, the non-Brexit world and Mars
Brexit Theresa May, the Prime Minister, seemed to succeed in uniting the country in opposition to the withdrawal agreement to…
I’m the latest victim of George Osborne’s austerity
I got the sack the other day from the London Evening Standard, where I’ve been a weekly columnist for about…
Letters: Brexit’s impact on the Irish border issue has been flagged up all along
The Irish border Sir: Contrary to the assertion that the Irish border ‘only hit the headlines’ after Leo Varadkar became…
What if the Brexit vote fails?
We are heading into uncharted waters. The great hope of No. 10 and cabinet loyalists was that once Theresa May’s…
Britain is making the same mistake it always does in negotiations with Europe
Theresa May, William Hague and others say that the EU will not want to trap Britain in the backstop because…
Sex in church is fine – just keep the Christians out
Nic Roeg’s art-house thriller from 1973 Don’t Look Now was most famous, or infamous, for its lengthy and explicit sex…
