Free speech is officially dead in British universities
When I first read about plans for a new academic periodical called The Journal of Controversial Ideas, I got the…
The All Blacks: world-class time-wasters
Marvellous team, the All Blacks, of course. But they certainly know how to waste some time. Here are some things…
Dear Mary: How do I stop rabbits eating Mum’s graveside flowers?
Q. A difficult couple of our acquaintance always object to other guests at dinner and can be very rude to…
It’s a Jewish homage to the Wolseley, and that is no bad thing: Tish reviewed
Tish is a new grand café in Belsize Park, north London, but kosher. There are not really enough Jews to…
Collins dictionary has got ‘gammon’ all wrong
In the annual dictionary wars to nominate words of the year, in the hope of attracting publicity, Collins has made…
Very public health
I’ve known health minister Greg Hunt for over twenty years. When he is convinced about something he doesn’t hold back…
Flexing China’s muscles
We live in interesting times. And, according to Taylor, a respected academic from the Australian National University specialising in geopolitics,…
Brown study
There was something ritualistic about the latest terrorist outrage in Melbourne. True, it was hideous from the moment that Hassan…
Conservative notes
Why don’t the Libs fight to win? Imagine that in getting your public affairs news you were restricted to the…
No guilt, no apology
Convicted of murder, Derek Bromley can teach us all a lesson about saying sorry when we are not guilty. And…
Remembrance notes
Exactly a year ago I was on my way home starting the final stage of recovery from prolonged surgery. Indeed…
Business/Robbery etc
Beware of lawyers making recommendations about regulating the business community; they will inevitably lead to more business – for lawyers.…
Submarine notes
A working sub fleet and crew tomorrow, for 1/2 the price Now we have a new PM, he should look…
Sisters aren’t doing it for themselves
Every era has its noble lies – the ideas that underpin a civilisation. The noble lie of contemporary culture is…
Helen Thomson and Caroline Brazier
By my count, the 2019 Season will be the 40th produced by the Sydney Theatre Company. The coming season is…
Don’t sign
If, as seems to be reliably reported, the Morrison government has decided both to sign up next month to the…
The week in misandry
A quick peek at what’s going on the flip side of feminism – where it’s all about women. White Ribbon…
What makes the Mullahs mad (let alone so many of their flock)?
It seems that Islam is causing massive waves of mental illness around the world. If we collate the responses to…
Forget the poleys, save the Inuit
No matter how much CO2 we pump into the atmosphere, the big white bastards simply aren’t starving and drowning fast enough:…
Why do some Muslim leaders worry more about semantics than terror?
Muslim community leaders could learn a thing or two from the Prime Minister’s press conference held after the Bourke Street…
EXCLUSIVE: Did we just kowtow to terror? After last week?
The Australian Government has refused to offer immediate asylum to Asia Bibi, the Christian woman falsely accused of blasphemy in…
Fcuk orf
I want to be upfront with this. There will be no beating around the bush. I want to see the…
Amazing vape, how sweet the smoke…
Mother Teresa once famously said “I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I…
Don’t mention the jihad?
It seems a lot of people are pretty unhappy that Scott Morrison has dared to speak of “the radical and dangerous ideology…
