ITV’s Transaction is painfully unfunny
The plot of Transaction, a six-part comedy currently showing on ITV2, is simple. A supermarket accused of transphobia hires a…
Pandas, eagles, secrets, and a ruddy big mess
The Prime Minister is both coy and acting flippant about a so-called ‘secret’ meeting between Ambassador Kevin Rudd and US…
The Smart Energy Council’s love letter to Chris Bowen
From the National Press Club: Picture this. A room full of journalists, some scribbling notes, others stifling yawns, as John…
Conservatives know exactly what they want
In the spirit of the Liberal Party’s ‘listening’ exercise to find out what Australians are looking for from the (modern?)…
Swindle. Con. Cult. Barnaby Joyce calls the Net Zero industry out!
You couldn’t dream this rubbish up … you pay the billionaires twice
Wimbledon’s Royal Box has become naff
As Wimbledon reaches its climax this weekend, those of us neither interested in tennis, nor in taking a fortnight off…
France doesn’t need Boomers dreaming of political comebacks
If France didn’t have enough to worry about right now with its soaring rates of debt, crime and immigration, now…
How to save Conservatism
It is impossible to deny the sense of gloom and pessimism in Britain today. The economy is stagnant, and our…
Why Britain should celebrate the Battle of the Boyne
British schoolchildren spend more time learning about the American civil rights movement than the English Civil War. An entire generation…
The real scandal of Mamdani’s college application
While the fact that Zohran Mamdani had identified as black on his Columbia University application stole the headlines, the hack…
Jewish doctors are sick of the BMA
Around sixty Jewish doctors, including senior consultants and general practitioners, have left or are planning to leave the British Medical…
Jim Chalmers’ brazen attempt to grab power … and your money
If the Treasurer was serious about achieving a fairer superannuation system, the last thing he would do is demand the…
The ‘F’ in school education
Parents are concerned, teachers are stressed, and the kids are anxious. These issues are regularly discussed within schools and throughout…
Thanks Albo! Australia is one of the worst-performing nations in the developed world
One thing is certain about the government’s August productivity summit – there will be no policies adopted, and even fewer…
The Australian way
This week, in a major speech, Prime Minister Albanese coined a new phrase to describe the actions of his lacklustre…
Oh come all ye faithful
Catholics make up the largest Christian denomination in Australia. The Catholic Church runs thousands of schools, hospitals, aged care facilities…
The transcendence of style
Paula Vogel’s Mother Play: a play in five evictions is a superlative piece of theatre and it demonstrates unambiguously that…
