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It’s madness for half our firefighters to be female

1 November 2021 11:20 am

We are currently witnessing a ludicrous campaign aiming for fifty per cent female firefighters. Prominent male bosses have taken this on as a personal crusade,…

Trying to duck the climate fight has made the next election harder for the Coalition

1 November 2021 4:00 am

Last week I received an email from federal Liberal director Andrew Hirst soliciting a donation because renewable energy lobbyist and…

The Greens: calling occupants of interplanetary craft

31 October 2021 6:00 pm

No one, but no one, will ever forget Bob Brown and his “fellow Earthians” speech. “Why aren’t the intergalactic phones…

Prime Minister, just how reliable are 30 year climate models?

31 October 2021 3:59 pm

I am not sure that there are many people over the age of 30 who are wildly rejoicing at the…

Will we all have to take the knee?

31 October 2021 2:00 pm

If test cricketers such as Quinton de Kok can be compelled to ‘take the knee’ by their employer in order…

Envy: the deadly sin of radical politics

31 October 2021 11:38 am

I’m not so sure about money. Since the start of the twentieth century envy has been the source of all…

Remembering the Hungarian Uprising, 65 years on

30 October 2021 11:20 am

The world gasped 65 years ago this week as Hungarian protesters were mowed down by the secret police, starting a revolution that…

EXCLUSIVE Assistant Attorney General: Daniel Andrews pandemic bill must not pass

29 October 2021 12:00 pm

The end of the pandemic is in sight. After two years of lockdowns, border closures, curfews and mask mandates, Australians…

Daniel Andrews, all-powerful Zeus?

29 October 2021 4:00 am

When justifying the most recent hard Victorian lockdown that started on August 6, 2021, Premier Dan Andrews told the enquiring media pack…

How Canberra can open the borders of the corona crazed states

28 October 2021 5:03 pm

It seems as if the latest in-house polls have told Daniel Andrews that he is going to lose. With losing…

Woke corporates divide us

28 October 2021 3:24 pm

Last week, as our papers filled with greenwash and Scott Morrison worked on the betrayal of his “quiet Australians” ahead…

Farewell ScoMo, hello crippling costs of climate fantasy

28 October 2021 12:02 pm

Scott Morrison is heading off to lead Australia’s team at the Glasgow climate change meeting. He goes with a formula…

In digital ID we trust?

28 October 2021 4:00 am

Earlier this month, the Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, Stuart Robert, released an exposure draft of…

The faux feminism of the orgasm gap

27 October 2021 5:40 pm

Feminists use ‘The Orgasm Gap’ as an excuse to dump on men. For those of you who may not know…

Climate and Covid: the fact checks we had to have

27 October 2021 2:56 pm

There is no relationship between lockdowns and virus control (eg, 35 studies reported in December 2020, in American Institute for Economic…

Now it really is Dictator Dan

27 October 2021 12:00 pm

Let’s be clear. Daniel Andrews needs more power. If the Victorian dictator had only been given proper dictatorial powers —…

Liberty is a mental illness?

27 October 2021 4:00 am

Academics are always lauding their moral superiority over us, but how often do we inspect what they think?  They are the…

Blah, blah, blah – and then you’re broke

26 October 2021 6:44 pm

Your correspondent is now a climate commentator. Self-identifying is accepted methodology.  If you were even half sensible you would stop reading now to go and read Numbers Don’t Lie:…

Dateline Glasgow: how did we get here?

26 October 2021 5:08 pm

Sitting in an international meeting, one soon become aware that buzzwords and phrases are thrown around in an attempt to convince others…

Is high inflation back?

26 October 2021 4:25 pm

Inflation is clearly on the rise worldwide, running at over 5 per cent in the United States and over 3…

Governments and gambling: heads I win, tails you lose

26 October 2021 2:43 pm

Gambling and games of chance are a curse, even if to some small degree they are necessary. Gambling impoverishes families;…

The Coalition’s climate stand: just like pissing in a wetsuit

26 October 2021 12:43 pm

Let’s just keep things nice and simple. Now we have the (lack of) details we can safely declare that the…

We’ll only be free when we’re back to the Old Normal

26 October 2021 4:00 am

There’s been a lot of talk of “Freedom Days” lately, with New South Wales and Victoria emerging from their prolonged,…

The illusion of choice

25 October 2021 6:04 pm

For much of the last year, there has been a notion of ‘choice’ spread throughout society when discussing the COVID-19 vaccine. The…

Road to damnation 2050 

25 October 2021 2:03 pm

I know how Net Zero 2050 ends. I’ve read the book. In Chris Brook’s excellent if devastating Road to Damnation*,…