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Daniel Andrews is sinking in a swamp of sleaze
Victorians are contemptuous of the Daniel Andrews-led government which has done so much harm to so many over an extended…
ScoMo, net-zero, that deal – and the death of the Nationals?
Like MPs from other political parties, the Nationals are motivated by self-interest with rare infusions of the public interest represented…
How many other doctors believe vaccine recalcitrants should be barred from the public health?
Should we really be surprised when a leading doctor suggests unvaccinated people with Covid-19 should not receive medical treatment? The…
If we’re at 70 per cent can we now end the pandemic of premiers’ press conferences?
We have endured countless days and weeks of lockdowns, lockups, mask mandates, border closures and border openings. We have weathered…
What do Mercedes’ moves mean for the future of motoring
Why would the giant German auto manufacturer Daimler Benz purposefully set out to trash its own brand? There must be something startling happening…
Hydrogen: hype or net-zero hero?
In the climate wars, hyperbole is weaponised and groupthink rewarded. We are standing witness as hydrogen becomes the latest trend…
What must Daniel Andrews’ Department of Fairness make of Daniel Andrews’ Victoria?
The Victorian Department of Fairness must be tut-tutting like a metronome in overdrive. Its job is to work ‘hard to…
A Statement of Public Interest should accompany all government bills. Here’s why
Research by both right and left think tanks the Insitute of Public Affairs and Per Capita show that for all…
Pru Goward and the road to Wigan Pier
Has there ever been a more pathetic display of bile-reeking, attention-seeking, virtue-signalling conspicuous compassion from the woke and the wonderful…
Vaping: one policy the Kiwis have got right
The Asia Pacific region has been split in two as to how to best deal with vaping. No bigger is…
First lockdown, now segregation
As New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet leads the way out of lockdowns and restrictions in Australia, a job Scott…
No choice on net-zero? Really, Prime Minister?
Believing we always have a choice is key to living in a free, liberal, democratic society like Australia. That’s why…
The WHO fails again – on smoking
Whatever reputation for competence and honesty the World Health Organisation might once have had has been destroyed by its response…
Adam Bandt is being ignored so has had to say something stupid
While the Liberals are flirting with net zero, the Greens are demanding peak stupid and proving themselves to be even…
Their ABC: no so trusted anymore
The ABC is in the headlines on almost a weekly basis for issues of its own making. The crises keep…
COP this, climate sumiteers
Man does not live by bread alone, an early revolutionary once advised his followers. As Glasgow’s COP26 closes in on a discombobulated world, the…
Why I should ever vote Liberal again?
I voted Liberal in 2013 because they promised me Tony Abbott as Prime Minister. My vote was rewarded with Malcolm Turnbull.…
The climate Chicken Littles haven’t won. We’ve been here before
Yes, I know things look bad now. Everyone from the News Corp mastheads to the Queen of England and two…
Net zero needs nuclear power, Prime Minister
Scott Morrison is reported to have said when announcing the AUKUS deal “Let me be clear: Australia is not seeking to…
What about the Palestine lobby and our media?
Randa Abdel-Fattah is a pro-Palestinian supremo. She does gung-ho pro-Palestinianism on prime time television, using programs like the ABC’s Q&A…
Are you sure about that vaccine?
Figures don’t lie, my critics insist. Very well, let’s look at some figures. I make three arguments here. First, vaccines are…
Why male feminists are deeply dodgy
Male feminists are suss. Always have been. Always will be. They spend their days defending girl-power and, in exchange, they…
ScoMo goes crazy on the green Kool-Aid
Forget the red cordial. The green is the really dangerous stuff — and Scott Morrison has a bellyful of it…
Victoria’s great Cnut
According to Henry of Huntingdon when Cnut the Great was King of England, Denmark and Norway he had his throne…
Education ministers must act on our woke national curriculum
In a matter of weeks, Australia’s nine education ministers will decide the fate of the revised national curriculum released earlier…
