Flat White
Trump’s Australian revolution
The new US President, Donald J. Trump, has begun his term with a bang not a whimper, issuing a record…
Muddying the waters on interest rates
‘Muddying the waters’ is a common strategy in politics. It entails finding a key fact or piece of information that…
Today’s pain is Israel’s, tomorrow it belongs to us
As Israel begins to receive hostages in the fragile Israel-Hamas truce, there is both relief and agony. The October 7…
Abandon net zero, rescue the economy
‘To rescue our economy,’ Trump signed day-one orders ‘to end all Biden restrictions on energy production, terminate his insane electric…
From pastures to politics
The vitality of Australia’s livestock industries
Remember when parties believed in first principles?
George Orwell’s exploration of language manipulation and newspeak finds a disturbing parallel in Australian politics. Orwell wrote extensively about the…
The more things change, the more they stay the same
Our nation stands at a crucial juncture as we approach the coming election. Later this year we will vote to…
Not so Tame
It beggars belief and demonstrates an appalling lack of judgment that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is happy to entertain Grace…
Woke is trapped in political limbo
La Rochefoucauld was one of the great satirists in literature. His Maximes, written in the 17th Century, secured his place…
Bowen’s sabotage
A bloke called Arthur from Camp Mountain, a community of less that 1,500 people some 20kms northwest of Brisbane, has…
Australia first!
Mr Dutton, take note: the silent majority is waiting for a visionary leader
What has the WHO contributed to global health?
Along with many other Woke organisations, the World Health Organisation will have its swamp drained by the new US President,…
Patriotism is back from the dead – and young Australians revived it
Youth. The innocence yet fearlessness of youth. We’ve all been there. Being completely humbled by a plain-speaking toddler, or squirming…
Australia is a shared history, not a conflict
Was Australia ‘invaded’ by the British? I previously answered this question in detail in a previous article here. However, the…
Mateship is nothing to cringe about
They say if you’re stopped on the side of the Birdsville Track, you’ll know when a car coming past is…
Trump unshackles Australia Day
Great things happened this week. Donald Trump multitasked his way into office as the liberator of Western culture, and The…
Hold the line for Australia Day
As with so much of the rest of the Western world, Australians are demanded to ‘reflect, respect, and celebrate’ on…
A ferry tale
Attempting to sell one of my ‘world’s best ferry designs’ in the 1990s to a local but prominent ferry company,…
Rescuing manners from the Woke swamp
I’m walking down the street on a weekday morning, heading for the shops to do some banking and check the…
The Trump non-effect: Dutton stays in Paris, squibs gender question
The ‘Trump effect’ has had little effect on Peter Dutton. Families will continue to pay the Paris premium on their…
America is back, baby!
And that should have every Australian excited
Flu vaccine mandates
A deeper look at efficacy, viral interference, and the influence of corporate interests
Dutton’s omissions matter
On Sunday, 12 January 2025, Australia’s Federal Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, in a widely reported speech, made a compelling case…
What lies next for the Middle Kingdom?
Many mistook the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tightening of what many believe to be an iron grip on Hong Kong…
The dawn of Trump, the triumph of liberty
I’m not sure if you were up as early as I was, but the United States of America has a…
