Flat White

In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

The return of the hungry horses

11 April 2024 1:12 am

Electric vehicles are eating up our resources

Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong

11 April 2024 12:33 am

Senator Wong’s recent call to recognise Palestine, which is controlled by the proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas, was supported by Senator…

CEO class strikes out again by spruiking for males in women’s sport

10 April 2024 11:51 am

As I woke this week to news that World Netball had become the latest global sports governing body to step…

Educating our educators on the Enlightenment

10 April 2024 3:00 am

To be a Western man means to be part of the continuing debate between Jerusalem and Athens

The new peace that is no peace

10 April 2024 2:45 am

The visit to Australia by China’s Foreign Minister, H.E Wang Yi, reminded us of how the strong exact what they…

JK Rowling stared down hate speech laws

10 April 2024 2:30 am

Recently, Scotland has been met with one of the worst pieces of legislation in the nation’s history, and nobody is…

The Conformist – cancel culture and fascism

10 April 2024 2:00 am

Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 masterpiece, adapted from the 1951 Alberto Moravia novel, is a case study in conformism under a fascist…

Julie Bishop highlights ‘female privilege’ in politics (by accident)

9 April 2024 12:17 pm

Since being offered a largely pointless and doomed-to-fail role as UN special envoy to Myanmar, the former Liberal Foreign Minister,…

It can be so hard to find an honest cheater these days!

9 April 2024 3:40 am

Student cheating in Australia’s universities is back in the headlines – again. The national tertiary education regulator, the Tertiary Education Quality…

The gathering storm against religious freedom

9 April 2024 2:30 am

There is a gathering storm against religious freedom in this country, and it’s about to break upon not only Christian…

Thank the Greens for a national crime surge

9 April 2024 2:15 am

‘You must realise,’ my mother said sternly, so close to my face that I thought she was examining my teeth,…

Bowen’s strategy to reduce bills hides $360 billion in costs by 2050

9 April 2024 2:00 am

Consumers to pay $129 billion in rooftop solar and around $229 billion in home batteries

Inflation accountability? Not likely!

8 April 2024 3:30 am

We are at a point in history where once again the plebs have woken up to the fact that inflation…

When Medicare refunds end up ‘somewhere’

8 April 2024 3:00 am

I wonder how many Australians, like me, have found communicating with our national health care bureaucracy, Medicare, about as easy…

Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision

8 April 2024 2:00 am

Albanese is selling our young voters a dangerous lie

Matt Kean’s opposition to nuclear borders on the absurd

7 April 2024 2:34 am

In the world of political irrelevancy, there are few people climbing higher, harder, and faster than New South Wales Shadow…

Busywork? UN Secretary-General António ‘global boiling’ Guterres appoints Julie Bishop as special envoy to Myanmar

7 April 2024 12:51 am

Australia’s political elite seem to have a knack for clawing their way into prestigious international bureaucracies. This time, it’s former…

Musk vs Australia’s ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state

6 April 2024 4:06 pm

Australia’s Labor/Green ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state is being challenged by Elon Musk in a lawsuit over bureaucratic bullying.…

Concern over activism in public schools

6 April 2024 3:03 pm

It’s increasingly the case that public schools are among the most dangerous places to send your children. It shouldn’t be…

Another day, another women problem for the Libs

6 April 2024 2:37 pm

Albanese handing the Governor-General’s gig to tame activist Sam Mostyn gave the Liberals a perfect opportunity to call out Labor’s…

The UK cost of living crisis and Net Zero

5 April 2024 1:14 pm

The cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom (UK) has severely worsened during the Covid era, pushing households into financial hardship…

Is the Gen Z backlash justified?

5 April 2024 12:41 am

‘I cannot stand how the news has been dogging Gen Z and calling them lazy for not wanting to work…

Double Shot S2E8 The trans-activist pitchfork mob! Graham Lineham, Kevin Donnelly, John Ruddick

5 April 2024 12:15 am

Comic and creator of widely praised and loved sitcoms such as the IT Crowd, Graham Lineham, is touring Australia to…

Renewable gas?

5 April 2024 12:13 am

State government bans on gas connections to new premises have caused confusion among their respective constituents, and outrage among stakeholders.…

We have a problem with democracy

4 April 2024 3:30 am

The UK Reform Party, whose President is Nigel Farage, is campaigning for a referendum on ‘Net Zero’. However, YouGov polling…