Flat White

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

About Western whataboutery

5 February 2024 1:50 pm

I recently saw an ad for an anti-Israel protest in Christchurch, New Zealand. Alongside a picture of the Palestinian flag,…

Conservative polemics – a new dawn?

5 February 2024 3:00 am

A superior weapon is of no use if you do not know how to wield it. In a debate, the…

Was cost a factor in the senseless deaths of three US soldiers?

5 February 2024 2:30 am

Recall Gen George Patton’s reported exhortation to his troops in Africa in 1943, about winning a war ‘by making some…

The writer with an incurable wound

5 February 2024 2:00 am

‘They were seated in the boat, Nick in the stern, his father rowing. The sun was coming up over the…

Labor cannot define ‘women’, but it’s offering them tax cuts

5 February 2024 1:00 am

When Labor’s Minister for Finance and Women, Katy Gallagher, alerted us to her intention to give women tax cuts, my…

Alexandra Marshall LIVE S2E1: Norman Fenton & Rachael Wong

5 February 2024 12:05 am

Mathematician and UK political commentator Professor Norman Fenton became a freedom celebrity during the Covid saga. He sits down for…

Brace yourself

4 February 2024 2:00 am

RBA meeting intervals have been extended to take place every 6 weeks, with 8, as opposed to 12, now occurring…

Hamas’ horrifying summer camp musical

4 February 2024 1:45 am

Lights, music, guns! Dozens of school children run out, armed with prop assault weapons enact a choreographed assault against imaginary…

Calvin Robinson won’t be cancelled from Australian Christian conference

4 February 2024 1:02 am

Dr Gavin Ashendon was the Queen of England’s personal chaplain from 2008 until he resigned from the progressively wokeifying Church…

Delenda est Australia

3 February 2024 2:04 am

Cato the Elder’s rhetorical phrase comes to mind when reflecting on the present sorry state of Australia. The left’s propaganda…

Post-Davos, Argentina’s Milei holds the Libertarian line: ‘There’s no plan B’

3 February 2024 1:21 am

Post-Davos, Javier Milei’s Libertarian plan for Argentina hasn’t changed. As suspicious as any association with the shady World Economic Forum makes politicians…

Did they chant ‘Gas the Jews’ or ‘Where’s the Jews!’

2 February 2024 1:40 pm

The choked, panicked words ‘I shot the prick!’ recorded in an emergency call played at a murder trial would have…

Misinformation: the science of political manipulation

2 February 2024 2:20 am

Political science is an oxymoron. What is an oxymoron? The word’s etymology suggests it is derived from two words, ‘oxygen’…

The WEF’s Digital ID invades Australia

2 February 2024 2:00 am

Warfare in the 21st Century is often conducted in the realm of cyberspace. Despite the growing concerns of cybercrime and…

Double Shot S2E1: The Left’s war against Australia Day! Dr David Adler, Blake Keating, and Senator Ralph Babet

2 February 2024 12:45 am

Why are the Labor Party and the Greens so keen to hand money over to UNRWA? Dr David Adler explains…

Steal from the rich. Steal from the poor. Steal from them all!

1 February 2024 2:40 am

What does our Prime Minister really think about money? Does he see himself as the ‘Robin Hood’ of Australian democracy?…

A journey into the classical Roman rite

1 February 2024 2:30 am

In the heart of an Australian capital city, amidst the bustling modernity of our liberal society in 2024, I found…

Boycott backlash: Rip Curl on the run

1 February 2024 1:00 am

#BoycottRipcurl is ripping its way through social media after the surf and snowwear icon featured a trans activist instead of…

Albanese is the real source of misinformation

1 February 2024 1:00 am

Anthony Albanese likes to decry misinformation, but the irony is that his government is one of its biggest proponents. As…

Anzac Day shame

1 February 2024 1:00 am

News today that a rock concert has been planned for Anzac Day in Sydney demonstrates just how much trouble we…

Will this be the summer of Daniel?

31 January 2024 3:00 am

‘Wholesale electricity prices on the East Coast have halved from 2022 levels, reflecting the increasing role that low-cost renewables are…

Applying Javier Milei’s ideas to banking regulation in Australia

31 January 2024 2:30 am

There is a series of sentences in Javier Milei’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which are…

Spending Penny

31 January 2024 2:15 am

In the past, Foreign Minister Penny Wong did not hesitate to commit considerable funds to UNRWA, the UN relief agency…

Stop wasting water

31 January 2024 2:00 am

Australia’s population increases by one person every 50 seconds and they all need water

Week in 60 Minutes S2E1: Is this the end of Woke? Michael de Percy, Andrew L. Urban, and Terry Barnes

31 January 2024 12:45 am

Are these the final drunken days of Woke? Michael de Percy comments on the idiot climate activists who destroy priceless…