Five tips for modern women, courtesy of Nonna
I find it immensely dull that International Women’s Day is primarily used as a platform for the sisterhood to whinge…
It’s called legal tender for a reason
The Australian economy has had a rough trot the last twelve months or so: economic growth is slow, unemployment is…
The lowest public service wage increase on record? This calls for a celebration
Yesterday, the Australian bemoaned weak public sector wage growth, suggesting public sector wages are in the ‘doldrums’ and public servants…
Love and Thoms: this isn’t closing the gap, but entrenching our differences
Friends, Romans, Countrymen – Lend me your ears and hear my words. This week the High Court of Australia handed…
Memo Canberra: stop your party games and get on with governing
A week is a long time in politics. Last week started with Bridget McKenzie becoming the Blockbuster Video of politics:…
Economics: throw out the male, pale and stale and we’ll have utopia. Apparently…
The latest stroke of identity politics disingenuity is directed at the study of economics. In a self-flagellating piece written for the…
Bushfire brilliance: let’s sue ourselves out of harm’s way
While most of us took a break over Christmas and New Year, the hysteria around climate change didn’t so much…
So, ‘is fragile masculinity the biggest obstacle to climate action’, just like the ABC tells us?
Dear Taxpayer, I weep for thee. The ABC started this week with an article titled ‘Is fragile masculinity the biggest…
Dear XYs, we love you
I bloody love men. I love almost everything about them: the banter, the directness, the chivalry and the everyday interactions…
Forget racehorses. What about drunk colts and silly fillies?
Yet again, we’re in the middle of the spring racing carnival. And, like every other year, there is so much…
Tackle the drought or a hard rain’s gonna fall
I’m a country kid. I grew up on a broadacre farm 360 kilometres south-east of Perth, in a little town…
Menzies to Morrison: the master to the miracle-worker
This week the Liberal Party of Australia turns 75. And like most milestones, it encourages a bit of reflection. In…
Are you being served?
Whether it’s federal or state, health or education, the ATO or ASIC – dealing with bureaucracy is a notorious source…
Italy: la dolce vita, le sistema disordinato
Holidaying in Italy is like wearing a mini skirt without knickers: the rules of the Australian nanny-state are cast aside…
The Pell appeal: why good process makes us a better society
In the interests of disclosure, I am Catholic. That said, you only need a two-minute conversation with my mum to…
Julie Bishop: all advice and no mea culpas
Julie Bishop will go down in history as one of the greats of the Liberal Party for a variety of…
