Campbell Newman is asking tougher questions than the corporate media
The last two years have seen unprecedented use of the word ‘unprecedented’ by Australian journalists. Conflating the limits of their…
George Christensen is a litmus test for liberal politicians
The second season of George Christensen’s political podcast, Conservative One: Pandemic Unmasked, has been extremely well received by Australians. Campaigning…
Never again – what?
I am challenged on this day, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to explain exactly what the world promised when it swore…
Quarantine is for the sick
Healthy Australians have been forced into various stages of lockdown since 21 March: four and a half months ago. At…
Even Victoria’s Chief Health Officer admits it: coronavirus restrictions have been arbitrary
Early this week, Liberal Democrat David Limbrick MP asked an excellent science question of the Victorian Chief Medical Officer appearing…
Let’s be better than the left dealing with different opinions
The story goes that a student of philosophy was asked in an exam to prove a chair which had been…
There’s no such thing as a “potential human”, Jane
Jane Caro is one of those feminist exhibitionists who seem to have been dared to say something increasingly stupid or…
What Kristina Keneally doesn’t get about freedom of speech
Kristina Keneally is hopelessly muddled about how freedom works, specifically freedom of speech and freedom of religion. I’m sure she’s…
Would you trust Wayne Swan to speak sense on anything?
Wayne Swan is the former federal treasurer who promised a budget surplus over and over and over again, but never…
Five reasons why National Reconciliation Week won’t change a thing
In 2008 prime minister Kevin Rudd issued an official national apology for the mistreatment of Australia’s indigenous people. Since then,…
Hysteria and hypocrisy in the war against One Nation
Mainstream media are happy as pigs in mud with the sensational headlines and scandalous stories they have been able to…
How the school student strike reduces kids to puppets
School students are being recruited and organised to strike from school this Friday, 15 March. The website, schoolstrike4climate.com claims the…
It’s too late to save the government – but not save politics
The problem with Australian politics is the paradox of a lack of clear choices and a context of unprecedented polarisation.…
Good news: peace on earth
Christmas is a word which literally means the celebration of Christ. Santa Claus was once real, a good Christian chap…
Anne Aly: expert in political opportunism
It is now well known how Labor MP Anne Aly has been highly critical of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s response…
Change the rules? How? Change economic reality?
The force of gravity, the speed of light, the water cycle and real economic value. All are universal facts that…
Medical regulator abandons political persecution
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) yesterday dropped its disgraceful investigation into social media activity of Toowoomba based GP,…
What’s wrong with “It’s ok to be white”?
Pauline Hanson has once again caused remarkable controversy by saying something entirely unremarkable. “It’s okay to be white.” Apparently, this…
All deaths in custody matter
I’m horrified to see sensible people I know organising prayer vigils for “Aboriginal deaths in custody”. This is alarmingly gullible…
A Christian’s advice to Christians about our Christian PM
I received an email with suggestions from Scott Morrison’s former pastor to all Australian Christians. I don’t know their name…
Arresting women for their crimes isn’t sexist – it’s justice
The discrimination industry seems to dwell in a fantasy world we could simply refer to as “Alt Reality”. In this…
Newspoll, schmoozepoll
Australian voters need to ignore the mainstream media’s obsession with political polls. They’re desperate for something to write about, and…
Only in Victoria does government rationalise victim-blaming like this.
I highly respect the police. I believe in the law. But when the laws are unjust, and naturally the laws…
China makes the ABC wear the free speech shoe on another foot
One of the best tests for objectivity when criticising or commenting on ideas or more seriously, laws, is how we…
Fighting Dan Andrews “pay to say” war on free speech
Victoria has a bad law which the Andrews Government interprets to allow them to invoice the organisers of any private…
