Is the RBA’s 2-3 per cent inflation target still being taken seriously?
Promises need timeframes, otherwise they are just empty words. If your friend tells you they are doing a diet, you…
Does the ABS partner violence survey fall short?
Since the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its publication on partner violence, the widely reported statistic is that one…
Wokeism complicates the raising of kids
One of the dilemmas raising children in an era when Wokeism dominates every institution is whether to bluntly express your…
Affirmative consent: a seductive ‘maybe’ no longer means ‘yes’
Warren Buffett once got into trouble with a joke that touched on the matter of sexual consent. He was lucky…
Sad times for the larrikin
When Bob Hawke died, I received a phone call from an old family friend who jokingly reminded me to put…
Private health is painfully slow
It started with an odd sensation in my leg as I ate chicken and leek pie in a Sydney CBD…
Who will speak up for young men?
The success of girls highlights problems facing boys in schools
It’s amazing how tolerant home borrowers have become
It seems like the Aston by-election was not just a disaster for the Liberal Party, losing a once-safe seat from…
Despite criticism, RBA outperforms most central banks
A small war has broken out amongst some economics on the topic of whether Australia’s central bank has performed well…
A devastating truth
Every now and again you come across someone who has genuine authority, no self-interest at stake, nothing to gain, but…
The gap between worlds
The scariest thing about some political debates in Australia is not the polarisation or nastiness that can often arise –…
You won’t hear these statistics on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day (IWD) came and went, with morning teas and combative speeches. We heard about unconscious bias, injustice, imposter…
Labor uses every trick to dodge interest rate rise blame
Due in March this year is the report of the Review into the mandate and operational arrangements for the Reserve…
Iranian women fight, Western feminists hide
One of the most powerful speeches I ever heard was delivered in a casual meeting of the NSW Rostrum public…
Why are businesses arguing for higher wages?
One of the more bizarre aspects in the lead-up to the Jobs and Skills Summit is the spectacle of business…
Neutered ‘Voice’ a bureaucratic mess?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s proposed Voice to Parliament is something that a lot of right-wing commentators want to hate, but…
Albanese should support Scomo’s super access
Labor politicians and union representatives need a failsafe check on their emotional outbursts whenever the Liberal Party proposes changes to…
Should Morrison propose compulsory military service to win the election?
Long-serving Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, has identified national security as the channel in which Scott Morrison should swim to secure…
