All this for one death all year?
Greater Melbourne has been hit again. Not so much this time by WuFlu, but more by heavy-handed officialdom and a…
Our cricket whingers are talking balls
The indefinite shutting of Australia’s international borders is bad policy, no matter how electorally appealing it is for our national…
The World Health Organisation had one job…
A review of the initial response to the Wuhan virus by an independent panel, co-chaired by former New Zealand prime…
The India travel ban and the double standards of the chattering Left
Last week former Labor leader Bill Shorten slammed the Morrison government for not tightly closing the border to travellers from…
Mike Pezzullo would not have sent his ‘drums of war’ message without the PM’s blessing
The hottest topic this week has been the Anzac Day message sent to his staff by Home Affairs Secretary, Mike…
Can ScoMo learn from BoJo and regain his poll mojo?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should be on the political ropes. He is in open warfare with his embittered former…
How about some right-minded activism in schools?
Fans of Geraldine Massey’s What’s Woke this Week columns know the woke world coughs up absurdities so ludicrous they’re funny. These…
Peter Dutton makes his mark
Peter Dutton failed as health minister, was typecast as home affairs minister, but in the defence portfolio he is already…
The Morrison government needs a hard jab over vaccination levels
The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines across Australia is behind time, behind volume and well behind the expectations the Morrison government…
The women’s reshuffle
Do a word search of the transcript of the Prime Minister’s reshuffle press conference yesterday and you will find the…
Scott Morrison is being convicted of the crime of being a decent man
Compare the pair: Scott Morrison and Bill Clinton. Morrison, a prime minister undergoing a horror stretch of what seems a…
Here’s a disaster area. Oh. And some floods, too
If the Morrison government loses the next election, yesterday will likely be seen as the day the rot really started…
Mentors and managers MIA on the Hill
When the Brittany Higgins allegations first surfaced in February, as a Howard-era senior staffer I wrote that the type of…
Nicolle Flint eviscerates Labor over its own woman problems
On Tuesday night, outgoing Liberal MP Nicolle Flint gave Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, former deputy leader Tanya Plibersek and Labor…
Victorian Liberal MPs: you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things
Earlier today, a motion to spill the Victorian opposition leadership of Michael O’Brien failed to get the numbers after challenger…
Mathias Cormann owes his big break to Tony Abbott
I’ve known Mathias Cormann the better part of twenty years. When I was a senior adviser to Tony Abbott as…
Justice in the internet age
After days of speculation, and mounting media and political pressure on the Prime Minister and his government to act on…
What’s the solution to aged care squalor? Us
The Royal Commission on Aged Care finally reported yesterday. The two commissioners, Tony Pagone and Lynelle Briggs, between them made…
In defence of Linda Reynolds
Defence minister Linda Reynolds is a decent person. She is honourable and compassionate, as well as someone whose talents and…
The Battle of the Bergs boosts Josh’s leadership ambitions
In the words of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, Facebook has re-friended Australia. Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg agreed to Facebook once again enabling…
Can Parliament House become a less ugly workplace?
Federal parliament this week has been rocked by revelations by a former adviser to the now Defence minister, Linda Reynolds,…
Daniel Andrews, the Premier who massacred Valentine’s Day
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. It was supposed to be a celebration of love. It should also have been the biggest…
Vic Libs in a right muddle over Daniel Andrews’s conversion bill
It seems the Victorian Liberal-National Opposition is taking strategic advice from the same people who are advising embattled Collingwood Football…
Australian border closures would work for Britain. Here’s why
Closing the borders worked Down Under. Could it work here?
Australian style quarantine for visitors to the UK? Terry Barnes speaks to Spectator TV
Boris Johnson has adopted a form of Australia’s coronavirus quarantine for Britain. Will it work? The Spectator Australia’s Morning Double…
