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Apology unaccepted
It was 18 years ago last weekend that then-PM John Howard moved a Motion of Reconciliation, including an expression of…
Silence of the Lams
Last month Hong Kong celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its 1997 handover. In those far-off days many Hong Kongers felt…
Lack of same sex protection
The (thankfully) former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs suggested recently that the same-sex marriage debate was…
The roaring ‘silence’
The notion of a ‘Great Australian Silence’ about Australian history and the treatment of indigenous people might have been accurate…
Man of peace
By any measure, the trajectory of Sheikh Imam Tawhidi to public prominence has been remarkable. From relative obscurity in South…
Burqas and waffle
Whatever else may be said about her, Pauline Hanson’s action in wearing a burqa into the Senate, despite the sobbing…
Business/Robbery etc
Equality of opportunity, not of outcomes; it’s the classic free enterprise backbone of Liberal philosophy. So attacking Bill Shorten’s politics-of-envy…
Hype is renewable
The announcement of a $650 million solar power plant near the South Australian town of Port Augusta brought forth the…
Silent revolt
It all started when a contact at the ABC forwarded me a memo which had been circulated to all ABC…
‘I’m offended’ has won
Earlier in the year, Janet Albrechtsen wrote in the Australian that ‘the cult of taking offence was running rife on…
On the wrong side of history?
No one wants to be on the wrong side of history. But without hindsight, it can be difficult to work…
Tips, and other tips
People no longer know how to use restaurants. Maybe they’ve lost the knack. Is it because Australians can’t afford to…
The freedom conundrum
Recently I attended the Centre for Policy Studies’ Margaret Thatcher Conference on Security 2017 at the august Guildhall in the…
Love is a many-gendered thing
Dateline anywhere in Australia, three or four years from now. Spring is around the corner and love is in the…
But is it art…?
In the 1950s a childless couple in the deserts of California set about creating their own family. Calvin and Ruby…
Draining Donald Trump
Big Brother is now stage centre in American political life. The recent appearance in the Washington Post of the transcript…
Aux bien pensants
Say Yes to No Just as the appeasement of Nazi Germany ended with Chamberlain’s Declaration of War at 11.15am on…
Jesus in the playground
It emerged last fortnight that Queensland’s Department of Education wants to ban primary school students from talking about Jesus. Kate…
Our survey proves just how horrible you are
This month the Australian Human Rights Commission lied to the nation. And it knows it did. It told Australians that…
Time to toughen up
Conservatives will never turn back the leftist tide swamping our society unless they adopt the techniques the Left uses to…
The abuse of Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins may not have too many fans within the ranks of Christianity. Throughout his public career he has been…
Cold temperatures in hot water
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is in hot water after revelations that have cast doubt on the reliability and veracity…
Taking Melbourne’s temperature
The city of Melbourne has one of the longest surface-temperature records for anywhere in Australia, stretching from 1856 to the…
Chinese whispers at the ABC
Amedia fracas broke out this past week over Julia Baird’s reports on the ABC about links between Christian teachings and…
Tax addict
At Australian Labor party conferences in New South Wales and Queensland last weekend, Bill Shorten proclaimed himself the Robin Hood…
