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London Bridge is falling down
On 30 November 2019, we were witness to a shocking display of behaviour on London Bridge, that our misandrist citizens…
Lock up the politicians
A favourite argument of the elites is that something is ‘inevitable’ or, more subtly, ‘the planets are aligned’. Blasting what…
Trump, impeachment and the media
Many of us living in the Westminster parliamentary part of the democratic world don’t have much grasp of what the…
Endangered species
Not long ago, visiting the hospital unit of a local rest home, I listened to a gathering of those too…
Hydrogen’s all hot air
Faced with evidence that the Paris Agreement on limiting emissions is being ignored, including news that China is building or…
Haunted by the miserable ghost
I still think back to that night in mid-May this year: scrutineering in some far-flung warehouse in suburban Melbourne, running…
Iran, Israel and DFAT’s award-winning cowardice
Last week, Scott Morrison was awarded the Jerusalem Award by the Zionist Federation of Australia for his moral courage in…
Aaarrrggh!!
Earlier this month, 1,100 people crammed into the function room of Miramare Gardens in Sydney’s Terrey Hills, to honour former…
Electric cars crash
As a senior investigative reporter, I can handle a notebook, a pen and my spaniel Natasha’s leash in each hand.…
Guilt by association
It was inevitable that Prince Andrew’s interview would be used to support a push for a politicians’ republic. Janet Albrechtsen…
Science friction
In recent weeks, we have seen yet another public statement from scientists (in the journal Bioscience) prophesying an approaching climate…
Business/Robbery etc
When BHP changes CEO on January 1, and a practical mining man takes over, hopefully the world’s biggest miner will…
Close encounters of the royal kind
Prince Andrew has a dangerous habit of trusting the wrong people. Like Emily Maitlis. Why the prince put his faith…
Political correctness kills
On the third of October, 2019, Mickael Harpon went to work at police headquarters on the Île de la Cité…
Yes, we have a truth emergency
Last Monday the Australian described ABC journos organising a ‘solutions journalism’ approach to what they call the ‘climate crisis’. This…
Frydenberg’s fantasy federalism
Josh Frydenberg, the Treasurer of Australia and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, last week wrote an opinion piece in…
When woke comes to town
The Australian leg of U2’s Joshua Tree tour is almost over and everyone can relax. Bono will slip his clothes…
Water, water everywhere
These words from Coleridge’s great poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, could have been the theme of the 2018…
Rampant antisemitism
Australia was recently shaken to learn of the horrifying news of two blatantly antisemitic incidents within Melbourne’s public schools. One…
Dutton’s dinner diary
I want to speak as a proud member of the Abbott cabinet, but I also want to speak as a…
Allan, James Allan
I have to confess that I’m a little bit insulted that no one in the totally impartial and apolitical Commonwealth…
Fran’s feminist fascists
‘I thought there would be a range of views on this in the panel,’ said wannabe full-time Q&A host Fran…
The carbon dioxide trap
Many people who discuss climate change believe that if atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise so does the Earth’s temperature. This…
Labor’s lamentable loss
The question Labor grandees Craig Emerson and Jay Weatherill should have asked in their review of the ALP’s loss in…
Lefties’ shaggy dog story
At this distance, it’s hard to credit the derangement of the US leftist media over Donald Trump. The president had…