In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Dr Peter McCullough – the next Djokovic?
It’s happening again… Australia previously embarrassed itself on the public stage when it called one of the greatest and most…
Peter Dutton: statement on the passing of Cardinal George Pell
Australia received the news this morning of the passing of Cardinal George Pell DD AC. The son of a Ballarat…
Cardinal George Pell: Australia’s most influential and controversial Catholic figure
There’s no doubt Cardinal George Pell is one of Australia’s most influential and controversial Catholic figures. While some will see…
Ideas, my dear girl, ideas
Excuse me for so poorly paraphrasing Harold Macmillan, but fair dinkum. It feels like our political overlords are speaking in…
Cracks appear in employer vaccine mandates
As we come back to work in 2023, many Australian companies are still mandating that their staff be ‘fully vaccinated’…
The truth about ‘anti-democratic’ protests in Brazil
Thousands of Brazilians have occupied this Sunday their country’s Congress to protest against the election and inauguration of far-left presidential…
Dark money
Recent years have seen a strengthening dominance of politics over individual and commercial decision-making. This is readily evident in the…
Valley of the Whales: science, power, and politics
Wādī al-Ḥītān, also known as ‘The Valley of the Whales’, is an extraordinary paleontological site sitting 150 km south-west of…
Climate lockdowns: a never-ending story of misery and control
Here is a harsh truth we must be cognisant of: the same power-hungry control freaks who wanted to lock down…
The difference between ‘her’ and ‘I’
She runs into the sea, hair blowing in the wind. She’s just finished her first year of university and working…
Reinstate one, reinstate all
An unvaccinated Northern Territory firefighter has recently returned to work after being sacked in late 2021 because of the NT…
A grassroots revival of conservative politics
John Howard and Peter Costello are right to remind the federal government that we are ‘robbing the future to pay…
An angry voice?
Marcia Langton appears to be frustrated that there is opposition to enshrining the Voice in our Constitution. Writing in The Saturday…
Spare … us all
I cannot help but think of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her long reign was crowned by stoicism, her…
Woke witch hunt in psychology? In defence of scientific integrity and due process
Woke intolerance has penetrated peak scientific associations in psychology. There is a rapidly developing scandal around the recent dismissal of…
Self-ID laws are incompatible with efforts to end violence against women
In October 2022, the federal, state, territory governments released the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-32.…
Truth is knowledge held back by power – where did the burden of proof go?
‘Truth, like all other good things, may be loved unwisely – may be pursued too keenly – may cost too…
Religious intolerance is alive and well
As the festive season goodwill fades, we can but hope that 2023 will be a better year for Christianity after…
Other people’s money
There’s something delicious about spending other people’s money during a financial crisis – at least, that is the only logical…
Sunday first?
The start of a new year and a new calendar brings to mind the confusion foisted upon us by different…
Malthusianism needs to die before it kills us
There’s always that one guy, standing on a street corner, raving about the ‘end times’. For the last fifty years,…
The Culture Wars need a touch of sincerity
When it comes to the Culture Wars in 2023, I have two simple resolutions: Assume they are sincere. Be sincere.…
Henry Cavill rightly abandoned Woke Witcher
When I think about the state of modern entertainment, I often find myself referring to an old episode of Family…
Range anxiety: Tesla’s $2.2 million fine
Since the first electric car silently rolled onto the street, ‘range anxiety’ has been a primary concern for customers –…
City of Stonnington promises religious freedom ‘for now’
Victorian activists are insisting that Christians should be banned from renting public spaces for worship services because their views on…
