In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Conversion therapy legislation: trick or treat?
‘One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I don’t know.’ I am…
Don’t trust me, I’m a doctor
I was recently accused of lying. This was a little hard to swallow as it was over a directly referenced…
What does America want?
The time for speculation is over. Donald Trump has formally announced his intention to run for the Presidency in 2024…
Dan Andrews’ shame: the Melbourne we remember
I had hoped I wouldn’t be drawn to re-read David Satter’s It Was a Long Time Ago and it Never Happened…
Eco-crazy: where does this end?
One of the few bright spots during the early phase of the Covid pandemic was the sight of a smiling 99-year-old…
A hill to die on
In July 2021, when ‘vaccine passports’ were still a crazy conspiracy theory, I wrote an article for The Spectator Australia arguing that Australia must…
Victoria: the Upper House matters
Don’t look down on the Upper House Victorian voters have started numbering the boxes to determine who will run the…
The cult of Daniel Andrews
Peta Credlin’s documentary, The Cult of Daniel Andrews, is a must-watch and does an excellent job in three respects. First, it…
Biden-unhinged: is Musk a threat to national security?
The United States government’s investigation into Elon Musk now comes with a potential ‘domestic terrorist’ toe-tag. When asked if the…
Trump won’t change, but the world will
An uncharacteristically reserved Donald Trump took to the Mar-a-Lago stage on Tuesday night. Perhaps smarting from a less-than-stellar turn by…
Cut the fat in the curriculum
The recent release of the 2022 NAPLAN results were met with a collective sigh of relief from governments and the…
The sin of masculinity
The importance of the presumption of innocence was highlighted last week. Virginia Giuffre, who alleged she was trafficked by Jeffrey…
In memory of the West: Scotland’s charred Remembrance Stone
Anger is mounting after poppy wreaths made by veterans were set on fire at the Edinburgh war memorial, Scotland, in…
Our retreat from rational economics
In today’s world, government spending accounts for up to and (in the EU) over 50 per cent of GDP –…
Who voted for wealth redistribution to save the planet?
Politicians of all stripes and in all Western countries have been obediently parroting the official IPCC line that Climate Change…
Environmental pollution, are we winning?
As the COP27 gabfest continues it is also appropriate to consider other aspects of the environment that perhaps need greater…
My thoughts about school, politics, and the vaccine
School is a great place to be with friends and learn new skills. I am a student in Year 7…
Fear saved the Democrats
‘Democracy is on the ballot, this election.’ This was the lie that parted the red sea and helped turn an…
Albo hasn’t broken his biggest election promise … yet
Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones recently foreshadowed that the Albanese government will propose curtailing aspects of the superannuation tax concessions.…
A ‘hard no’ on the plea for pandemic amnesty
There has already been a robust response to Emily Oster’s flimsy Atlantic piece, Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty in which the…
Football is a team sport: ban the penalty kick shootout
The World Cup football match between Australia and Peru was played in Doha in June of this year. Australian coach,…
Four reasons to scrap ‘diversity and inclusion’
Esteemed American psychologist Jonathon Haidt recently made headlines having resigned from his major professional association. He did so out of frustration that ‘everybody…
ABC can’t cop Twitter criticism
It has been barely a few weeks since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, but the ABC’s sheltered class are already weighing…
Rewire the Nation or go nuclear?
The Albanese government’s promise to reduce average household power bills by $275 is disappearing along with its mandate for a…
Not ‘green’ at all
‘Green’ policies are destroying the natural environment and changing local weather. This is part of a futile United Nations scheme…
