In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Planned chaos in Australia’s power generation
Politicians are inviting electricity chaos in Australia by promoting the closure of coal-fired power stations, but also by promoting more…
Albanese snubs CHOGM summit
Prime Minister Anthony ‘My Government’ Albanese’s enthusiasm to strut the world diplomatic stage has already begun waning. He’s announced that…
#Auspol: rinse and repeat
Here’s my free election analysis that won’t get me on a panel show where people shout about their feelings or…
Albo and Ardern love-in
It was all smiles for the pair of socialist hard-left leaders at their first (and nauseating) press conference today. Within…
The potential danger of assisted dying
[A plausible scenario under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 that is worth considering.] John was 85. Two years ago,…
The moral monopoly of Net Zero
Two recent books are timely and relevant – Alex Epstein’s Fossil Futures and Douglas Murray’s The War on the West. They crystallise…
Yet more ‘vaccine success’
I recently received a communication from my GP’s surgery: ‘Influenza is spiking early. Our GPs report that those with 2022…
Australia’s perfect economic storm
Successive Australian governments are directing our economy into the eye of a perfect storm. It should be avoidable, but due…
Mask-up for MonkeyPox
America’s Centre for Disease Control this week recommended travellers mask up to protect themselves from the MonkeyPox – a disease…
Hospitals: a medical and political crisis
Sensational headlines about ambulance ramping have become a regular event, with the usual finger-pointing of state versus federal responsibility made…
The lettuce apocalypse - will someone think of the Vegans!
It is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine a future of electric vehicles and high-tech homes when Australia is staggering into…
Where are the visionary politicians?
As I watch my Australia transition from a Liberal government that only managed around 36 per cent of the primary…
21st century vandals
The nihilism of the times is displayed by the fact that protesters increasingly see fit to attack artworks or statues…
The ‘incredible’ International Fire & Climate Conference
Three consecutive extreme summers accompanied the Settlement Drought of 1790-93. Masses of flying foxes and lorikeets dropped dead in Parramatta…
Crypto: the opposite of a Kantian investment
‘Fashion is a form of ugliness so despicable it has to be changed every six months.’ – Oscar Wilde. Therein…
Top Gun Maverick: Hollywood abandons ‘Woke’ and the CCP
You’ve heard the saying ‘Go woke, go broke’ due to various film and television instalments being rejected by audiences for…
We must educate ourselves on democracy
I’ve undergone a crash course in the Australian voting system. It’s complicated and opaque – but has the potential to…
Our kids deserve to be happy
Enough of terrifying our kids on a daily basis. Climate Change activists have a lot to answer for in terms…
Australians cling to Covid overreach
A widely circulated Nine News article last week announced that ‘a new study finds fewer than 1 in 10 people thought…
Labor begs for coal
No, you’re not imagining it. This week has been freezing cold. Either the federal election magically changed the climate overnight…
We all need a little ‘risk’ to survive
Is safety the best course of action? Our grandparents were willing to sacrifice their lives to preserve freedom for future…
Blaire White on ‘What is a Woman?’
Political commentator Matt Walsh’s long-awaited documentary What is a Woman? dropped this week and oh boy there are a lot of feathers detached and…
The Werther Effect
Perhaps the most significant landmark of my youth was learning of the unexplained death of Avicii, the stage name of…
Transgender Barbie
Transgender Barbie is now available for purchase. Toy giant Mattel announced last week that they ‘couldn’t be more excited’ about the doll which…
Pandering to women won’t save the Libs
‘Women were the forgotten people in this election’, pronounced Katherine Deves on Sky News Australia, following the election. The Liberal candidate…