In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The bullying of Kimberley Kitching
In-depth reports from ideologically-opposite sources – Shaun Carney of The Age and Sharri Markson of The Australian – appear to…
The ‘Hazzard’ of government health
‘But mummy, am I going to die?’ Such a statement isn’t something anyone wants to hear. Yet it happened. It…
Power not poverty
‘The past was green and fuzzy – the future is black and ominous.’ – Richard Sebrof The green fairy-tale is…
‘Warmists’ believe good governments can stop bad weather
What are we to make of politicians and commentators blaming this year’s floods on the Morrison government? Hyper-partisanship explains some…
Pope Francis must resign
Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope for the ostensible reasons of stemming the flow of the faithful away from the Church…
Ukraine-Russia war: have we learned the lessons of history?
War in Europe is well underway and within the first fortnight, most are wondering what effect the range of trade…
What happens to activism when the click-bait frenzy ends?
The news of a man who has become pregnant probably won’t make the right-leaning tabloid media like it used to.…
The war front is closer than you might like
Trouble at home, trouble abroad. Australia is being challenged at a number of levels, but there are some common themes.…
A Twitter war could bring down the International Space Station
‘Twitter is not real life!’ insist ‘professional’ political commentators. Their denials grow weaker as the prime ministers and presidents of…
Muzzling children to keep politicians happy
The Victorian government has finally scrapped mask mandates for most indoor settings as the number of Omicron cases continue to fall, and…
Men can’t do anything right
Men can’t do anything right, and International Women’s Day proved it. The New Zealand All Blacks marked the day by…
The bride of tyranny
The Trojan Horse of globalism is the extension of the world’s constant regional battles into terrifying wars that encompass the…
The era of unprecedented ignorance
What else could go wrong? First, we had a global pandemic. Then we had to deal with the devastating impacts…
Speak loudly and wave around wet lettuce: Morrisonian national insecurity
The expression, ‘speak softly and carry a big stick’, is attributed to former American President Theodore Roosevelt. Imperfect as his…
Is anyone bothering to calculate the ‘carbon-cost’ of war?
Does anyone still buy the headline that our world leaders believe we’re on the verge of a climate apocalypse? The…
Where are the strategists and tacticians?
There’s nothing like the whiff of distant grapeshot to energise Australia’s plethora of armchair military strategists. Military professionals, on the…
The last few days (of chaos)
The afternoon sunlight creeps down the wall and as the day trades its heat for the intensity of evening’s deeper…
Each-Way Albo - I can be Bob Hawke!
[Calm down, it’s satire.] Labor leader Anthony Albanese has promised to say anything anywhere in order to win the upcoming…
Practicalities in addressing autocrats’ aggression
The shock of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is that it demonstrated a form of aggression most people thought belonged…
Ukraine’s ‘disposable’ men
The tragic video of the Ukrainian father breaking down when saying goodbye to his family was heart-wrenching. But even as it attracted…
The Greens call for ‘Truth and Justice’
Many Australians would be understandably sceptical of the Greens’ call for a ‘Truth and Justice Commission’ to conduct ‘truth-telling’ with…
Logic is still dead in Dom’s domain
Throughout the Covid-era there has been a significant lack of logic in decisions made and restrictions imposed. Double standards have…
Mullumbimby saves itself while SES continue with vaccine mandates
‘It’s frustrating to think we are forgotten…’ said a member of the Mullumbimby community, after they were left without government help…
Brisbane mud army 2.0 – a lesson in liberalism
It was 1.30pm on Saturday afternoon and the humidity was stifling – even for Brisbane. ‘Get some selfies for your…
You’re bad, we’re good – the binary politics of 2022
The current advertising campaign for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers pens a letter to the perceived closed minds of Australia accusing…
