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Serbia’s revenge: Rio Tinto pays for Morrison’s hubris
There may be no ‘official’ connection, but it’s impossible not to side-eye the sudden decision by the Serbian government to…
Triple J’s Hottest 100 – there’s an elephant in the room
As most people know by now, a few days ago The Wiggles became the first ever debutant band to win…
Where is Tennis Australia’s credibility?
Tennis is a pretty simple game. Two people take turns to hit a fuzzy ball over a net. That’s it.…
ScoMo in SloMo slide toward fatal collision at next election
The next federal election will be held no later than May 21, 2022. It looks like a re-run of 2007…
Is constitutional recognition a good idea for democracy?
Janet Albrechtsen has a piece in Wednesday’s Australian concerning the proposed Voice to Parliament and constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.…
We should chat about WeChat…
‘Rules are rules!!!’ Scott Morrison insisted, during the Djokovic saga. Well, ‘rules are rules’ unless you’re Scott Morrison trying to…
The re-enthronement of capitalism: are ‘woke’ investment funds falling behind?
Over many years now, superannuation funds have been orientating their investments towards options that avoid unapproved Environmental and Social goods…
Always was, always will be a smokescreen
As Roger Scruton wrote: ‘The fictions were far more persuasive than the facts, and more persuasive than both was the…
A truckie’s view – my view
It will come as a huge surprise that everything in your house, on your street, in your supermarket, in fact…
Madman Mark McGowan – the tinpot dictator of Australia
Throughout the era of Covid, we have made numerous comparisons of governments and the restrictions they impose to past regimes…
Tony Abbott for PM – of Britain!
The conservative stalwart broadcaster Mark Steyn has made the suggestion, in apparent seriousness, that the British Tories should draft Tony…
Omicron roars through, but I only hear crickets
Since Omicron has spread so vigorously throughout the fully vaccinated and unvaccinated alike, and considering too that the unvaccinated (or…
Big tech eugenics
Just when you thought the all-pervasive power of the State could not get any more intrusive, governments have begun manipulating…
An empire for me, but not for thee
Every January, Australians are reminded by the chattering classes that they should hang their heads in shame about the very…
Twelve questions for the next Covid media conference…?
I’ve not wanted to get bogged down in Covid, but the censoring of debate and the quality of information is…
All hail ‘Marshal’ Mark, the Canute of the West
The announcement by WA Premier Mark McGowan last Thursday that he would continue to preside over a hermit kingdom indefinitely…
The political modellers have spoken: Covid is over in Britain
The political winds have swung and Boris Johnson has some dignity to restore after the shameless hypocrisy of the ‘Partygate’…
The terrifying Quebec ‘Covid Youth’
A disturbing piece of footage went viral last week on social media. Originating in Canada, a Quebec talk show aired…
Nerds, nannies and dictators
Young nerds in Silicon Valley are now the rule-makers of culture across the western world. Culture, identity, and the conflict…
Talking Tonga
For decades I have avoided listening to, watching or being interviewed by the ABC in preference to the Wilcannia Weekly…
The tyranny of good intentions
Many are familiar with the term ‘fifteen days to slow the spread’. People were largely on board in 2020, given…
Freedom of political communication
I suspect the people who voted for Alex Hawke and Scott Morrison will not be particularly persuaded by the seriousness…
Who runs Australia – elected politicians or shadowy bureaucrats?
Who runs Australia? Is it the politically accountable politicians elected through the democratic process? Or is it the unidentified, unelected,…
Net Zero frivolity and our emissions reduction fantasy
One of the most tragic aspects of the increasingly unhinged focus on reducing human CO2 emissions at ‘almost all costs’…
George Christensen is a litmus test for liberal politicians
The second season of George Christensen’s political podcast, Conservative One: Pandemic Unmasked, has been extremely well received by Australians. Campaigning…
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