In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
In a world of dogma, is Christmas the ‘truth’ that matters?
Christmas is a dogmatic truth grounded in a historical fact – no wonder some people hate it. Our modern world…
My Christmas wish…
In a previous piece for this esteemed publication, I mentioned an inspiring sermon given by the celebrant of Christmas Midnight Mass back…
The wonder of Christmas
As the song says, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. For many families, this is true. You…
Chin up, it’s Christmas!
My parents always taught me to remember that I have a lot to be thankful for. And it’s true, of…
Ambassador Kennedy – an alternate view
William Shakespeare captured literature’s most famous feud – the Capulets vs the Montagues – with the immortal line, ‘What’s in…
The unholy Trinity of vaccine mandates
Vaccine mandates are everywhere. Now, they are infecting the Christian churches even though they are illogical, ineffective, and un-Christian. If…
What the race hustlers reveal about America
After the maelstrom of George Floyd’s death, America’s supposed incurable heart of racism, according to most of the media, is…
Thinly veiled corporate wokery erodes business confidence
A federal parliamentary report tabled last week highlights an issue which has been quietly eroding business confidence for many operators…
The end of the green revolution
The announced closure of Incitec Pivot’s Gibson Island fertilizer plant is a sobering reminder that there is a global trend…
What’s in a name? How Covid is changing our language
I have had most vaccinations available in Australia because I have travelled extensively and have always wanted to do so…
A pandemic of the under-dieted and under-exercised
‘Your refusal has cost all of us,’ President Biden said to the unvaccinated in September, announcing a new Covid vaccine…
Australia’s national identity deserves to be preserved
Nation-states not only have a distinct way of life, they typically do all they can to preserve it. Without it,…
Correction and apology to Leigh Sales
In an article headlined ‘Travelling interstate? Prepare for holiday hell’ by Joel Agius published online on December 20 regarding onerous…
Christian Kerr’s funeral - livestream
Christian Kerr’s funeral is being livestreamed today. Service at 11 am. Click on the link below to watch: https://livestream.com/accounts/8710393/events/10002428 Got…
Is Frydenberg’s post-Covid economic optimism justified?
Josh Frydenberg was pleased with last week’s midyear economic review issued by Treasury. He preened himself, opining that the Covid…
Bandt and the choofing Greens are at it again
Everything the Australian Greens do starts well enough, before descending into farce. Caring for the environment ends with farmers having…
A different take on the Jesus story
My favourite Christmas story … stop me if you’ve heard it. According to the late Sydney theologian Dr Barbara Thiering’s…
Diary of an unvaccinated person
I’ll let you in on a secret, I haven’t taken the Covid vaccination. For a lot of people that doesn’t…
Bond, James Bond: they/them/ze/zir
The progressive left’s crusade to normalise pathology shows no sign of slowing down, with calls for the next James Bond…
Update on injunction against WA Police vaccine mandate
NOTE: Just before this piece was due to go to print, a glimmer of hope emerged after a directions hearing…
Australia is importing UK policy on ‘gender affirmation’
The BBC recently pulled out of the Workplace Equality Index and Diversity Champions – a UK LGBTQ+ scheme put on…
What’s behind Shinzo Abe’s Reaganesque straight talk on China?
What’s behind Shinzo Abe’s Reaganesque straight talk on China? In his December 1 video address to the Taipei-based Institute For…
Covid, the constitution and consensus
When Fox News anchor, Chris Wallace, announced that he was leaving Fox News last Sunday, the only question was whether…
China is a gold medallist in Olympic boycotts
Guess which country is a gold medallist for Olympic boycotts? Surely not the country that claimed recently a diplomatic boycott…