In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Why does getting a Covid test in NSW feel like winning the lottery?
The odds of winning the lottery are, well, like winning the lottery… Your chances are bleak, but you put your…
Science and morality: woke universities have lost their way
Imagine if you can, a place where children are reared to adulthood, educated from kindergarten to year 12, before heading…
There’s nothing more frightening than a woman in politics
It is difficult to argue that women are the less capable gender when they have spent the last ten million…
For experts, they are sure fudging a lot of statistics
When you analyse data, at times, you’re trained to be skeptical. The classic data tropes apply. Correlation isn’t causation. For…
Australians ‘open’ to becoming RAT addicts
Sudafed-style ID checks are about to be brought in to make sure Australians don’t end up as RAT addicts. 2022…
Hating on Novak has become a national sport
The whole country is hating on Novak Djokovic right now because he had the courage to do what most of…
Australia’s giant green gamble on solar energy toys
By the time solar energy reaches Earth’s surface, it is spread very thin – even midday sunshine will not boil…
The numbers don’t lie – or do they?
Since the beginning of the Covid era, much of the focus has been around numbers. Case numbers, hospitalisations, ICU admissions,…
Attention Liberals: your country needs you
The Liberal Party platform, with its values and freedom, is the best way to ensure a happy and thriving democracy.…
The New Year’s Eve exorcism for ABC viewers
ABC viewers manifested as if undergoing an exorcism when Tina Arena ended the national broadcaster’s New Year’s Eve telecast by…
The four horsemen of the economic apocalypse
The appearance of Covid brought a resurgence of fears of Armageddon. Conscious of mankind’s imperfections, ancient settled societies envisaged a…
You can’t film that!
Blanket bans on secret recordings are an affront to freedom. Fortunately, animal rights activists are doing Australians a favour by…
Don’t blame Novak Djokovic
The unhinged fury levelled at Novak Djokovic has revealed a dark undercurrent to Australia’s Covid narrative. As the ATP world…
Covid maths: two plus two equals five…?
Everyone has made mistakes in mathematics, but some mistakes are more important than others. In a contract I was working…
Who guards The Guardian?
The UK Guardian deactivated its online poll that asked readers to vote for their ‘Person of the Year’. The reason?…
People in glass houses…
Every family has one, the curmudgeonly old relative who broods annoyingly in the background – except for special family occasions…
Russia is empire-building while Australia sleeps
While Australia kept itself busy arguing about which politician to box up and airfreight to the COP26 snore-fest, Russia spent…
Covid ‘rebels’ and the Eureka Stockade
There’s a band of people who see themselves as the ‘keepers’ of the Eureka Stockade tradition, and they are much…
Woke Cricket Australia trashes Australia Day by pandering to activists
Cricket Australia racked up a first this week, away from the MCG and the embarrassment that was the MCC cricket…
I am gender confused
I’m just writing a quick article to let you know I am non-binary. Sharing this feels a bit daunting but…
Dear New Zealand, it’s time to end Covid discrimination
Dear New Zealand, It’s a shame that we as a country have decided to follow a policy of discrimination. Supporting…
I want my ‘sex’ back in 2022
It has been about a year now since I decided to take up my pen and write some things that…
Exposing the great feminist reset
Conservatives have been waging a war against identity politics all year, with some brave Sky News Australia commentators railing against…
Hello yellowbrick road: Hollywood abandons fading female stars
I am surprised that some people still dispute the idea that sex sells. We know it sells television series and…
Feedback advice for the Chief Health Officer
Following the passage of Victoria’s Pandemic Management Bill, the Chief Health Officer is required to provide public advice to the…
