In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Where’s the Attorney-General on vaccine mandates?
This week much attention has been on Coalition MPs and Senators hearing the vox populi following the ever-increasing demonstrations around Australia…
Why we need a royal commission into public broadcasting
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation needs to be reformed to be saved from itself. The ABC is a $1.1 billion organisation…
Cooperative federalism is dead
It seems that in the interest of ALP politics, Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Queensland Premier, decided earlier this week to further…
Never forget just how our agricultural industries matter
National Agriculture and Related Industries Day is our day to celebrate and acknowledge the over 300,000 hard-working men and women…
Sesame Street makes us the muppets
Big Bird from Sesame Street has just had his Covid 19 vaccination and we can all rest easy in the…
Op shops exist to raise funds for charity, not for cheap fashion finds
A bold choice to jack up the prices on select second-hand garments has drawn criticism from angry op-shoppers after a…
The glass half empty and the glass half full spin on George Christensen
By announcing that he’ll withhold his support on legislation until the government acts to override state vaccine mandates, George Christensen…
Whatever happened to the national roadmap?
It is often the case that when a politician makes a promise, they cannot be trusted to keep it. Moreover,…
Who checks on They Vote For You?
Disinformation is a growing plague on our political house. The deliberate propagation of false information, with the intent to deceive…
A rising world inflation tide will submerge the Reserve Bank’s credibility
The credibility of the Reserve Bank of Australia has never been under greater threat in light of Governor Philip Lowe’s…
Woke medicine
As noted by Roger Kimball in the World section, politically correct language and mind control now infects the medical profession,…
Scott Morrison has created his own vaccine mandate crisis
Editor’s note: Technical issues prevented the publication of this piece ahead of this morning’s Senate vote where five Coalition members…
This is a restoration, not a revolution
Before the oppressive communist regime fell, the USSR was plagued by months of protests. Hundreds of thousands filled the cities…
Crying ‘political violence’ – and putting out fire with gasoline
When Andy Meddick’s child was hit in the back of the head with their own spray can (which was acting…
Everything you need to know about the shock ‘Daniel Andrews will romp home’ Newspoll
An election is 12 months away. It’s an academic exercise. (Ok. It does show the Victorian Liberal Party remains about…
Responsibility on the march
Saturday, November 20 2021 should be recorded as a day of significance in Australia’s contemporary diary. It was a day…
Santa Claus isn’t coming to town (if he’s not vaccinated)
If you’re screening and excluding family members from Christmas lunch according to their vaccination status, you’re doing Christmas all wrong.…
Religious freedom bill misses heart of the problem
The big lie of the Yes campaign for same-sex marriage was that no one else’s freedoms would be messed with. It’s…
Bravo to the Rittenhouse jury
How disingenuous can one 79-year-old mentally enfeebled President be? Here is Biden’s reaction to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict: While the…
Braveheart?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday discovered his inner Braveheart. “Sons of Australia. I am Scott Morrison,” he told a hastily…
What on earth is going on in South Australia?
Adelaide was roiled this week by the spectacle of Deputy Premier and Attorney-General, Vickie Chapman, refusing to stand down after…
Adem Somyurek vs Daniel Andrews: don’t laugh, this isn’t funny
Forget House of Cards. This is more like that season of Dallas that turned out to be a dream. The…
Please accept my resignation from the Church with immediate effect
Dear Sir/Madam/Whomever it may concern, I write as, until now, a life-long communicant of the Church of England, or whatever…
How the green blob runs on hypocrisy
The climate change world runs on hypocrisy, from presidents and prime ministers to virtue-signalling billionaires and multinationals, and pious individuals.…
Downfall?
Since Covid hit, Daniel Andrews has been perched atop his throne, ruling Victoria with an iron fist. There has been…
