In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
I’m guilty of going against The Science: a defence of my condemned, censored ‘dangerous’ speech to parliament
Politicians condemned me. Big Tech censored me. The mainstream media said my views were a danger to public health. Why?…
Afghanistan, women and safety
We have all seen the pictures of another Afghanistan, of beautiful women in short skirts carrying books at Kabul University.…
Our politicians have created a cringing Covid mentality
“The EPL is back” shouted commentator after commentator this weekend as cameras panned across sold-out, maskless crowds across English stadiums.…
Afghanistan’s fall — and our disgrace
If you go into someone else’s house and trash it, you have a moral as well as a legal obligation…
Jacinda Ardern asks the Taliban to be ‘nice’ to women
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come out and asked the Taliban to be ‘nice’ to women during this…
Qantas move makes mandatory job jabs clarity yet more urgent
Today, Qantas has become our largest corporate so far to announce it will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all staff.…
Kabul: some good must come of this
I’ve had a few thoughts on Afghanistan, which is a disaster I was against in the first instance, but once…
$1 million per month: more secret costs of vaccine failure
The Innovation Australia website has another cracking story. What’s the reward for the government’s vaccine rollout failure? A million dollars…
WHO throws vapers under the bus… again
With the constant deluge of pandemic-related coverage, it’s easy to forget that tobacco smoking continues to kill over 8 million…
Is a Dan Andrews senior shinybum in contempt for trying to stop state parliament sitting?
Yesterday, Dr Ramona Muttacumaru, the Acting Executive Director, COVID-19 Strategy and Policy, COVID 19 Response Division of the Victorian Department,…
ABC Four Corners does longevity well, accuracy badly
It’s no secret our national broadcaster is fond of self-congratulation. This week, the carefully choreographed ‘back-slapping‘ reached dizzying new…
There’s ‘literally a war’ – but in Kabul, not Sydney
At her daily press briefing on Saturday, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said: ‘This is literally a war, and…
Local Magnitsky laws a good move – handled wisely
In a move to bring Australia into the Global Magnitsky Movement, Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching has introduced the International Human…
You want to talk about female oppression? Talk about Afghanistan
You don’t need to be a foreign policy expert to take one look at the heartbreaking developments in Afghanistan and…
Who have we left behind, Dutton?
Just over four weeks ago, Defence Minister Peter Dutton told Sky News Australia of the importance of “getting the balance…
A tragedy for Afghanistan, a tragedy for the United States – and a tragedy for Australia
It’s not true that failure is an orphan. Afghanistan today is like Freddy Krueger, “the son of a hundred homicidal…
Fair Work Australia won’t protect workers from unfair vaccination rules
None of us should be surprised that the union movement has sunk back into its favourite communist swamp. The abolition…
The Lord of the Dings
Adam. Bandt. Seriously. Tweeted. This. Adam. Bandt. Seriously. Tweeted. This. Adam. Bandt. Seriously. Tweeted. This. Adam. Bandt. Seriously. Tweeted. This.…
Elephants afraid of mice: how Coalition cowards plan to legislate against the Liberal Democrats
Australia’s electoral system has been designed by politicians for politicians, gently tweaked — usually with the support of both the…
EXCLUSIVE: New polling shows strong belief media Covid coverage has been alarmist
Covid-19 is addictive, not just for the political class but for Australia’s mainstream media. At the beginning of the pandemic,…
What’s woke this week?
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics produced some great woke stories. Simone Biles’ withdrawal from gymnastics competition was labelled ‘courageous’ and ‘brave’…
Vaccination certificates: an idea whose time must never come
Chris Richardson of Deloitte Access Economics wrote in the Australian Financial Review on 10 August: ‘Delta is so infectious that the vaccination rates we…
The IPCC buries two millennia of fluctuating temperatures
Probably nobody in the world has read the 3,949 pages of the latest IPCC report. But many people have studied the 41 page politically determined, Summary…
Every industry has its own safety responsibilities, so why the fuss over jabs?
My kids’ grandparents all had small scars on their upper arms from compulsory vaccinations. They were delighted to receive them…
New Zealand’s energy emergency
Regardless of the spin Jacinda Ardern’s government is putting on the fact that parts of our North Island cities have…
