In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Social media bans and the control of centralised information
Much remains unclear following the rushed passage of the legislation banning under 16s from social media. Yet one thing is…
Climate chains – rise of the normies
Listen up deniers and right-wing nut-jobs! Our critical energy systems have been under attack for a couple of decades but…
Even climate fanatics are having doubts
Time for another review of the electricity market…? Commonwealth and state ministers have established a new four-person commission, the NEM…
Where are our leaders?
As I watch with dismay and some trepidation the shenanigans going on in our national capital, I cannot but ask,…
The manosphere vs the ABC
The ‘manosphere’, as popularised by US conservative podcasters, has made masculinity cool again – and Donald Trump’s election victory legitimised…
Guillotine orders: a constitutional aberration?
It has been widely reported that the Senate, on November 29, ramrodded 32 bills through the Senate without any meaningful…
Terror on the rise
Last Friday, a prominent Jewish synagogue in Melbourne’s southeast was set on fire in what is now agreed to be…
Striking a blow for men – and against media bias
Mainstream media often blithely dismisses viewpoints or ideas from what it considers unfashionable or undesirable sources. I experienced another example…
Opening the Overton window
Liberal leader Peter Dutton is winning in the polls as he continues to take his cues from the United Australia…
The turning point that shattered the climate change narrative
For the climate change zealots and their profiteering masters, October 2024 may go down as one of the most damaging…
Miracles do happen
Last week we had great news. A brilliant young Chinese PhD student won his appeal against the sexual assault convictions…
We have seen this show before
Streaming services have created a new strain of déjà vu, and this is how it works. You start watching a…
Net Zero is communism and it wants to overthrow our Parliament
‘F-ck Germany … and f-ck Israel!’ giggled climate mascot Greta Thunberg from behind a lectern draped in a keffiyeh while…
Open letter to Albanese from an 11-year-old
Dear Prime Minister Albanese, My name is Leo Fineberg and I am an 11-year-old boy who is a proud Zionist…
The new tribalism: A revolt against progressive intellectuals?
National populism is now on the rise everywhere, representing a broad-based popular revolt against the values imposed by progressive intellectuals…
Confronting terror
In the aftermath of the horrific attack on Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue, I find myself unable to stay silent. The…
Trump: the great global reset
The re-election of Donald Trump resets the world… His former presidency was almost whimsical. Trump was a rank outsider with…
Bureaucracy and Safetyism: the ugly sisters
One of the more annoying phrases that has slithered its way into public discussion is: ‘If it saves one life,…
Positano, Amalfi coast, Italy
The little motor boat with the red fish sign flying on what would have been a mast had it been…
Ocean of peace in a world of war
As a consequence of my Scottish Jewish heritage, I only read a newspaper if it is free. Since Covid, newspapers…
What’s happening in Korea?
I love the Republic of Korea. It is a country I can visit over and over without ever tiring of…
The Department of Inefficiency and Public Waste
How spending on Renewable energy is costing us a fortune