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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

Footballers in, desperate Australians who want to see dying loved ones? How do you help us win the election?

11 September 2020 4:24 pm

Only the ‘compassionate’ left on Twitter could trend #ScottyTheBully as a defensive response to the cruel, heartless Annastacia Palaszczuk and…

Five vital steps to restore confidence in corona case calculations

11 September 2020 3:03 pm

The calculation error in COVID-19 projections made by the Peter Doherty Institute and incorporated into the National Cabinet response revealed…

Borderline decisions

11 September 2020 1:11 pm

On June 14, 1883, a momentous event took place on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. The opening…

Victoria Police, RUOK?

11 September 2020 11:24 am

Victoria Police – not content with their heavy handed enforcement of Covid-19 restrictions – are now trolling the public on…

The great Liberal death wish

11 September 2020 5:00 am

How much can a koala bear? Well, we’ll soon find out in New South Wales as the Nationals are threatening…

Nobody expected the Transgender Inquisition

10 September 2020 7:18 pm

Nobody expected the Transgender Inquisition! Nonetheless, it is well and truly underway. Tasmanian Liberal Claire Chandler last week warned the…

There’s no koala crisis in NSW, just the Liberal left’s shameful shopping for soft green votes

10 September 2020 3:01 pm

Our Black Summer proved two things beyond doubt: The unprecedented fires were a consequence of the unprecedented accumulation of explosive…

It’s almost as if the Academy focus-grouped how to make the public hate the Oscars more

10 September 2020 1:00 pm

I will continue to not watch the Academy Awards after it was announced this week that inclusion, rather than artistic…

Our threatening K-shaped corona recovery

10 September 2020 11:31 am

Australia is emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown measures not as one, but two separate nations comprised of the economic, cultural…

Where is honesty in the discussion around male suicide?

10 September 2020 5:00 am

Enough.  Enough excuses.  Enough avoidance.  And enough of the pitiful pretence that throwing money at mental health is going to…

The increasing threat of delegated legislation – legislation put above the power of parliament

9 September 2020 7:12 pm

“It’s probably a bit unusual for me to be in agreement with the IPA,” said Labor Senator Kim Carr. “I…

Mental health: recognition, reaching out – and responsibility

9 September 2020 6:03 pm

That Australians’ attitudes to mental health have been transformed is true. That we need to further match increased actions to…

EXCLUSIVE: How to perform Dan Andrews’ ‘supercomputer’ modelling on your own laptop

9 September 2020 3:05 pm

Much has been made of the modelling now underlying Daniel Andrews’ COVID roadmap — after all, in the words of the Premier…

Daniel Andrews is driven by computer modelling, not real life experience – and it shows

9 September 2020 1:00 pm

It’s obvious Chairman Dan has never had a real job and learned nothing from his father who once sold produce at…

Five fixes for our failed state – and why they won’t occur

9 September 2020 5:00 am

For any Australian not living in Victoria, particularly Melbourne, it’s impossible to understand what’s going on. The high–pitched hysteria emanating…

The DAN 2020 computer: kill off the economy, it detracts from the mission

8 September 2020 7:23 pm

The Victorian governments’ COVID roadmap was perhaps the most eagerly anticipated policy announcement in the history of Dan Andrew’s Labor…

The UN declares: the biggest coronavirus issue is… men

8 September 2020 4:58 pm

What do you think has most alarmed United Nations General Secretary Antonia Guterres about the Covid-19 pandemic? Has he been…

WA Labor: the new covid secessionists?

8 September 2020 2:44 pm

Western Australia has always had an unusual idiosyncratic beauty about it. It’s home to some of the country’s most breathtaking…

The bonfire of the inanities

8 September 2020 12:20 pm

Read it and weep. The Australian Bureau of Statistics Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, Week ending 22 August…

Revealed: new analysis shows the true cost of mismanaging the corona crisis

8 September 2020 5:00 am

With many countries, including Australia, having reported their national accounts for the April to June quarter, the initial economic impact…

Poor old Daniel Andrews. He’s also had his life ruined by the Victorian Premier

7 September 2020 7:08 pm

Daniel Andrews revealed at the weekend that he has not seen his mother since Christmas and so is in the…

You’re either on their side or an enemy in Danandrewstan

7 September 2020 4:27 pm

All those who care about and have an interest in the protection of Australia’s free speech will have seen the video…

Victoria isn’t the only place enduring pandemic public policy madness, remember

7 September 2020 2:29 pm

I had no intention of writing about Queensland again but, since my last column, there have been events for which…

Chairman Dan 💕 The Project. Guess why?

7 September 2020 12:21 pm

On Sunday night, Dan Andrews appeared on Channel Ten’s The Project. Why? With the state he’s responsible for in utter…

Vulture vested interests keep circling super

7 September 2020 5:00 am

In the wake of recent legislated changes improving choice of super fund, the government must not assume the job of…