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A letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Former Liberal staffer Terry Barnes’s partisan attempt to blame sexist abuse in Parliament House on my government’s hiring…
Biden does a Merkel on illegal immigrants. Oops
In 2015, Angela Merkel opened her heart — and Europe’s borders — to all comers wanting refuge and/or a better…
We’ll have a gay old time, but there are other matters to discuss
By now everyone in the country knows about the petition to change the name of Street’s Golden Gaytimes. We at…
Teaching continues to go backwards
If ever the public needs additional evidence as to why Australia’s education system is either flatlining or going backwards based…
Of droughts and fires and floods
We all know Dorothea Mackellar’s famous words. More recently, Tim Flannery has told us our dams would never fill again…
The Woke and the Woeful
Forget the sun-kissed LA glamour of the Bold and the Beautiful. How about the latest in that other Californian soap,…
Here’s a disaster area. Oh. And some floods, too
If the Morrison government loses the next election, yesterday will likely be seen as the day the rot really started…
“You get the politicians you deserve” has never been more insulting
Hundreds of New South Wales families are being evacuated from flooded homes. Meanwhile, our political advisors are busy jerking off…
Why you’re stuck with lower wages (unless you’re a public servant)
The past 12 months have exposed the deep and dangerous division between the two Australias, one comprised of mainstream Australians and…
Sexual predators in Parliament? Name names, Lidia
If you define sexual harassment as a split second unwanted male gaze, don’t be surprised if you see attack everywhere. You’re sure to be “harassed” walking…
Nero walks in Western Australia
In 64 AD a great fire swept through Rome, destroying much of the city. The Emperor of the time, Nero,…
We have an obesity crisis, but Big Public Health are the last lot we should let near it
At least half the women I see on my morning walks have fat bums. And when I ride my bike,…
Revealed: who won from the great corona cash splash?
We’re all in this together? Pigs arse. A good crisis never goes to waste — and the big global consulting…
Mentors and managers MIA on the Hill
When the Brittany Higgins allegations first surfaced in February, as a Howard-era senior staffer I wrote that the type of…
Yes, but who employs these staffers in the first place?
So “an emotional” Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he’s “shocked and disgusted” by the latest lurid and lewd allegations…
No one should be scared to run for public office
I mean we are damned if we do, and damned if we don’t. I am a woman, a mum of…
That other violence
There was an enormous outpouring of emotion last week when thousands of women and men marched the March 4 Justice…
Not OK, Boomers
‘There is the moral of all human tales; ‘Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First freedom, and…
Taxpayers shouldn’t pay ABC fines
It’s down the line, I know. The trial hasn’t even started. But that doesn’t stop us looking ahead and being…
A fix for our new house price madness
A common objection to the idea that planning restrictions make housing unaffordable is that some other factor is said to…
There’s no racism at Basketball Australia? Well never mind, all is not lost
A Human Rights Commission report into racism within Basketball Australia, released at the weekend, is a solution in search of…
Spectator Australia TV: Evan Mullholland on miserable Malcolm T, Dr Thomas Case on facemasks, Alexandra Marshall on Milo – and the one and only Mr Rowan Dean
It’s midday Sunday, so that’s Spectator Australia TV time. Catch the latest program here featuring Evan Mullholland on the miserable…
It’s Flannerying at the farm and we’re going under
Tim Flannery promised me a desert, but all I’ve got is this brand new murky-looking ocean full of confused kangaroos. …
Nicolle Flint slimer apologises to women - with one notable exception
It’s not nine months since ABC radio host and Adelaide Sunday Mail columnist Peter Goers tipped a bucket of sexist…
Where is Tim Flannery now?
I live in Sydney. My house flooded last week in the heavy rains. We’ll see what happens today. Where is Tim…
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