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From Canada: a new policy for the ABC
Canada’s Conservative Party, the official opposition to Trust Fund Trudeau’s ever more corrupt-looking lefty government, has a new leader. It…
Extinction Rebellion’s brave new protest
Courageous, inspiring, fatuous, completely bloody ridiculous… From the Extinction Rebellion national newsletter, out this morning: The newsletter also declares “We…
Confronting China’s agents of influence: not McCarthyism, not racism – but in the national interest
The father of liberalism, English philosopher John Locke once said, “We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the…
Clem and Yassmin’s dream date
What happens when two extremist exhibitionist feminists and professional victims sit down at a mic? It may sound like the…
I don’t like Donald Trump, but don’t hate him enough to be fashionable
Just for the record because everything is on the record: I doubt I could ever vote for Donald Trump. My…
Sweden’s success mocks our folly
Sweden matters. It sits there like a thousand-foot skyscraper in the middle of a medieval town, casting awkward shadows over…
The Greens: billboards are evil, please give us money for billboards
The Greens: billboards are evil. Shane Rattenbury MLA, Speaker of the Canberra City Council (AKA Legislative Assembly), Twitter, yesterday: The Greens:…
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Andrews’ plan for indefinite detention – and more
The Victorian Labor government has introduced a bill to parliament that coupled with other measures is one of the most…
If Daniel Andrews has even lost the ABC… Wow
The findings of the ABC’s “independent” editorial complaints investigation unit are usually viewed with the same mix of bemusement and…
Coming soon: “I’m a Victorian, Get Me Out of Here”
Comedian Daniel Andrews is set to host a new reality TV show, “I’m a Victorian, Get Me Out of Here.”…
What do Victoria and New Zealand have in common?
Victoria and New Zealand are similar in size and population. Their current leaders, Premier and Prime Minister respectively, although of…
The solution to 2020 and beyond? Responsible individualism
We have had many challenges to face in 2020. Which to tackle first? Without the traditional wisdom of a reliable…
Coronavirus isn’t belting our economy. It’s the political response – from the top down
Part of me is so sick of the Morrison government’s bungled response to the Wuhan virus that I can hardly…
Tax cuts are sexist!
The Morrison government’s planned tax cuts will benefit high-income earners and most high-income earners are men. You know where this…
Unemployment? Nice one, Dan
Read it and weep. If #YouStandWithDan, there’s a good chance you’re standing in a queue at Centrelink (more likely it’s…
This week’s big energy announcements? Just another nail in the coffin of low-cost power
The government’s energy policy announced this week is another milestone in the demise of what was once the world’s lowest-cost…
Covid totalitarianism
The actions of Victoria Police in the egregious arrest of Ballarat mother Zoe Buhler for posting about an anti-lockdown protest…
Playing politics with the Jordan Valley
I first came across Andra Jackson back in 2009 when she wrote an article about a protest over a play…
GetUp!, get lost
GetUp! is a Trojan horse; we all know that. Hiding inside is an oozing mess of rancidity. So, we all…
Our schools already let too many children down before this year of disruption. Where to from here?
Could there be a more depressing statement about parents’ confidence in Australian schooling than a recent proposal that people invest…
Their ABC, their salaries – and your right to know
It’s been a big 24 hours or so for British media watchers with the release of the BBC’s annual report…
Can democracy survive an increasingly biased media?
The ACCC is seeking to force Google and Facebook to pay for the media content they redistribute which has led…
‘If you don’t want to be kicked in the head, don’t put your head under a jackboot. It’s not only selfish, it’s stupid.’
Drongo alert: what follows is satire. Victorian strongman Daniel Andrews yesterday dismissed anger over the state’s harsh lockdown as a…
How shinybum corona craziness has just widened the city-country divide
Little has illustrated the divide between urban and regional Australia quite like the events of 2020. I feel reasonably qualified…
China’s Commiebrige Analytica
China’s Overseas Key Individual Database leak. Call this the Commiebridge Analytica: Tens of thousands of Australians — including celebrities, politicians…
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