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We’re only just entering the corona economic rapids. Wait to we go over the waterfall
On October 3, 2008, I sat on the end of a bed in a Dubai hotel watching the once credible…
And the winner is Syd-en-ney
It’s miserable in Melbourne today. At the time of writing, the rain has apparently turned to constant drizzle, but the…
The inequality of left-wing equality
Why is it that the only nation on earth, the United States of America, that is dedicated to the proposition…
Barra Mundi is toxic for the Coalition
If the counting trend continues, Labor’s Kristy McBain will win the Eden-Monaro by-election by a mere handful of votes. Just…
Activism, anxiety and anger
Fascinating research into the “Anger Activism Model” has looked at the link between people’s attitudes and their behavioural intentions. The…
How will history judge our behaviour during COVID-19?
A local primary school community recently presented to its teachers a framed letter of appreciation for their leadership, initiative and…
EXCLUSIVE: What you haven’t read about Eden-Monaro and the Labor leadership
Labour appears to have won the Eden-Monaro by-election. Appears to have. That’s about as strong as we can get —…
The Greens defence policy? Smile and say “Nĭ hăo”
How did the Greens react to this week’s defence announcement by the PM? With all the logic you’d expect from…
This Fourth of July look beyond the news to the red, white and blue
In the last few years, many of us have realised that the mainstream media present a particular view of reality. Whether…
Eden-Monaro: a bellwether seat on a knife’s edge — and a canary in a coal mine?
A summer evening by the river; a band playing movie themes, light classical and marches, kids, dogs, families sprawled on…
Change the GST? First let’s get a Commonwealth with common sense
There can be no real discussion of economic reform in Australia until there is a discussion of reform to the…
Dear ABC: are fraud allegations less serious if the victim is white?
See if you can finish the following sentence. Guy Sebastian is one of Australia’s most talented and highest-profile …. Did…
Yes, there’s a by-election on, but this baseless optimism about the economy needs to stop
Since the coronavirus economic crisis began, there has been a great deal of rhetoric from the Morrison government that the…
Why the ABC shouldn’t just receive a funding freeze, but a cut.
The ABC using its own airtime to cry poor makes for tedious viewing and ignores the concerns of ordinary Australians. …
COVID-19: How one eatery was done like a dinner by the bureaucrats
As more and more well-informed opinions appear, it is becoming clear that much of the coronavirus lockdown was unnecessary. We…
Wattle load of nonsense
The following is a summary, as best as I understand it, of the process of rebranding Australia. When reading it,…
Why Australia’s draconian vaping policies deserve condemnation
Over one year ago, I authored a column in these very pages for The Spectator Australia. In that column, I…
Forget the ronas, look at our latest on LGBTIQ family violence prevention
On July 1, the Andrews government announced a hefty funding boost for “LGBTIQ Family Violence Prevention”. It was a curious…
The cyberattacks must be our Sputnik moment
The recent cyberattacks by a “state-based cyber actor” on Australia underscores the necessary public policy shift the centre-right must make…
JobKeeper – or RecoveryPreventer?
Emergency income support has a time and place in buoying Australians through the pandemic. But the usefulness of the unprecedented…
School of crock
I have always loved looking after children. Helping them to learn and grow over this important part of their lives…
Parlez-vous Parler?
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The big three of the social media phenomena that has swept the world since the early naughties have finally met their match.…
Eden-Monaro: why so little focus on a seat so significant for both leaders?
For all its reputation as a “bellwether seat” usually going with the government of the day, Eden-Monaro has not been…
Time to end the unions’ super scam
Sir Robert Menzies said in 1949, “The best people in this community are … those who by thrift and self-sacrifice,…
Virgin’s Bain?
Last Friday, American private equity firm Bain Capital reached an agreement with Virgin Australia administrators Deloitte to purchase the dilapidated…
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Coalition must U-turn on X
Kudos to Senator Ralph Babet and to One Nation for opposing this tyrannical abomination
