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

Energy prices: the new fault line in politics

28 January 2021 1:31 pm

Energy has emerged as the clear new faultline in Australian politics. We see today Anthony Albanese is removing his fellow…

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s covid chutzpah

28 January 2021 12:15 pm

Chutzpah. A mellifluous sounding word that is difficult to translate, but kinda sorta means: Utter nerve; effrontery. A better way to…

Kelly’s heroes

28 January 2021 4:00 am

Craig Kelly’s existence poses an existential problem for the Liberal Party.  It is difficult to work out how far a political…

Never again – what?

27 January 2021 7:58 pm

I am challenged on this day, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to explain exactly what the world promised when it swore…

Tech stocks: party like it’s 1999?

27 January 2021 6:32 pm

A tech bubble eerily similar to the Dotcom crash of 1999-2002 is brewing. This time, fueled by Covid stimulus, social…

What’s on the Davos agenda?

27 January 2021 4:00 pm

International uber management consultants McKinsey have published a guide The Davos agenda for this week’s conferencing. “See what’s on the…

Only jokes will let us survive our new Clown World

27 January 2021 1:35 pm

The inauguration of President Joe Biden has heralded the onset, like no other event in recent times, of Clown World.  Conservatives, populists and sane people everywhere…

Barnaby, it’s time to leave the island

27 January 2021 11:31 am

It has long been evident to many that Barnaby Joyce’s time at the political trough has passed. In many respects,…

Dear reader, do I go and work for Twitter? Try to change the system from within?

27 January 2021 4:00 am

There is nothing like a good dose of irony to make me smile.  Look at what job recently popped up…

A modest proposal for Australia Day

26 January 2021 7:11 pm

It has become fashionable for some wokesters to object to Australia Day celebrations, even calling we modern Australians an occupying…

Wiping “Australia Day” from the Big Bash games: polling shows it’s another fumble by our feeble cricketers

26 January 2021 5:23 pm

In the wake of an underwhelming summer of cricket in which the Australians lost a home series to the depleted Indian squad, Australia’s governing body…

An honour with a great big crown on top for Malcolm

26 January 2021 3:35 pm

Lord Malcolm of Point Piper has finally received an official honour, the Companion in the Order of Australia, the AC.…

Time to make our gongs truly Australian: the Great Bloke, the Grouse Sheila and more

26 January 2021 1:31 pm

Outstanding Australians are honoured at this time every year in recognition of their contribution to our country. The problem is…

January 26: The Church of Woke’s one day of the year

26 January 2021 4:00 am

We are religious, as religion is an inescapable concept and everybody is religious. Religions have their holy days (from which we get…

The trust fund kids of the Guardian: too slack to even compile their own hit list

25 January 2021 6:11 pm

On January 21 and 22. the Institute of Public Affairs received correspondence about a planned register of think-tanks in Australia…

Bastard Bill unfit for public office

25 January 2021 3:27 pm

Bastard Bill’, ‘Slithering Shorten’ — call him what you will — confirmed again this weekend why he is comprehensively unfit…

ACB or ABC? Cricket Australia’s woke arrogance

25 January 2021 1:18 pm

The same cricketers who intend to snub Australia Day at home want priority receiving the Covid vaccine so they can…

ScoMo runs up the white flag on carbon

25 January 2021 5:00 am

It was only at midday Friday The Spectator Australia asked Will Australia face carbon tariffs under the Biden regime? By…

Will NSW follow Dan Andrewstan and only consult allies over the transgender agenda?

24 January 2021 7:44 pm

Here’s an interesting insight into how the game of politics is played. Regarding the Victorian ‘Suppression (Conversion) Bill’ where the MP’s stated…

Happy Australia Day Daniel Andrews – you hideous hypocrite

24 January 2021 5:01 pm

There are many words I could choose to describe Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. In the spirit of Australia Day, I…

War is a continuation of politics by other means – trade too

24 January 2021 2:04 pm

War is a continuation of politics by other means. The German strategist Carl von Clausewitz, who wrote the book on…

Australia’s news bargaining code is unworkable – and could break the internet as we know it

24 January 2021 7:00 am

America is the most innovative country globally because American businesses hustle to innovate and create new products and services. Competition…

She Who Must Not Be Named

23 January 2021 7:00 am

Australia’s greatest tennis player turned Christian minister is vilified every January for daring to hold a traditional view of marriage…

So what can we say about the Podium Poet?

22 January 2021 4:47 pm

So let’s talk about the poetry thing and the poet who read poetry at the inauguration. America’s National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman who recited the…

Australia versus Google

22 January 2021 2:31 pm

The out-going Trump administration finally woke up to a nasty little rort that the Australian government was planning on running…