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

There was nothing like this Dame

20 November 2020 2:45 pm

It’s barely raised a ripple in the media, but senior Fraser government minister Dame Margaret Guilfoyle died on Remembrance Day,…

ABC director defends the indefensible

20 November 2020 12:36 pm

When directors of taxpayer-funded boards start defending the indefensible you know there’s a serious problem. In this case, the problem…

The great Great Reset and technocrat tyranny

20 November 2020 5:00 am

It really would be nice if the Great Reset was just another conspiracy theory. Sadly it is not, however, and…

The tests are in – and Kev’s caught bots

19 November 2020 7:40 pm

Poor Kevin Rudd, standing there in front of Twitter, holding up his little bot-infested petition.  I was going to write…

How LGBTQI does a member of the LBGTQI community need to be?

19 November 2020 4:37 pm

How LGBTQI does a member of the LBGTQI community need to be? Packed to the Rafters star Hugh Sheridan will…

Victoria returns to the rustbelt under Daniel Andrews

19 November 2020 2:17 pm

Dig into the detail of today’s unemployment figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and one figure leaps out; one…

War crimes? The buck stops at the top

19 November 2020 12:26 pm

MEMO: Foreign Minister Marise Payne, cc Defence Minister Linda Reynolds. Ministers, in a long life not always perfectly, although generally,…

A pledge this International Men’s Day

19 November 2020 5:00 am

Slithered between overbearing, relentless discussions about the Liberal party’s “women problem”, obsession with cancelling Pete Evans, and ongoing Trump Derangement Syndrome, politely and quietly sits…

What to do for Woke-a-thon 2020

18 November 2020 7:56 pm

Send a postcard of barefoot Aussie cricketers supporting BLM to remote Aboriginal communities: ‘Wish you were here’. Donate your copy…

No, a backlash to the Four Corners sexism special didn’t sway the Victorian Bar elections

18 November 2020 3:05 pm

A medium-sized but pious and shrill twitterstorm erupted shortly after the Victorian Bar published the results of its Council election…

NSW budget blazes the trail for post-covid economic reform

18 November 2020 12:56 pm

New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and the Berejiklian government should be commended for the structural reforms in yesterday’s state budget.  It…

Will a Biden win put pressure on our power prices – and more – with climate demands?

18 November 2020 5:00 am

Australia will face much-increased pressure to increase its greenhouse gas emissions abatement if Joe Biden is inaugurated as president on…

The world is still round, Donald Trump is still President

17 November 2020 8:21 pm

Repeat after me: ‘There is no evidence of voter fraud’, ‘no, no, no, you are not to use the term…

The fox among the pigeons

17 November 2020 6:29 pm

Our empty streets have been taken over by pigeons and politicians. The cooing mass scratches around inside the halls of…

Daniel Andrews is escaping the consequences of his corona catastrophe

17 November 2020 4:44 pm

New figures out today confirm what we warned you a fortnight ago. Daniel Andrews is managing one of the greatest…

Cricket Australia talks balls

17 November 2020 1:00 pm

Australian cricketers proudly announced yesterday that they will begin every game this summer with a barefoot circle ceremony that will…

Professor PVO no Parler

17 November 2020 5:00 am

When you understand why the Jewish establishment wanted Jesus dead you’ll understand why the mainstream media are now openly agitating…

Jobs for the girls

16 November 2020 6:49 pm

Australia’s Education Minister Dan Tehan is working on legislation to force our recalcitrant universities to properly tackle free speech on campuses. But it’s one thing to find…

How identity politics diminishes women

16 November 2020 4:06 pm

Identity politics undermines a person’s achievements and perpetuates the lie that immutable characteristics are the most important thing about a…

We’ll need to pay a higher defence premium under Biden

16 November 2020 5:00 am

Since World War II Australia has kept secure by paying its premium on the United States-Australia Defence Alliance. This is…

Now Gladys cares about the unborn?

15 November 2020 6:04 pm

What will the New South Wales Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, be remembered for when her political term is finally over? The…

Finally: a long-overdue reality check on public sector pay – but more is needed

15 November 2020 1:13 pm

The federal government has announced a new wages policy for the Australian government employees and a review of performance bonuses…

Families first

15 November 2020 7:00 am

On March 17, 2016, the Coalition joined forces with the Greens to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act and abolish Senate…

Yet another senior departure in Danandrewstan raises fresh questions

14 November 2020 12:17 pm

No one could accuse Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of not being decisive — and certainly not when it comes to…

Cancel culture panel cancelled by cancel culture

13 November 2020 5:57 pm

Last Saturday I participated as a panellist at the Disrupted Festival of Ideas. Organised by the State Library of Western Australia, I was on…