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

That Murdoch media digital dominance in full

13 November 2020 3:07 pm

The concerted efforts of leftie bedwedders, axe-grinders, opportunists — and, most of all, censors who don’t want the Australian public…

It’s not just about him or Joe

13 November 2020 12:41 pm

Many – including our PM Scott Morrison with his unsubtle public phone chat the other day with Joe Biden, whom…

Will the Australian way of life be a long-term coronavirus victim?

13 November 2020 5:00 am

COVID-19 has consumed the public’s attention for almost six months, but the economic crisis caused by devastating lockdowns has started to shed light…

Young and free – but who’s Gert?

12 November 2020 8:47 pm

The Premier of New South Wales has suggested that one word of our national anthem should now be changed to…

The strange sexism of Anita Recount

12 November 2020 6:44 pm

Forget bonk ban. The real sex hang-ups — or more accurately — sexuality hang-ups seem to be from progressive types…

There’s no public service recession, new figures find

12 November 2020 2:23 pm

How much is enough?  How much should our children and grandchildren be forced to pay for the cowardice of our…

Why we need to stay concerned by debt

12 November 2020 1:07 pm

Government borrowings are skyrocketing as you read this. Unfashionable though it is to worry about this, there are still some of…

Men now make more beautiful women than women? This is progress?

12 November 2020 11:31 am

A transgender woman has been crowned Miss Intercontinental New Zealand. But it’s 2020, so you just know there will be…

Joel Fitzgibbon’s emphatic policy platform submission

12 November 2020 5:00 am

On November 30, the ALP will close the consultation period for its Draft Platform, the time when people can make…

By their actions…

11 November 2020 7:23 pm

There is much outrage and ridicule from the US Democrats and lefties in general that Trump isn’t conceding defeat, claiming…

How leftists are gaslighting Australia with their Murdoch madness

11 November 2020 4:26 pm

Kevin Rudd’s claim that the Murdoch media is a “cancer on democracy” is gaslighting the Australian people.   Last week a…

Banning and restricting are hallmarks of weak government. Just ask Dan

11 November 2020 2:54 pm

Acting tough in government is easy during a crisis.   Prime Ministers and Premiers routinely dress up the easiest of…

Joel Fitzgibbon’s departure shows the new fault line in Australian politics

11 November 2020 1:05 pm

Joel Fitzgibbon’s resignation as shadow minister for resources and agriculture and his departure to the Labor backbench is symptomatic of the new fault-line in…

Trade with Chinese characteristics?

11 November 2020 7:25 am

Wine. Barley. Beef. Lobsters. Sugar. Timber. Copper. Thermal coal. These are important Australian exports which are increasingly being used as…

It’s not all sunshine and lollipops – for the US or here

10 November 2020 7:40 pm

Following their declaration of the United States presidential election results for Joe Biden, there has been great surprise expressed by…

Tasmania’s euthanasia diehards

10 November 2020 6:20 pm

Euthanasia is being considered by the Tasmanian Parliament for the fourth time in 11 years, proving that some things just…

Could Trump really call out the troops?

10 November 2020 4:49 pm

It is extraordinary to have to ask the question: can Donald Trump somehow use United States’ armed forces to stay…

There’s no such thing as an unbiased journalist

10 November 2020 2:58 pm

There’s no such thing as an unbiased journalist. It’s long believed that the role of the news media is to…

Who needs the Australia Card when you can do a Xi Jinping?

10 November 2020 1:18 pm

My. How soon people forget. In 1985, at the national tax summit, the Labor Government proposed the Australia Card: The…

Goldblunder

10 November 2020 5:00 am

On Friday last, November 6, the Australian Taxation Office had a serious legal bomb blow up in its face. It’s…

America, remember the Australian ballot? Here are more electoral wonders from Down Under to try

9 November 2020 7:21 pm

What a mess. You know what I mean, so I’m not going to list all the problems and alleged irregularities…

Why it’s fine to talk about ‘Dictator Dan’

9 November 2020 5:03 pm

For those who count themselves, as I do, among the #DictatorDan crowd, whether full-throated or privately enthusiastic, the decision in…

The Biden win: a grave mistake?

9 November 2020 3:54 pm

Data from the official Michigan government voter index indicates that a man who died in 1984 voted in the United States presidential…

Gee, Leigh. Donald Trump is Robert Mugabe?

9 November 2020 1:33 pm

I’m old enough to remember when journalists gave us the news and we added our own prejudice. These days journalists…

Anthony Albanese’s conduct confirms he’s a joke, not a leader

9 November 2020 5:00 am

Australia and the United States share a history marked by many similarities and some stark divides.   Over more than a century, however, our…