In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Just how voluntary will any coronavirus vaccine be, given the ethical concerns?
Over the last couple of weeks there have been several developments with regard to a potential coronavirus vaccine. On 16…
Don’t our special forces need a fierce warrior culture, General Campbell?
I do not know of anyone currently in the armed forces or anyone who has done a tour of duty in Afghanistan,…
What’s woke this weekend?
Hallelujah brothers, sisters and — of course — the gender non-conforming! Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies…
How coronavirus has made our democracy sick
Panic by our governments has squandered Australia’s good fortune of being so lightly touched by Covid-19 (and natural isolation). Panic…
South Australia’s corona fiasco: there should be a new Marshall in town
It would be fair to say that virtually none of the Premiers have had a good pandemic. Daniel Andrews, short…
Lockdown lunacy and Big Public Health’s jackboot tendencies
Have you ever wondered why some public health efforts seem useless? How about something excessive? Personally, I believe that most…
The compulsory super scam: why get in to bed with the devil if you only want to cuddle?
Reported in the Oz: Scott Morrison will delay a decision on whether to ditch next year’s scheduled rise in the…
There was nothing like this Dame
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
New figures out today confirm what we warned you a fortnight ago. Daniel Andrews is managing one of the greatest…
Cricket Australia talks balls
Australian cricketers proudly announced yesterday that they will begin every game this summer with a barefoot circle ceremony that will…
Professor PVO no Parler
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
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…
