In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
How identity politics diminishes women
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
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?
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
The federal government has announced a new wages policy for the Australian government employees and a review of performance bonuses…
Families first
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
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
Last Saturday I participated as a panellist at the Disrupted Festival of Ideas. Organised by the State Library of Western Australia, I was on…
That Murdoch media digital dominance in full
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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?
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
On November 30, the ALP will close the consultation period for its Draft Platform, the time when people can make…
By their actions…
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
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
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
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?
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
Following their declaration of the United States presidential election results for Joe Biden, there has been great surprise expressed by…
Tasmania’s euthanasia diehards
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?
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
There’s no such thing as an unbiased journalist. It’s long believed that the role of the news media is to…
