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The Project’s outrageous anti-Israeli conspiracy mongering
Waleed Aly and his pals at The Project have reached a new low, last night broadcasting a segment blaming the…
Government has failed Victoria – and Victoria has failed government
The biggest crisis currently facing Victoria is not the coronavirus. It is the failure of government itself; the lack of…
Tobacco companies must wonder: with enemies like Big Public Health, who needs friends?
There is a public health issue you would have heard very little about that could be far more important to…
Quarantine is for the sick
Healthy Australians have been forced into various stages of lockdown since 21 March: four and a half months ago. At…
Jim’s Mowing, ABC moaning
If you continue to work – even safely – during the Victorian lockdown you are irresponsible, according to ABC journalists…
War metaphor won’t defeat pandemic
The use of metaphors as a way to frame problems or issues has a dramatic impact on the way the…
The new holy trinity for schools and universities: gender, race and class
George Orwell is quoted as saying “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them”. The cultural left’s campaign…
Try doing the daggy dad, not dictator, Dan
We are currently undertaking something of an experiment in the limits of political authority and leadership. This is especially true…
If Peter Ridd loses, academic freedom in Australia is dead
Scott Morrison once stated that he was unconcerned about ongoing attacks on free speech, because he thought that free speech…
When you view all of life through the prism of offence, you’ll find offence in every fridge in the supermarket
The Indigenous activist who forced Coon Cheese out of Australian fridges now wants Paul’s to stop producing “Smarter White Milk”…
Fear is in the Melbourne air; not just of the virus, but of continuing incompetence by the Andrews government
Having lived in Melbourne all my life, I’m picking up that this Melbourne COVID-19 deep lockdown has induced fear. Fear…
We might have a pandemic on our hands, but we still also have the rule of law
I happened to switch on the telly at the start of the week just in time for Annelise Nielsen’s interview…
Why the woke war against women?
Just when you think the world cannot get any sillier, it does. The American Cancer Society is now recommending that…
How a premier should shoulder the burden of office
We can but wish… “It’s only fair”, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews said as he announced that he and his Cabinet…
Can’t Pirate Pete and pals just lay off Israel Folau?
Israel Folau is in the news again, and this time it’s for something he didn’t do. Over the weekend Folau…
State of Disaster? More like State of Despair
Like many Victorians yesterday afternoon, I stopped to listen to premier Daniel Andrews announce a crackdown on Victorians’ freedoms far…
White Ribbon’s gender biased Groundhog Day
Last week was a bad week for anyone who believes in genuine, true equality. White Ribbon strutted back on stage,…
That aged well, didn’t it?
Special acknowledgements for 2020 vision on 2020 from Van Badham, one of that unique breed of large ‘n’ loud Melbourne…
Tech giant media content code still slugs taxpayers over SBS and the ABC
The world-first draft mandatory code unveiled by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last Friday in response to complaints tech giants Google and Facebook have…
Daniel Andrews’ state of disaster
A curfew from 8.00 pm to 5.00 am. A limit on travelling more than five kilometres from your home. An…
Ten good news stories from 2020
2020. What a year. As someone has recently remarked on Twitter, I can’t believe we stayed until midnight and cheered…
Can Adam Bandt count?
Another day, another begging letter from the Greens. Another begging letter filled with complete bollocks. Herr Doktor Senator Adam Bandt’s…
Q&A’s selective moral outrage
This Monday on the(ir) ABC’s not so popular Q & A program (it rarely if ever rates in the top 20…
What’s woke this week (or racist)?
It’s no surprise that I spy with my little eye something beginning with ‘R’ is once again the game of woke choice…
EXCLUSIVE: Information Commissioner to investigate SBS over deleted bushfires article
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has looked at the Institute of Public Affairs’ submission and decided to commence…
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