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

How multiculturalism brings stacks of benefits – to all the wrong people

19 June 2020 4:42 pm

On Sunday night, we watched in utter disbelief as the systemic corruption, running rife within the Victorian Labor Party, was laid bare for…

From Spring Street to the Snowys: how will Labor’s stacking scandal play in Eden-Monaro?

19 June 2020 2:45 pm

When the contest for Eden-Monaro kicked off just a few short months ago, the Coalition looked like it may pull…

The ABC of politics 

19 June 2020 12:01 pm

I have never really understood all the criticisms of the ABC and their biases.  It is as if people think that the…

Our trendies can afford to sneer at America and democracy. Funny what happens in the developing world…

19 June 2020 5:00 am

Dalia Research, the Alliance for Democracies and Rasmussen International have released the results of the Democracy Perception Index, the largest study…

Colonial Brewing? Filthy, phallocentric Spotted Dick? Don’t laugh. This is serious

18 June 2020 5:00 pm

A Western Australian brewery is yet another innocent victim of cancel culture because of its name, ‘Colonial Brewing’.  Add Coon Cheese to the list and…

Liberals must be careful wading into Somyurek’s derin bok

18 June 2020 2:13 pm

As the lurid text messages of the Adem Somyurek sting federal MP, Anthony Byrne, dominate today’s news cycle, it’s clear…

A universal basic income is still a terrible idea

18 June 2020 11:00 am

Opportunists across the political spectrum have been emboldened by the current crisis to propose all manner of terrible ideas. And…

Like it or not, Australia needs Donald Trump

18 June 2020 5:00 am

It is difficult to imagine a more critical juncture in Australian history:  We confront a world downturn, accompanied by a…

SCOOP: Grovels from Danandrewstan

17 June 2020 7:58 pm

Let’s face it. With current coronavirus restrictions, you’re unlikely to get a “Greetings from Victoria” postcard any time soon —…

Race campaigners, please leave my black kids alone

17 June 2020 5:56 pm

I spend more time lately protecting my black sons from well-meaning people concerned they might be victims of racism than…

Activist ignorance matters

17 June 2020 3:44 pm

Which prime minister oversaw the passage of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901, the legislative basis of the White Australia policy? Which…

Labor, Liberal, whatever: if you really want to stop the stacks, it’s time for party democratisation

17 June 2020 1:15 pm

As a general rule, I try to steer clear of commercial television. People crying over flopped souffle grates on my…

The JobKeeper tap can’t keep flowing

17 June 2020 11:04 am

The easier it is to announce free money during a crisis, the harder it is to take it away when…

How identity politics can only lead to anger – and violence

17 June 2020 5:00 am

In these past two weeks identity politics has been thrust into the mainstream with an almost religious force.    We have…

Roll on a republic, we can stack Yarralumla

16 June 2020 4:55 pm

The extraordinary plans afoot in Canberra for Malcolm Turnbull, Paul Keating, Kevin Rudd, or someone of their ilk, to succeed…

Julia Baird’s monumental confusion

16 June 2020 2:01 pm

Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with what the left are thinking. But thankfully we always have the internet to…

Why do conservatives hold back?

16 June 2020 11:35 am

Why do conservatives hold back? Why do they feel they are constrained from activism or speaking out? The left certainly…

Reaping the whirlwind: the darkness of three decades of PC

16 June 2020 5:00 am

A generation ago I first warned about the insidious and dangerous nature of political correctness, arguing the neo-Marxist inspired concept…

Welcome to the University Australia

15 June 2020 5:50 pm

In their 1976 classic Hotel California, The Eagles sang of a haunted hotel where “you can check out any time…

No, inequality is not discrimination

15 June 2020 5:26 pm

A problem misdiagnosed is a problem mistreated.  Many people today assume without question that all inequality is the result of…

Cook statue vandalism: one of these reports is not like the others

15 June 2020 1:09 pm

In the early hours of yesterday, the statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s Hyde Park was vandalised, allegedly by…

Uproar in Danandrewstan: the inside story (or not)

15 June 2020 10:46 am

The following is a transcript of an interview with Chairman Dan Andrews conducted by Fake News late on Sunday evening…

Ultimo must fall

15 June 2020 5:00 am

Over the weekend, we saw police officers being punched, kicked and spat on. We saw riots, looting, property destroyed and…

Goodbye Giants, but I don’t need your virtue signalling

14 June 2020 5:03 pm

Dear Tony I have enclosed my 2019 GWS Premium Membership Card which you might like to pass onto one of…

Quick, we must rename Darwin!

14 June 2020 3:18 pm

The Black Lives Matter movement sweeping the globe has led to statues of controversial historical figures like slave traders and…