In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The two great threats of 2020: coronavirus – and Keynes
The fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic leaves an economically threatening legacy of high budget deficits and public debt. Australian…
The facts you haven’t heard on uni fees
Undoubtedly, many university students across the country have mixed feelings towards the Morrison government’s recent decision to shift $480 million of…
Coronavirus can’t kill capitalism
Mahatma Gandhi was once asked by a journalist what he thought of Western civilisation. He replied, “I think it would…
Lockdown and the new Left Privilege
As a constitutional law scholar and legal theorist who appreciates our classical liberal tradition of constitutional government and the rule…
Here’s a new group you never even knew you were offending
BIPOC. We first read it as “biopic”, since it appeared in The SMAge in an article on the Sydney Film…
Wrongthink will be autocorrected
In response to the BLM movement, comedy, film and beer have been ‘cancelled’ due to their ‘problematic’ nature. The latest…
Queensland Labor: vandalising statutes
No, this is not just another pollie’s whinge. This is the duress alarm going off after an assault in Queensland…
The Greens new addition pushes the party harder left
Repeatedly, the Greens demonstrate they are the most dangerous party in the Australian political scene. Last week, the Greens voted…
The unfair student fee lefties will never protest
As political commentators and the Twitter mob rage over the Morrison government’s rearrangement of higher education contributions, discussion is being…
Complaints about new uni fees? Consider them a free economics lesson
The concept of a loan is something we all deal with in our everyday lives. From loaning money to buy…
Senseless in Seattle
If you wanted any more evidence as to the decay of Western Civilisation, then you need only to consider the…
The proud, progressive record of the Bandtifa and Indigenous representation in parliament. Not
1971: Neville Bonner, an elder of the Jagera people, is appointed by the Queensland parliament to fill a Liberal casual…
How multiculturalism brings stacks of benefits – to all the wrong people
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?
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
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…
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
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
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
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
It is difficult to imagine a more critical juncture in Australian history: We confront a world downturn, accompanied by a…
SCOOP: Grovels from Danandrewstan
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
I spend more time lately protecting my black sons from well-meaning people concerned they might be victims of racism than…
Activist ignorance matters
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
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
The easier it is to announce free money during a crisis, the harder it is to take it away when…