In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The economic statement: the real issues
The Treasurer’s ministerial statement to parliament yesterday – in place of the usual budget speech scheduled for that day — could…
Seven words to Clementine Ford
Last week Flat White broke the news that the City of Melbourne has handed over a hefty chunk of ratepayer’s…
Why are we all so sick of the MSM?
Why do the public dislike journalists so much; treating them as they would the sanitation workmen in the days before…
Josh just doesn’t get it
Josh Frydenberg still doesn’t get it The Treasurer delivered a grim economic outlook today, giving figures that have not been…
Thank you, Alan Jones
Alan Jones’ career has been remarkable. As a broadcaster, his dedication has been outstanding; he continually used his talents in…
Five key grabs from the Treasurer’s statement
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has forecast the economy will grow by close to $10 billion a month once all three stages…
Computer modelled scaremongering ain’t going to cut it any more
Number four in Craig Kelly’s series 20 reasons why the Wuhan Flu is the final nail in the climate alarmists’…
Round, round get around, don’t get around
Travel restrictions in Queensland have been recently relaxed. We are allowed to drive 50 kilometres from our homes, and there’s…
Danandrewstan: the education state?
Victoria bills itself as “The education state”. We all know what that means — dodgy, dumbed-down degree and diploma factories…
How the(ir) ABC put the “I” into Mother’s Day
Remember the days when Mother’s Day was actually about mothers? A homemade card, poorly buttered toast in bed and an…
Whatever happened to economic leadership from business?
Having reached the pinnacles of their profession, business leaders have earned the right to speak with authority and have become…
Should churches be among the first to reopen?
Last week the Prime Minister launched his Three-Step plan to ease COVID restrictions with Stage 1 allowing up to 30 people…
I see dead people
Beaming Boris attends the birth of his son showing the political power of looking healthy. Juxtapose COVID Boris in intensive care,…
Matt Canavan treats the trolls to a special Mother’s Day lunch
Senator and former resources minister Matt Canavan is on track to have a wonderful Mother’s Day. Not only did…
Post-pandemic self-reliance: an answer to globalist nostalgia
Australia is beginning to emerge from the depths of COVID quarantine, but we can’t celebrate just yet! We will shortly…
Pink and blue? That’s far too simple for some
Last time I checked the number of genders available to identify as or with is currently 112. That’s up from…
If we’re on the road back, are interstate travel bans even legal?
There is an old saying about experts and politics: experts are better on tap than on top. In a democracy,…
The left want to keep us lockdowned to serve the grand green agenda
Leftists have turned to alchemy to try to transform the Covid-19 pandemic into their fabled climate emergency. Former ABC journalist…
A question for the(ir) ABC and Scott Morrison
Please take a seat; we need to discuss something incredibly important. It has been reported over recent weeks that calls…
Extinction Rebellion: prepare for “mass civil disobedience”
Extremist, hard-left activists haven’t been wasting their lockdown. Instead, they’ve been celebrating the destruction of hundreds of thousands of jobs,…
The biggest issue with COVIDSafe: incompetence
The COVID-19 tracing application may look like a targeted and temporary solution, but history shows that privacy incursions are typically…
Revealed: the true cost of our stimulus spending
Relative to GDP Australian government spending to address COVID-19 has been among the highest in the world. The Morrison…
Flattening the curve of the suicide pandemic
With much of the world in semi or complete lockdown due to coronavirus, the effects on mental health and suicide…
The end of common sense
Let’s talk about common sense. Better still, let’s not. Instead, let’s delete the phrase from our vocabulary. Common sense in the…
The Eden-Monaro mess throws Labor a lifeline
Less than 24 hours ago it looked increasingly likely that the Coalition might pull off a historic victory in Eden-Monaro,…