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Brexit: judges might be learned, but they’ve been outwitted by ruthless remoaner pols
The decision of the British Supreme Court regarding the Queen’s order to prorogue Parliament contains the following: The 17th century was a…
The evil of Greta’s grand guignol
Question. Answer. No. What? You want more detail. Ok… It’s really a no-brainer. Revolutionary movements like communism and Nazism, which…
Their ABC: Westward? Ha!
The ABC is going to Bankstown. That’s right. In a bizarre move that highlights how insular the organisation has become,…
Is it the EU or SPECTRE? It’s hard to tell from here
I’ve always loved Europe. I was born in Germany to British parents, taught in a university in Scotland for five…
Sorry Greta, but some feral children just love fossil fuels
People, people, people! How could we? We’ve been so distracted by Greta Thunberg that we’ve forgotten our history – or,…
The rustbelt Libs belt their own
Business and investors are up in arms about the Liberal South Australian government’s land tax reforms. Scott Salisbury, Managing Director…
What’s behind the global climate tantrum? Hello, socialism
According to the United Nations – and Greta Thunberg – four million people around the world, mostly students who walked…
Australia, the great liberal project
The great Australian historian John Hirst once told of a visiting American academic who commented that despite the Labor Party…
Are you being served?
Whether it’s federal or state, health or education, the ATO or ASIC – dealing with bureaucracy is a notorious source…
CBD: climate rallies and the useful idiots of the wokers’ paradise
Our non-cisgendered prominent political personage from the Progressive Canberra Cadre writes: As ScoMo jetted off to dine with — CBD can…
Sorry, Sam, but you’re a he or a she
While most of us have been working hard to pay our mortgages and bills, the left has been full-time employed…
Jennifer Marohasy: come visit the reef with me, Misha Ketchell
Fundamental to the scientific method is the assumption that reality exists independently of our belief systems; that there is such…
The child abuse redress scheme – a thumb on the scales of justice
The National Redress Scheme for victims of institutional child abuse has fallen into ‘the road to hell is paved with…
The death of ScoMo’s cash ban is welcome
Government legislation that would have outlawed cash payments for goods and services exceeding $10,000 AUD to or between businesses has…
Meeting Heather Henderson
Last week’s Sitting Week was a busy time in Parliament House; bills to be tabled, lines of visitors streaming down…
Notes from a street protest
Coralines Emo Coraline look-a-like protesters from expensive Toorak Girls Private with an excellent fine arts program wave protest signs and…
The feminist assault on justice — and due process
Sexual harassment, let alone sexual assault and rape, are tragic occurrences. However, the idea that any charge a woman brings…
Boris, Brexit, the courts – and the ghost of Gough Whitlam, laughing
There is an interesting debate going on in the British courts which could have lasting ramifications for the practices of…
The climate strike: slacktivism and sloppy thinking
Would you rather be stuck in school at a maths lesson on a Friday afternoon or be outside stirring with your mates? No prizes for…
Asylum – or arrogant entitlement?
The high-profile story of the deportation of the Sri Lankan Murugappan family has reminded us of the perennial tension between…
A corroboree of jobbery: Daniel Andrews First People’s Assembly
On Monday morning, voting began to elect the new ‘First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria‘. This ‘voice for Aboriginal communities’ seeks…
There’s no such thing as a “potential human”, Jane
Jane Caro is one of those feminist exhibitionists who seem to have been dared to say something increasingly stupid or…
The Greens – and more – owe Pauline Hanson an apology on family law
Well, that escalated quickly… Before consideration of a family law inquiry had even reached the Senate, left-wing fury was unleashed.…
Don’t increase Newstart; first use the money to fight long term unemployment
As the government repeatedly says, the best form of welfare is a job, but when it comes to getting people…
What’s woke this week
Education, or what passes for it in the world of woke, has long been the natural habitat of cultural Marxist…
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Justice Lee has just put an end to the old-fashioned date night
