Flat White

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

Donald Trump goes Kung Flu fighting

20 March 2020 4:45 pm

There seems to be no end to the hatred against United States President. Just recently his administration was accused by…

A simple stimulus step that won’t cost a cent: stop green lawfare

20 March 2020 1:48 pm

Over $65 billion of investment, mostly in regional Australia, has been put at risk by a small group of environmental and inner-city…

Move over Greta, there’s a real blight in town

20 March 2020 11:07 am

Seems Greta and her merry band of worldwide climate change catastrophists are missing in action during coronavirus. Perhaps they are…

The panic is ending, the fear has just begun

20 March 2020 5:00 am

The world sits in anticipation of how the next few crucial days play out. Together we will find out if…

Love in the time of corona

19 March 2020 7:16 pm

Giovanni Boccaccio wrote “The Decameron” in the aftermath of the Black Death pandemic of 1348, which carried away somewhere around…

Crisis and stimulus: in their own words

19 March 2020 5:03 pm

Sixteen billion dollars announced today — and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. In the words of The Donald,…

The Religious Discrimination Act: making the perfect the enemy of the good

19 March 2020 2:47 pm

The debate over the government’s Religious Discrimination Bill drags on. And on. And on. Those who bet the Bill would never pass now brim…

Three random thoughts: universities, free speech and coronavirus

19 March 2020 1:23 pm

We certainly have a problem in our universities and it’s not one that will be spotted by interviewing vice-chancellors. Last…

Activists attempt to shut down the family law inquiry

19 March 2020 11:38 am

While most people have been distracted by coronavirus, the family law inquiry has been ticking along in Australia.   However, that…

The recession we have to have

19 March 2020 12:02 am

Mark Twain said history doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes. That goes for a great many of history’s seeming reoccurrences, many…

Thank ScoMo and Peter Dutton for our strong border regime

18 March 2020 6:01 pm

At a time when the world is shutting down everything from international borders to the local under six rugby games,…

Danandrewstan: two steps forwards, one step back as energy security matters more than ever

18 March 2020 2:07 pm

The latest energy policy from the Victorian government is to place a constitutional ban on fracking and coal seam gas exploration but once again permit the…

Youngsters are ill-equipped to cope in this time of coronavirus

18 March 2020 10:36 am

We’re all worried about older people right now. But I’m worried about the young too. I fear they lack the…

Comfort in times of trial

18 March 2020 5:00 am

We are apprehensive, wanting to bring those we love close under protective arms, away from uncertainty and danger. We are…

Pornography: the red-light strip to serfdom

17 March 2020 7:47 pm

Everyone talks about pornography and I’m sure that everyone would recognise it were they to see it. In this day…

They’ll be able to squeeze pizza under the door when I’m back home self isolating, won’t they?

17 March 2020 5:04 pm

I write this in the Singapore Airlines lounge at Heathrow. My flight doesn’t leave for another three hours, but these…

Coronavirus: keep civil and carry on

17 March 2020 3:27 pm

Everyone wants their five minutes of corona fame. It’s pandemic pandemonium and there is nothing like an ongoing unfolding story…

The Greens: the Vulcan salute will save us from coronavirus

17 March 2020 1:30 pm

Yet again the Greens are coming to save us — and this time it doesn’t even involve giving them money.…

Self isolation? Working from home? Some of us have flourished for years doing it

17 March 2020 11:30 am

For many years now, the world has been slowly moving towards working remotely.    Recent studies conducted by the International Workplace Group…

Remember: big government loves a big crisis

17 March 2020 5:00 am

On Sunday Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a set of stringent measures to keep coronavirus in check, including travel restrictions,…

Coronavirus: you don’t even need to catch it to become a fatality

16 March 2020 4:45 pm

If you spend a little bit of time on Twitter or Facebook pages discussing the coronavirus outbreak, you are soon…

Want the best economic stimulus? Cut payroll tax

16 March 2020 2:30 pm

Governments across Australia have completely failed to deliver, or even propose, meaningful reform in the face of an economic fallout caused…

The toilet paper pugilists have more morals than our vice-chancellors

16 March 2020 12:35 pm

Many Australians are rightly concerned about the health risks posed by the arrival of the coronavirus on our shores. Elderly…

The Greens new coronavirus contribution

16 March 2020 11:06 am

The Greens have other practical ways of stopping the coronavirus pandemic as well as giving them money. Shortly before the…

Beware the new ScoMo derangement syndrome pandemic

16 March 2020 5:00 am

Make no mistake: the coronavirus blame game is the new sports rorts.   The usual suspects, vocal left-wing irritants and high…