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Mueller, Pelosi, impeachment and Trump — and a real Downer
There was an article in the American press a few days ago in which the author explained that unity is…
How big is your but?
We all know about buts — those ‘exceptions to the rule’. “I’m all for freedom, but…” or “I would never…
Greta grates, so why can’t capitalism sell itself
Yawn. The whinging is as reliable as clockwork. Just the packaging changes: The UN has called for a global “green new…
“In any weather you will see us with a grin, risking head and shin”
As the roar of the crowd and the smell of the liniment fades into memories, it occurs to me that…
Drug policy mustn’t muddle health and law
With the spate of overdoses over the 2018-19 summer music-festival season, pressure is mounting on government to address drug reform…
Whadda we want? To turn the clock back! When do we want it? Then!
California has passed legislation to significantly restrict the ability of businesses to use independent contractors. This is part of a…
Zali Steggall and family law: part of the disease, not the cure
Independent MP Zali Steggall has put her hand up to sit on the government’s family law inquiry. She has warned…
Nous sommes tout les Fredos
Ou es tu, Fredo? Wo bist du, Fredo? Where are you hiding? Where does one hide the idiot brother of…
Patriarchal poop shaming: how The New York Times went down the toilet
Forget its headline backflips in the face of Twitter onslaughts. Never mind Brett Kavanaugh. If you needed any more proof…
We should be afraid of rising fuel costs, not climate claims
With the children’s week-long climate crusade now approaching its end, the United Nations meeting on climate change, accompanied by the…
China is destroying our universities
The Solomon Islands recently decided to ditch its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan in favour of China, irritating the United States…
What’s woke this week
A word to the woke Wokeworld has been crammed with “c-words” this past week: climate, confessions and corn. I’ve picked…
Robo-debt: how bureaucratic bunglers have let rorters off the hook
The federal government’s highly controversial robo-debt program has extorted thousands of dollars from hard-working Australians and abused bureaucratic power, hurting…
When political foes are fairer than ‘progressive’ media, our democracy has problems
You cannot hope to bribe or twist (thank God!) the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed,…
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…
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