In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Israel and Maria Folau: first the PC police come for you, then they come for your family
Now that Israel Folau has had his contract with Rugby Australia torn up, it seems that his wife Maria’s future…
John Setka and the Greens: a match made in heaven
The Greens, as a political brand of sorts, have made some remarkable headway towards establishing their spotless moral credentials over…
Liberals must never forget the forgotten people
One month ago, on a polling booth in Labor’s Victorian inner west heartland of Gellibrand, about an hour before closing,…
The stupidest story of the year?
Dear, gentle reader. Is this – from the Nine Network’s dying fringe-left SMAge mastheads – the stupidest story of the…
Queensland’s lockout laws have failed. Will NSW Nannies come clean?
A recent study from Griffith University has found that instead of sobering louts up, lockout laws in Queensland have instead…
Would Microsoft also sack Israel Folau
With the sacking of Israel Folau by Rugby Australia, our culture has reached a tipping point in regards to all…
Will Labor back the winning party reforms Liberals baulk at?
If Chris Minns wins the ballot to be the New South Wales Opposition leader it will be a good day…
Labor’s macho act with the unions: the gift the keeps on giving
There are few gifts that Labor could provide the Coalition that would offer such a long-lasting angle of attack and…
Euthanasia begins – and life is cheaper in Victoria from today
Today, we woke up in a world fundamentally different than the one we went to rest in. It happened quietly.…
Are university officials keener censors than leftie students?
Dan’s the man! On Saturday, The Weekend Australian ran a number of articles about free speech and freedom of enquiry…
How the woke hurt the poor
My favourite American urbanist and demographer, Joel Kotkin, writes how the quest for social justice so often harms the poor:…
Time to patch up our ragged economic miracle
Australia’s vaunted economic miracle is looking a bit ragged after another sluggish quarter. There is still growth, but barely enough…
We can’t pick and choose when freedom maters
The AFP raids on the ABC and a News Corp journalist are alarming, but the discussion needs to go beyond…
Goodbye, Hong Kong?
I worked as a journalist, both in print and radio, in what used to be the British Crown Colony of…
What about John Setka’s freedom of speech?
If, like me, you think free speech is the bottom line of a free society, and don’t care what is…
The CBD returns with low-emission bright sparks for these dark days
Our peeved yet perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: As CBD slowly recognises the need to reconcile oneself to the fact…
The real problem with the Australian economy
The unemployment figures came and went yesterday with just the usual passing mention. There is a real problem in Australia,…
How bureaucratic dark matter is swallowing our wealth
At every turn businesses are weighed down by red tape that prevents growth, discourages job creation, and sucks resources away…
Where are the all songs about liberty?
There’s been a discussion running at PJ Media and then Instapundit, about music and the end of the Cold War…
It’s men who are being harassed, by dodgy sexual harassment surveys
In recent weeks the international press has gushed over the outcome of a worldwide survey into sexual harassment in the…
KBO, ScoMo. KBO
“He’s his own man now, not beholden to anyone or any faction.” The words, spoken mournfully, came from a rusted-on…
Another smokescreen for failure on smoking rates
Australian authorities attempting to curb the tobacco smuggling trade, have imposed an ill-advised and little publicised ban on all tobacco…
Why Albo’s got to get to grips with God
One of the first things new Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, needs to emphasise to his demoralised party is that they…
The Nanny State’s deepest, darkest secret – exposed
In perhaps one of the greatest ironies of modern Australia, we love to talk about how much we despise the…
Killing works: just look at what it did for my career
American social commentator Dennis Prager nailed it when he said this: “Good societies can survive people doing immoral things. But a…