In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
What would JK Rowling say about the Tickle v Giggle case?
At the same time Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, is challenging highly contentious gender ideology in Scotland’s anti-hate speech law,…
Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong
Senator Wong’s recent call to recognise Palestine, which is controlled by the proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas, was supported by Senator…
CEO class strikes out again by spruiking for males in women’s sport
As I woke this week to news that World Netball had become the latest global sports governing body to step…
Educating our educators on the Enlightenment
To be a Western man means to be part of the continuing debate between Jerusalem and Athens
The new peace that is no peace
The visit to Australia by China’s Foreign Minister, H.E Wang Yi, reminded us of how the strong exact what they…
JK Rowling stared down hate speech laws
Recently, Scotland has been met with one of the worst pieces of legislation in the nation’s history, and nobody is…
The Conformist – cancel culture and fascism
Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 masterpiece, adapted from the 1951 Alberto Moravia novel, is a case study in conformism under a fascist…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E10: Killing cash to murder freedom – Monica Smit, Pete Shmigel and Terry Barnes
The government’s mission to destroy cash is being done by proxy. Knowing that legislation to outright ban it proved unpopular…
Julie Bishop highlights ‘female privilege’ in politics (by accident)
Since being offered a largely pointless and doomed-to-fail role as UN special envoy to Myanmar, the former Liberal Foreign Minister,…
It can be so hard to find an honest cheater these days!
Student cheating in Australia’s universities is back in the headlines – again. The national tertiary education regulator, the Tertiary Education Quality…
The gathering storm against religious freedom
There is a gathering storm against religious freedom in this country, and it’s about to break upon not only Christian…
Thank the Greens for a national crime surge
‘You must realise,’ my mother said sternly, so close to my face that I thought she was examining my teeth,…
Bowen’s strategy to reduce bills hides $360 billion in costs by 2050
Consumers to pay $129 billion in rooftop solar and around $229 billion in home batteries
Inflation accountability? Not likely!
We are at a point in history where once again the plebs have woken up to the fact that inflation…
When Medicare refunds end up ‘somewhere’
I wonder how many Australians, like me, have found communicating with our national health care bureaucracy, Medicare, about as easy…
Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision
Albanese is selling our young voters a dangerous lie
Alexandra Marshall Live S2E8 with Aidan Morrison
When it comes to energy policy, Australians have been woefully mislead by the political class. Aidan Morrison from the Centre…
Matt Kean’s opposition to nuclear borders on the absurd
In the world of political irrelevancy, there are few people climbing higher, harder, and faster than New South Wales Shadow…
Busywork? UN Secretary-General António ‘global boiling’ Guterres appoints Julie Bishop as special envoy to Myanmar
Australia’s political elite seem to have a knack for clawing their way into prestigious international bureaucracies. This time, it’s former…
Musk vs Australia’s ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state
Australia’s Labor/Green ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state is being challenged by Elon Musk in a lawsuit over bureaucratic bullying.…
Concern over activism in public schools
It’s increasingly the case that public schools are among the most dangerous places to send your children. It shouldn’t be…
Another day, another women problem for the Libs
Albanese handing the Governor-General’s gig to tame activist Sam Mostyn gave the Liberals a perfect opportunity to call out Labor’s…
The UK cost of living crisis and Net Zero
The cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom (UK) has severely worsened during the Covid era, pushing households into financial hardship…
Is the Gen Z backlash justified?
‘I cannot stand how the news has been dogging Gen Z and calling them lazy for not wanting to work…
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