Flat White

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

Why I will vote ‘No’

4 October 2023 4:30 am

Australians are being asked to approve a permanent change to our Constitution. This change is racist in intent and divisive…

More like $50 billion: Kamahl’s $40 billion figure on Indigenous spending wasn’t too high

4 October 2023 4:00 am

The Sunday Project’s Hamish McDonald’s face expressed all the earnestness of an 18-year-old first-year university student naïvely trying to convince their…

Welcome to country: the racism of ‘arrivalism’

3 October 2023 5:30 am

Recently, I attended an outdoor painting festival. At the opening of the exhibition, the white Caucasian blonde MC did the…

The niche, elitist research of universities: a waste of money

3 October 2023 5:00 am

Each year more than $12 billion disappears into the abyss vaguely described as ‘research and development’ in the higher education…

UK Home Secretary: multi-culturalism has failed

3 October 2023 4:30 am

Suella Braverman didn’t mince her words when declaring that multi-culturalism has been a failure for the United Kingdom. The UK’s…

Victoria’s new Premier likes red shirts

3 October 2023 4:00 am

For his supposed sins, Jesus died on the cross at 3 pm. Crucified by the mob, a crown of thorns…

mRNA technology used in Covid vaccines wins the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

3 October 2023 3:40 am

As questions mount across the world regarding the long-term safety and efficacy of mRNA Covid vaccines, the Nobel Prize in…

Children’s Health Defense Australia: saving our kids after Covid lockdowns

2 October 2023 4:00 am

Few would disagree that the health of the children today foreshadows the health of the population tomorrow. With that in…

How dare you?! Rowan Dean on Noel Pearson’s speech

2 October 2023 3:27 am

We had two speeches recently for the ‘No’ side of the referendum. Warren Mundine’s speech – which was superb. Tony…

Don’t sit in silence. It’s your voice. Use it!

2 October 2023 2:22 am

We all have a voice, but perhaps the greatest challenge to humanity right now is that our voices are being…

Travels through the ruins of culture

2 October 2023 12:48 am

The uneasy groan, stutter, and clunking of the modern age rises through the square in Italy’s coastal port of Trieste.…

Daylight saving be damned

1 October 2023 5:00 am

I don’t like daylight saving. Never have. I was intolerant of it when I had to endure it from November…

Which premier is next?

1 October 2023 4:30 am

Political power is seductive. Just ask Victoria’s and West Australia’s now departed Premiers – Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan respectively.…

Daniel Andrews was not a political genius

1 October 2023 4:00 am

I have heard commentators from all kinds of political positions commenting that the retiring Premier of Victoria was a person…

Rugby Australia and the ‘F’ Word

30 September 2023 1:06 pm

The Wallabies have been thumped by Wales by 40 to 6 in the Rugby World Cup. But to be honest,…

The Voice, colonialism, and historical revisionism

30 September 2023 12:35 pm

There is no question that the hordes of Woke lefties consider Australian Senator Jacinta Price to be just another ‘Uncle…

Labor’s misinformation bill: an egregious attack on free speech

30 September 2023 5:46 am

The management of Covid by the Australian authorities has shown that the emergence of tyranny, with its suppression of free…

Modern-day idolatry in Australia

29 September 2023 9:21 am

What is affirmed in these recent times? At least for the many, it seems that anyone who devotes themselves to…

Climate change catastrophisation, curriculum indoctrination, and the detrimental impact on youth mental health

29 September 2023 2:53 am

The deliberate, dishonest catastrophisation of climate change and environmental issues in our school curricula is causing significant harm to young…

Kenny techniques

28 September 2023 3:33 pm

I’m starting to wonder if Chris Kenny has been moonlighting as Daniel Andrews’ media adviser. The techniques they use to…

The Continental’s survival

28 September 2023 12:13 pm

I’m a huge John Wick fan. Since the 2014 launch of the franchise, I’ve been absorbed in the life of…

Labor in office: time to take stock

28 September 2023 5:00 am

The Prime Minister, the Treasurer and the Energy Minister were supposedly somewhat trained as economists, but all three fail to…

Chris Bowen’s ‘distraction’: we suffer from a lack of innovation in Australia

28 September 2023 4:30 am

Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been crystal clear on his views regarding nuclear energy. His latest…

Andrews’ legacy of lost trust

28 September 2023 4:00 am

Daniel Andrews (aka Dictator Dan/Chairman Dan) is one of the most divisive, self-serving, and Machiavellian politicians in recent history. While…

‘Online Safety’ legislation is not about protecting children

27 September 2023 2:02 pm

Every time a politician tries to sell the idea of internet censorship, they wrap its wolfish features in the fluffy…