In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Double Shot S2E8 The trans-activist pitchfork mob! Graham Lineham, Kevin Donnelly, John Ruddick
Comic and creator of widely praised and loved sitcoms such as the IT Crowd, Graham Lineham, is touring Australia to…
Renewable gas?
State government bans on gas connections to new premises have caused confusion among their respective constituents, and outrage among stakeholders.…
We have a problem with democracy
The UK Reform Party, whose President is Nigel Farage, is campaigning for a referendum on ‘Net Zero’. However, YouGov polling…
When government wedges itself between the church and its people
In one of the most significant rulings in generations, the ABC reported in February that, ‘Justice Martin found the Police…
Digital ID dystopia: you do not solve incompetence with tyranny
With the Digital ID Bill passing through the Senate, the bombardment of promotional material has begun – even ahead of…
Temptations of a digital world
In his recent book, The Anxious Generation, the American psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns about the debilitating and destructive impact of mobile phones…
ABC failed fact check on Dick Smith: ‘Can a country run entirely on renewable energy?’
On March 18, 2024, Dick Smith argued that there is a necessary role for nuclear in Australia’s energy mix (for…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E9: Airbus Albo and Boeing Bowen – Michael de Percy, Edie Wyatt, Andrew L. Urban
Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have made a laughing stock out of…
Truth Telling, circular arguments, and the wrongful conviction of colonialism
Just when you thought Australians had voted firmly against the Voice to Parliament and its entire grievance baggage, Indigenous Australians…
Floating nuclear power plants make a compelling argument
About 20 years ago, a seat-warming Senator came out of hiding and declared his thought bubble that Australia’s coast was…
Nuclear: seizing the day for a sustainable tomorrow
In the realm of politics, ideologies often trump the pursuit of pragmatic solutions, even when the facts stare us in…
70 per cent of EV data is made up
Evangelistic EV drivers tell me that as an academic, I should know better. They are unimpressed when I do not…
Easter silence: corporations, councils, and governments bury another Christian festival
Last year, swathes of my local area spent time swaddled in trans flags, rainbow flags, and Welcome to Country messaging.…
Graham Linehan Down Under
Graham Linehan, creator of sitcoms and casualty of trans activism, has finally arrived Down Under. He almost didn’t make it.…
Surviving the wild: the road to Kibera
I found myself in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, planning on making a trip down to Nairobi overland. Some friends had…
Will the Brisbane Olympics leave a legacy or a millstone for the Australian taxpayer?
The rejection by Queensland Premier Steven Miles of his own independent Olympic venue review and its recommendation for a new…
Road House: big dumb fun that takes itself too seriously
The original Road House movie, released in 1989 and starring Patrick Swayze, was an absolute blast. Over-the-top, sexy, and oozing with masculinity, Road…
The gender critical movement fighting against self-ID
With reports in the press about further ‘clashes’ in Melbourne last week between ‘trans’ and ‘anti-trans’ activists, and the self-inflicted…
Alexandra Marshall Live S2E7 with Gary Hardgrave
What is the future of media going to look like in a world of government censorship, hysterical political activism, and…
All schools are ‘faith-based’ schools
Facts and information can be neutral, but teaching is never neutral. All schools are faith-based schools. Some are more intentional…
South Australian Voice flops with abysmal 8.7 per cent turnout
The South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament, legislated by the Malinauskas state Labor government, has flopped ignominiously. This follows…
A nuanced view of the nuclear option
Matthew Warren brings a refreshingly nuanced view to the acrimonious nuclear power debate because he knows enough about electricity generation…
Our new 21st Century virtues
What are the weapons of choice employed by Culture War activists? Emotions and accusations certainly, but also, more subtly perhaps,…
The problem with Japan’s economy
Japan’s increase of its interest rates to being from negative to positive for the first time in 17 years was…
Double Shot S2E7 The fallout from the Tasmanian election – Eric Abetz, Dave Pellowe, James Allan
Newly elected Eric Abetz joins us to discuss what the future of Tasmanian politics will look like as the Coalition…
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