Flat White

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

A history of Jihad

16 December 2018 1:38 pm

The Communists relished having hordes of “useful idiots” in the West to readily carry out their agenda and became their…

Men are so good they even make better women

15 December 2018 11:47 am

This weekend, the Miss Universe competition might go where no man (ahem) has gone before: Miss Universe is breaking new ground…

Victorian Liberals must choose a new party president who knows the score

14 December 2018 1:32 pm

On Friday evening, the Liberal state assembly in Victoria is meeting to select an acting president to replace resigned Svengali,…

Sausage sizzle saboteurs shamed at the 2018 Nanny Awards

14 December 2018 12:25 pm

We’re facing a global paternalistic tide, and nothing is out of bounds.  France has banned free re-fills of sugary drinks,…

Pirate Pete and pals chart constitutional chaos

14 December 2018 7:41 am

Bill Shorten has committed to holding a referendum for a republic within his first term if he becomes Australia’s thirty-first…

So much for the climate summiteers and all that Paris Accord

13 December 2018 12:29 pm

The climateers will soon be wrapping up their twenty-fourth annual shindig in Katowice – ironically, a city founded on coal…

Seven ways to bring down Western Civilisation

13 December 2018 7:23 am

Western Civilisation gets a bad rap these days. Despite the fact that it is the source of all our legal…

Gender anarchy for Christmas?

12 December 2018 6:49 pm

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This old maxim communicates a simple truth.…

Paris is burning

12 December 2018 12:38 pm

Paris burned. The ‘jaune gilet’ (‘yellow vest’) mobs tore through the heart of Paris, trashed the Champs Elysee and graffitied…

What comes after populism? Nanny McPhee meets Leon Trotsky?

12 December 2018 7:04 am

The success of populist movements in democratic nations is leading many on the political left to envisage a recalibrated political…

Why the Liberal Party is bound for the exit

11 December 2018 4:03 pm

Try as I might I can’t imagine any possible, even unlikely, scenario where the Coalition government in Canberra manages to…

The Libs farewell free markets on electricity

11 December 2018 12:14 pm

I’m starting to wonder what the point of the Liberal Party actually is. I was until recently under the misapprehension…

Robert Mueller’s poisoned chalice

10 December 2018 5:19 pm

How would you feel, having spent almost two years and over $US30 million dollars, trying to prove that Donald Trump’s…

Does Dumbo wear Prada?

10 December 2018 12:12 pm

For the Republicans, there can be no doubt about it, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the gift that just keeps on giving. And…

Shock news: politics and consumer goods are two different things

10 December 2018 8:06 am

Last month’s Victorian election should be a warning sign to the citizens of Victoria and all Australian voters. Something stinks…

Shorten’s republic makes Brexit look well thought through

9 December 2018 6:45 pm

Bill Shorten has promised a plebiscite on the republic should he become prime minister after the next federal election. Unlike…

Anti-encryption laws threaten more than crooks and terrorists

7 December 2018 4:00 pm

Labor support all but ensures the passage of a coalition bill which will compromise the security and privacy of millions…

Why PETA is my pet peeve

7 December 2018 11:21 am

Criticising PETA—the extremist animal liberation organisation—is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel. Because they routinely come up with…

The UN climate watermelons want a slice of us all

7 December 2018 7:22 am

Earlier this year I wrote about the important distinction between supporters and activists. When we look at left-wing political, social, economic and…

New loans and leasing laws punish the poor, slam small business

6 December 2018 6:28 pm

The Commonwealth government’s proposed laws limiting small loans and the leasing of consumer goods by setting caps on repayments which…

Cooling on climate catastrophe

6 December 2018 1:39 pm

No, 97 per cent of scientists do not agree on climate change. In fact, as climate writer Andy West’s new…

Baby, it’s woke outside

6 December 2018 7:18 am

The world has lost its mind. Before I open my laptop and binge on a brekkie of rage and victimhood,…

How to save public transport – and cut that commute

5 December 2018 6:37 pm

It is well established that major Australian cities currently suffer from unsustainable levels of traffic congestion and inadequate rail and…

We’re part of the revolt of the “Yellow Vests” too

5 December 2018 4:29 pm

For decades now, working people, tax payers and retirees have been battered by the Green elites who shelter in well-paid…

Time to drop our petulant politics and respect democracy

5 December 2018 12:00 pm

“Pick a scar on your body and share the story of how you got it with the other people here.”…