In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The unions are at war with NAPLAN (and why it must be saved)
Like clockwork, NAPLAN’s most vocal critics have again shown they miss the point of the national assessment. Around 1.3 million…
Tony Abbott warns against complacency in the face of ‘creeping Wokeness’
A majority that stays silent does not long remain a majority
The Bill of ‘self’
‘Belief Bashing’… That is what some have nicknamed Greenwich Bill sitting before the NSW Parliament. I would argue it is…
Neonicotinoid prawn cocktail, anyone?
Most Australians wouldn’t think twice about throwing a ‘shrimp on the barbie’ with their mates… This Aussie tradition is an…
Senate votes against vaccine-injured Australians
I am a vaccine-injured Australian, writing under a false name to protect my identity. The reason I do this is…
How about tax deductions for your home loan interest?
Imagine if you could claim the interest you pay on your mortgage as a tax deduction. While you can’t in…
Netflix’s Damsel is in distress
After watching the first ten minutes of Netflix’s Damsel, I had the entire plot mapped out. About halfway through the movie,…
Australia needs leadership before it can improve its military capability
Australia’s military strategy seems devoid of leadership – and yet we are going to need some. The outlook isn’t good.…
How immigration will decide future elections
Are we heading towards a political, or even social, clash?
Has the Gender Pay Gap Report accidentally measured Women’s freedom of choice?
On February 27, days before International Women’s Day, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) issued The Gender Pay Gap Report.…
The Har-win-ger of truth
The NSW Liberal Party sits at a crossroads. An impossible choice. Does it continue down the well-known and comfortable road…
Even God (the Editor) has made mistakes
Recently, I recounted how, as a young journalist in the Swinging Sixties, I had been ordered to drive through a…
The grim cost of firming up solar and wind
The ‘transition’ of the electricity supply industry has been forced by government subsidies to renewable energy generators with increased impositions…
‘Gender-affirming care’ for kids must be stopped
It has been apparent for some time that health care in this country is being politicised at all levels. Nothing…
The Liberals reap what they sow in the Senate
In the 76-seat Senate, the Liberals and Nationals cannot block legislation despite holding more seats than Labor. There are 31…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E7: A cash ban by stealth… Terry Barnes, Victor Dalziel, Rebecca Weisser
Terry Barnes asks the question: Is it time for the Victorian Liberals to change their party leader? Things are looking…
Walk for Life
This was not the first time I marched at a Walk for Life, but it was the first time I…
Four-year terms: an outsider perspective
Australia’s current Prime Minister has suggested that Commonwealth Parliaments should go four years between elections, instead of the current three.…
Hobson’s leadership choice for Vic Libs
Over the weekend, the Melbourne media were full of fevered speculation that a challenge to struggling Victorian Liberal and Coalition…
The cheap renewable thrill of climate protests
On March 13, 2024, Greta Thunberg was dragged away from blocking the Swedish Parliament entrance for a second day. She…
Reject education furphies
Despite the additional billions invested over the last 30 years, countless educational enquiries and reports, several national reform agreements, and…
Labor’s Brisbane horror election night could be a trap for the LNP
Queensland held its local council elections Saturday, which would normally be a big yawn outside the Sunshine State, except for…
Australian banks need to be making much bigger losses on their lending
At a recent event I met and had a long chat with a retired economist who, in his professional career,…
‘Hell to pay’ if gender equity activists get their way
Every year, like clockwork, the grievance industry works itself into a righteous fury over the annual Employer Census results compiled…
Voiceless in Victoria: farmers horrified by renewable energy fast-tracking
‘It takes too long:’ Solar and wind farm blockers to be weeded out to fast-track renewable projects. That was the…