In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Puberty blocker ban shows public opinion turning on gender ‘affirmation’
This week in Britain, a landmark historical move to ban puberty blockers in gender clinics has been motioned and overseen…
Dystopian Google Gemini shows why misinformation laws are flawed
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. No matter how many revelations came to light of the rampant political…
Woke tropes informing Australia’s Gaza response
ACT Senator David Pocock wrote about Australia’s response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza recently. The next day, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong…
Sam Kerr and a case study in identity politics
Still fresh with pride from the Matildas’ inspirational World Cup campaign, Australians woke up last Wednesday morning to the news…
The real reason young people are leaving Sydney
When it comes to Sydney’s housing problem, Premier Chris Minns is full of, uh, ‘facts’. ‘We’re about the 830th densest…
Becoming cashless, but at what cost?
Cash is no longer King. Long before the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to remove the monarch from our…
Australia’s ATM extinction!
Hands up if you’ve struggled to find an ATM lately… I don’t mean an overpriced service station ATM; I mean…
Mystical truth and palpable absurdity
George Orwell wrote in 1984, ‘The words kept coming back to him, statement of a mystical truth and a palpable…
Our spy laws are out of date (again)
It appears that ASIO is unable to bring about the prosecution of an unamed former politician who betrayed Australia because…
Scathing response to Adam Bandt’s private jet hypocrisy
How much does it cost to keep the leader of a minor, nature-loving, tree-hugging political party happy? Roughly $1 million,…
Marriage – a fading institution
‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered together in the sight of God, and in the face of this congregation, to join…
Hubris and the Left
We are all familiar with the concept of hubris. The vice of excessive self-confidence and ambition which, by inducing a…
Is the Pope’s moral surrender a sin?
In the Middle East, US President Joe Biden is urging Israel’s surrender to the terrorist Hamas organisation via a ceasefire.…
Renewable enthusiasts are panicking about Dutton’s genius nuclear plan
In recent days, headlines from Net-Zero-inclined publications have become increasingly unhinged. Why nuclear power is ‘madness on steroids’! Peter Dutton wonders when…
The Palaszczuk legacy: terrible for Queenslanders, appalling for women
The Inala by-election, which will decide on a replacement for Annastacia Palaszczuk in Queensland’s Parliament, is scheduled for March 16,…
Australia to face an honest inquiry
On October 19, the Australian Senate agreed to hold an inquiry under the auspices of its Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee…
Eshays, imported riots – are water cannons next?
Whether it’s antisemitic pro-Palestinians or a gathering of ‘eshays’ in Logan in Queensland, our police forces have lost control of…
Konstantin Kisin: Romancing the West
‘The West is better. Our societies are better. Not superior, just better at producing the kinds of things that human…
Australia Last: Albanese has billions for Asia, but nothing for you
Labor Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, was proud to announce his $2 billion investment in Southeast Asia following recommendations from the…
The media’s lazy discourse on the gender pay gap
The so-called gender pay gap has been on everybody’s lips of late. The launch of WGEA’s comprehensive database has revealed…
There will be consequences for American isolationism
Has the Republican Party’s isolationism caused American allies to doubt Washington’s commitment to safeguarding the global order that it put…
Puppet masters of the ALP: UN communist thugs and the militant Unions
Ocean Island, Central Pacific, 1964. Standing on a plank stage hanging off the side of a ship with another cadet,…
Women, back to the barricades!
International Women’s Day reminds us of the challenges, successes and milestones in our history, and the transformation that has enabled…
Home baked sovereign risk
Australia Day passed with fewer flags, less lamb, and more bickering. The Prime Minister ducked for cover, statues came down,…