In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Transgressing the Law
Have you seen the old American TV cop show where Detective Joe Friday calms the person he is interviewing with…
Behaviour goes to character in the same-sex marriage debate
“A question or topic such as this should be considered based on its own meaning, value and consequences, and not…
Robbing new citizens of their Day
Last week the City of Moreland became the third Victorian council to cancel their Australia Day celebrations. The City of…
Let’s pick on the poor with a floor price for alcohol
The Western Australian government this week announced a proposal to apply a floor price to takeaway alcohol, another ingenious idea…
A practical guide to completing your SSM survey
The apparently simple act of placing a ‘Yes’ or a ‘No’ in a little black box and posting a form…
Fake news on Newtown Liberals
Swallowing the bait from Sam Dastyari, the media has latched onto a photo of the Newtown/Sydney Young Liberals hosting Tony…
Would it have happened to a Muslim?
Well, as it happened, it happened in the ACT, that fiefdom of Green-Labor political power where the deluded are led…
Sorry ladies, but there’s only one Ashes
Popping up in my Facebook feed are the latest Cricket Australia ads promoting something called the ‘Magellan Men’s Ashes’. It…
I support same-sex marriage, so I’m not voting in the plebiscite
I am a supporter of same-sex marriage. When viewed from a libertarian perspective there’s little question in it. In fact,…
Another stinker from The Age
Another day, another reminder of just how unutterably God-awful Fairfax media has become. Today, in between the wall to wall…
Liberal or progressive? You can’t be both
In the aftermath of the British election Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron was forced to resign because of his Christian…
Pot meet kettle: Hanson-Young to Hanson ‘You’re a loony’
We all know that Q&A is as biased as a Greenland winter day is long. However, credit to Sarah Hanson-Young for really putting in…
Dutch euthanasia group confirms elder abuse – but doesn’t seem to care
The Dutch legalised both euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2002. The data shows an overwhelming preference for euthanasia. In 2015,…
Donald the Democrat?
BOSTON, UNITED STATES — No one’s surprised or disappointed that Trump reneged on his promise to deport illegal immigrants who…
Welcome to our new authoritarian ‘tolerance’
If you ever wondered what life would look like under a Rainbow Regime, then just consider the following. Two years…
Escaping the renewable energy subsidy trap
An endgame is now underway in the renewable energy scam that has been responsible for destroying the nation’s electricity industry…
Dangerous days for liberty
If the most vocal advocates of same-sex marriage believe their own rhetoric then they cannot in good conscience defend the…
Time to abandon our screen dreams
In 2015-2016, Screen Australia, the government body for films ran up $110 million in total expenses while only producing $10…
A dressing down over citizenship
Last Sunday there was a concert in the main reception area of the High Court of Australia. A local Canberra…
The burqa defies our dress code
By any reasonable measure, the burqa is a complete anachronism in a society in which women enjoy the privileges of…
But what about survival of the press — and the role of the ABC?
The Australian media have always been subject to competition law. So why should there be special laws about their structure?…
Freedom is at stake
The great ship, Democratic Australia is drifting towards the stormiest seas since the 1930s. We face multiple threats, both foreign…
Hillary happened
The failed Democratic candidate for the highest political office in the free world, Democrat Hillary Clinton has just launched her…
18c on steroids?
The passing of “emergency” anti-vilification laws on Tuesday is our parliament’s declaration to the world that it doesn’t trust Australians…
No winners with same-sex hate bill
This week has seen the further eroding of free speech in Australia with the passing of the Marriage Law Survey…