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An audit is not good enough – not even close
Any audit of current MPs and Senators will be a waste of a lot of time. The thinking behind this…
Marx, mass murder and moronic Millenials
Forty-four per cent of Millennials would prefer to live in a socialist country, seven per cent in a communist country and…
Watching at Beersheba
It is hard to describe the feelings of being in Israel for this very special moment. Particularly, that of being…
The kids aren’t alright
It’s always amusing when you provide extensive evidence of X, then some academics respond only by exclaiming “there is no…
Cassie Sainsbury: when privilege breaks the narrative
So, the deal is done. Cassie Sainsbury, the 22-year-old woman from Adelaide caught with 5.8 kilos of cocaine, has been…
Against bum-pinching
BOSTON, UNITED STATES – Is bum-pinching acceptable in the workplace? That seems to be where the conversation veered here in…
There’ll be more Manhattan massacres with Trump derangement syndrome
Eight people were killed in the latest terror attack in Manhattan. Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with federal terrorism offences.…
Turnbull approaches his political death
The political end is nearing for our Prime Minister. After 22 Newspolls, an eight per cent two-party-preferred deficit, a sustained…
Martin Luther: the first modern man
Democracy, civil and religious liberties, in fact, much of Western Civilisation as we know it today, can trace its roots…
One hundred years of double standards
We are remembering the one-hundredth anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’etat, popularly misnamed the Russian Revolution (the real Russian revolution,…
Enough is enough: we are all Australians
After 50 years of unremitting failure in Aboriginal affairs, it’s time to say, “Enough is enough”! Our once boundless goodwill…
Wild rumour department: dual citizenship special
Spreading wild rumours isn’t responsible. It is, however, one of the simpler pleasures of life. In that spirit — and…
The Cash affair explained as Dan Andrews battles Greens behind the latte curtain
As usual, I seem to have a minority view on a political issue, but today I actually have two of…
Christopher pain
Christopher Pyne has been in the federal parliament since 1993, or my second year at university. I only vaguely remember…
Celebrating a preserving revolution: remembering the Reformation 500 years on
When the Victorian Whig historian, Lord Macaulay, touched on the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in his magisterial five-volume tome, The…
“Please don’t take too long with your photographs…”
Canberra – particularly the Australian National University – has always been strong for Kevin Rudd. ANU was where he studied…
Looking for love in all the wrong places
Ze Koran, eet it not — ‘ow you say — a sexy book? Non! Non! French acting legend Gerard Depardieu revealed…
The dual citizenship judgment reveals Labor’s true character
They say a crisis brings out our real character. If we want an example of Labor’s character as a political…
Why stop at New England?
Why just stop at New England? Why not the whole country? Why not go to the people? The logic is…
Should meek mean weak?
I’ve come to the conclusion that conservatives in Australia are just too nice. Which is why they lose. Every… single……
Politics, transparency and Cash
Imagine you are driving a car and collide with a cyclist. The front windscreen is smashed and the cyclist left…
Doing business with China without retreating on national security
China is a one-party state led by Xi Jinping, whose powers look like growing to that of a modern Stalin,…
How the cult of the expert weakens democracy
A new survey from Pew Research Center, which asked 42,000 people in 38 nations about their attitudes towards democracy, has…
Very Lonely Planet’s guide to Canberra
The residents of Canberra have woken up this morning to a novel sensation: somebody out there actually likes their city.…
Time to unite the right
In the midst of an apparent identity crisis, the American Right are asking themselves, is ‘Classical Liberalism’ the same as…
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