In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Be-Friending the ABC
It comes as no surprise when you discover that ‘Friends of the ABC’ is not, like, say, the CWA or…
Angered by Manchester? That’s racist!
There isn’t much that is more frustrating than the desperate scrambling, post the latest Islamist terrorist attack, for commentators and…
The battle for Manchester
In times of great tragedy, when the minds of the masses unite in stunned grief, warped voices become incredibly clear.…
What’s happening with the RSL?
This week’s victory for newly elected NSW RSL president James Brown disproved the enduring adage that old age and cunning…
Dumb celebrities and other Manchester menaces
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that in the aftermath of a tragedy a celebrity in a wont of brains (but…
Plain packaging … for alcohol?
It sometimes feels like our society has long abandoned its sense of individual responsibility. Flick open the papers or scroll…
It’s time for Labor voters to pay their way
It now looks like that Labor and the Greens will support a tax increase for people earning above $85,000 a…
Bye-bye Yassmin
It may well be a month too late, but slow clap to the ABC for finally doing the right thing.…
You don’t argue with Ms 61 per cent
Malcolm Turnbull must be staring at UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s poll numbers with vaulting envy. The Britain Elects polling…
Manchester, Trump and terror
It’s been a big week underlining the challenges in combatting global Islamic terrorism. The combination of Trump’s speech to Middle…
Killing children makes no sense
Killing children makes no sense. They were not soldiers. They were not partisans. They were kids enjoying music in the…
At least the British have a choice
There has already been much debate about British Labour’s election manifesto commitment to re-nationalise the UK’s energy, rail, water and…
Don’t bring them home
What does jihadist Neil Prakash, now jailed in Turkey, alleged drug mule Cassandra Sainsbury, jailed in Colombia and ex-Waverley college schoolboy, John Zakhariev…
My boyfriend’s back…
Lock up your left-wing activist sisters; Julian Assange is back in town. In a triumph for accused rapists everywhere, the…
Remembering the Forgotten People
Three-quarters of a century ago, with the Second World War raging in the jungles and high seas of the Pacific,…
Trump’s broken promises
BOSTON, UNITED STATES — It wasn’t even a year ago the American people were assured Saudi Arabia would finally be…
The new religion
Let us progress through a number of concepts. The institution described in the following lines should quickly become apparent. Apostasy…
The first casualty of euthanasia
The Victorian Ministerial Advisory Panel charged by Premier Daniel Andrews with the task of developing a safe way to kill…
We warn the Tsar
If there’s been a hot topic of late in media, it’s been the future of Fairfax. Sackings, strikes, Senate hearing…
EXCLUSIVE: Forgotten People speech draft discovered
On Monday, 22 May, Liberal party grandees, MPs and supporters will gather at a gala dinner in Canberra to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of…
One impact of the budget: sales of white flags are booming
Sales of white flags are going gangbusters, with the Coalition buying out supplies. It isn’t surprising, as they’ve found so…
Women shouldn’t breastfeed in parliament
We need to go back to the drawing board and clarify what “equality” stands for. It does not mean female…
The blunt, brutal truth about house prices
I feel for the Gen Y and the Millennials, I really do. I know that I often mock them for…
Fact: the patriarchy causes climate change
Climate change is caused by the patriarchy. That’s the view of feminist author and activist, Gloria Steinem. Asked about the…
Julia Gillard: because I’m worth it
Picture this: you were prime minister. You made friends and enemies. You left politics with plenty of money in the…