Flat White

In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

We really are in trouble when “far-right” is common sense

7 September 2017 7:27 am

Let’s strip away labels and go back to basics. Federal National MP George Christensen will propose a motion at the…

Vote yes: why religious tolerance means Christians should tolerate same-sex marriage

6 September 2017 8:50 pm

If the High Court allows the government’s decision to have a postal vote on the issue of same sex marriage…

The rise of the Middle-Aged Snowflake

6 September 2017 4:03 pm

We hear a lot these days about the strange fragility of our young people. Apparently, life has dealt them such…

If you don’t know, vote no

6 September 2017 11:59 am

From its previous decisions, it is possible, indeed probable that the High Court will stop the same-sex marriage plebiscite on…

Our family law system is a mess

6 September 2017 7:33 am

Given the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage, it’s worth asking whether our family law system should cover anyone, gay or…

Brexit’s warning

5 September 2017 8:02 pm

Brexit didn’t just happen even though the British were increasingly aggrieved at the thousands slipping across from Europe to claim…

Whatever happened to fast food?

5 September 2017 1:05 pm

Lately, I’ve been asking myself a question: whatever ever happened to fast food? It just seems everywhere I go the…

Same-sex marriage and the “political advocacy” of the AMA

5 September 2017 7:31 am

Dr Pansy Lai, a practicing Sydney GP, who appeared on the Australian Christian Lobby’s advertisement for the “no” campaign last…

Euthanasia: definitions matter

4 September 2017 6:03 pm

The worldwide movement to enshrine legislation to enable certain people to die prematurely either at their own hands, with medical…

You’ve got a right to say “no”

4 September 2017 7:33 am

I’ve known that it was more likely than not I might be gay since I first learned the words to…

Indigenous people used as sacrificial lambs

1 September 2017 3:56 pm

There was a lot of media focus on the video of street violence that Indigenous elders from Wyndham, Roebourne and…

To fight racism, the Left should first look to their own

1 September 2017 12:37 pm

Over the last few weeks, the left has been a very happy bunch. With the ‘Unite the Right’ rally on…

The best banking regulator? Competition

1 September 2017 7:30 am

Australian banking is in a tough spot. The recent Commonwealth Bank scandal, involving a systemic breach of anti-money laundering laws,…

When fake is fine

31 August 2017 12:12 pm

The failing Fairfax newspapers are obsessed by evil, wicked, right-wing, racist, Trump-loving “fake news” — obsessed to RUOK? levels. Unless,…

But it’s all about equality, right?

31 August 2017 7:28 am

We are in the middle of a storm of misinformation as the plebiscite on same-sex marriage draws near. Who do…

Whale beats kale

30 August 2017 8:24 pm

I love whales. They are beautiful, majestic – and delicious. And they – or rather this post – will lose…

The Greens don’t let a tragedy go to waste

30 August 2017 5:43 pm

It seems the Greens in NSW have taken a breather from taking pot shots at one another to go back…

Since when were sharks more valuable than human life?

30 August 2017 1:08 pm

The day before Tadashi Nakahara was killed by a shark, I was surfing at the same location. It was late…

The libertarian case against marriage equality

30 August 2017 7:23 am

On 27 November 2007, the legal hammer fell on Massachusetts’ resident David Parker as he lost his court battle to…

The real Macquarie

29 August 2017 8:14 pm

Lachlan Macquarie. The name of New South Wales fifth governor is now the subject of controversy, its owner branded a symbol…

Fairfax follies on environment leave us green about the gills

29 August 2017 5:19 pm

Attempts by government to push power prices down is nothing but a “distraction”, according to the genius analysis of Mark Kenny…

Our leftie lingo around domestic violence is awry

29 August 2017 3:53 pm

Welcome to gendered violence groundhog day.   Yet again today it’s reported more funding is being dedicated to “women and families fleeing domestic violence.” …

Teachers as activists

29 August 2017 11:33 am

Earlier this month, parents at Forestville Public School in the Northern beaches were invited to watch their children perform in…

Australia: trapped by cheap credit

29 August 2017 7:26 am

The Reserve Bank of Australia has all but conceded that Australia is trapped in a debt and asset price bubble…

The demon of the absolute

28 August 2017 5:40 pm

BOSTON – UNITED STATES The word of the week over here was ‘iconoclasm’. Estimable journals have been dropping it, from…