In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The ABC: answerable to no one
Ad nauseam! That’s the constancy of calls for the ABC to be shut down, privatised, or restructured. The first two…
‘Awaiting the tsunami’: the danger of coercive control laws
A few weeks ago, thousands took to the streets of Madrid to march on behalf of children’s rights, holding banners…
Walking the walk: what happened to the good old days?
As an ‘Old Bushy’ who has a patriotic and passionate love of our country, its environment, its history, and the…
Postcard from Buenos Aires
Wide awake at 3 am, in submission to the gods of jet lag, seemed an apt moment to jot down…
Rejecting the Queensland Climate Transition Bill
In March, Greens MP Michael Berkman introduced a Private Member’s Bill, the Queensland Climate Transition Bill 2023. The proposed legislation…
Shards of truth: the compatibility of farming and renewables projects
Up to one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural farmland could be destroyed by the industrial-scale solar panels and wind turbines
We’re back in the USSR
We have been handed a load of lies for many decades. I cannot tell which of them is the biggest,…
When the ice returns
Earth is living in the latter days of the Holocene Warm Era. This is the latest short, fertile, warm interlude…
Yes, they profiled citizens according to compliance
There has been an unexpected validation of the title of Our Enemy, the Government (Brownstone, 2023). In a stunning indictment…
Turning students into barely literate social justice warriors
The recently released results of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) confirm yet again the significant and systemic…
Not exactly a ‘safe pair of hands’
I’m not the first to point out the incredible disconnect of Team Albanese when it comes to our top judges,…
Single-sex schools – are they a thing of the past?
Regensburg Cathedral School in Bavaria was founded in 975. For a thousand years, it only admitted male pupils. In 2022,…
After the Thalidomide apology, where is the Covid vaccine apology?
What a difference 61 years makes. In November 1962, thalidomide was withdrawn from use in Australia but only now has…
Don’t welcome me to my country
Shockingly, Australia Day festivities have been cancelled in London due to ‘sensitivities’! As a proud Australian, I believe that politicians…
Tammy Peterson: awareness of the transcendent
Tammy Peterson is the wife of celebrated psychologist and co-founder of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), Jordan Peterson. Tammy…
The L Word – do no harm, take no shit
Libertarian: noun – ‘An advocate or supporter of a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market…
Is the RBA’s 2-3 per cent inflation target still being taken seriously?
Promises need timeframes, otherwise they are just empty words. If your friend tells you they are doing a diet, you…
To survive, Europe must change
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s wonderful novel The Leopard tells the story of a Sicilian prince and how his aristocratic life faced…
My granddaughter may have saved my life
I was visiting my daughter in Canberra in early November when she asked if I could do her a favour…
Carter’s presidency: Albanese’s fate?
The recent passing of Eleanor Rosalynn Carter at age 96 provides a poignant opportunity to reflect on her husband Jimmy…
Has Airbus Albo become Albatross Albo for Labor?
‘Oh, how the mighty have fallen!’ is an old saying that comes to mind when one reflects on the fortunes…
Palestine: founded in terror
For 75 years Palestinians have refused to accept the existence of Israel and have refused all opportunities to have and…
Annastacia Palaszczuk: an unflattering legacy
For many, the lasting image of Annastacia Palaszczuk won’t be of a Premier basking in the glory of an Olympics…
Isn’t it ironic?
Last Thursday on Music Band T-shirt Day, the Prime Minister chose to wear a T-shirt from the Australian band Radio Birdman.…
A very merry interruption
Christmas is the season of interruptions. Who isn’t relieved, at year’s end, for the interruption of a week or two…