In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Batsh*t crazy mice
We’re hearing that China is back in the lab, with scientists experimenting on a Covid strain (GX_P2V) that has returned a…
A nation divided
As the nation ushers in a new year following the decisive defeat of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament at the…
Dare not speak its name
According to recent polling around the consequential caucuses just held, some 80 per cent of Iowa Republicans believe Joe Biden’s…
Woolworths doubles down
Corporations these days do much to engender the absence of any respect of their customers. And they do not care.…
Mediocranny – the legacy of DEI
There are so many lessons to be learned from the case of ex-Harvard President Claudine Gay. Perhaps the crux of…
Political cowardice is putting our country at risk
On the eve of Australia Day, and when Australians are doing it tough, the Prime Minister has betrayed our nation
Foreign policy gaffes
I might have been wrong… This was the thought that rushed through my mind while listening to Prof. John Mearsheimer. He…
The war on drugs is a shambles
The introduction of new legislation in the ACT means those found in possession of minor amounts of illegal drugs will…
The question of identity
One of the key reasons Australia voted 60/40 against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is because it was divisive. Instead…
Loophole Bill makes Pocock and Lambie the most powerful players in Parliament
‘Blindsided’ is the best word for it. On December 7 last year in the Senate, two independents – Senator David…
Labor are the masters of their own demise
Labor’s energy policy has recast Labor from the ‘catch-all’ party of Keating to the ‘upset-all’ party of Albanese
Renewables: an expensive nightmare to nowhere
Plans for the elimination of coal require increasing regulatory measures and ever-escalating levels of government spending. Federally, the ALP has…
How agriculture doomed the proposed EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement
As reported widely, Australia has walked away from concluding a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU).…
‘Weather’ you like it or not
The standard preamble to all marine weather bulletins is: ‘Welcome to the marine weather report. Please be aware that wind…
‘Farage factor’ boosts UK Reform’s election chances
Polling suggests Nigel Farage could win the seat of Clacton in Essex, should he decide to run. Fuelling speculation about the potential…
Three books to end the silence
Think of this. In the time since the Covid crisis has passed, no aspect of any federal power that was…
Crocodile rock map of Australia speaks volumes
There’s an image that appears in my mind’s eye whenever people start talking about Australia Day. It’s a big sandstone…
How to protect yourself against risk
A formative incident for me happened when I was 25 while travelling through Turkey with a backpack. The British owner…
Your future home has been sacrificed in a political sweetheart deal
The infrastructure and construction sector has been one of the worst affected by persistent worker shortages, with a December report…
Existential
Several chapters into a new science fiction novel, it became apparent I’d picked up another communist allegory disguised as entertainment.…
Ceding sovereignty?
What decision-making role will the Australian Parliament have in relation to the proposed International Health Regulations amendments? There’s a debate raging…
We’re back, and the Liberal Party are terrified
The AEC has dealt the Liberal Party an embarrassing blow, rejecting its objection to the registration of our political movement…
The fog of moral clarity
I am not optimistic about seeing moral clarity from many (or most?) of our current federal government leaders. Their apparent…
The village witch-doctor
In some tribal societies, the village witch-doctor claims to have remedies to protect others against maladies and witchcraft. Neither such…
Wonka champions little capitalists
This summer’s hit movie Wonka inspires a generation to do something exceptional: start their own business. More importantly, it teaches them how…