Flat White

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

Not exactly a ‘safe pair of hands’

14 December 2023 4:30 am

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?

14 December 2023 4:00 am

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?

13 December 2023 4:00 am

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 In November 1962, thalidomide was withdrawn from use in Australia but only now has…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

13 December 2023 3:18 am

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

13 December 2023 3:09 am

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

13 December 2023 2:49 am

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?

12 December 2023 1:24 am

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

12 December 2023 1:10 am

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

12 December 2023 12:29 am

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?

11 December 2023 4:30 am

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?

11 December 2023 4:00 am

‘Oh, how the mighty have fallen!’ is an old saying that comes to mind when one reflects on the fortunes…

Palestine: founded in terror

11 December 2023 3:00 am

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

11 December 2023 2:36 am

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?

10 December 2023 11:10 pm

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

10 December 2023 7:27 pm

Christmas is the season of interruptions. Who isn’t relieved, at year’s end, for the interruption of a week or two…

Why this atheist celebrates Christmas

9 December 2023 2:53 pm

I believe in Jesus, but I don’t believe in god. I don’t go to church, but I do celebrate Christmas.…

Capacity Investment Scheme hog-ties nation to energy woes

9 December 2023 2:13 pm

Market regulation is designed to modify the outputs of, and inputs to, goods and services. In doing so, they will…

Education destroyed by self-serving educrats

8 December 2023 4:30 am

Such is the parlous and substandard state of Australia’s education system, if those in charge managed a major corporation like…

Vaccination rates fall… ‘Quick, let’s vaccinate more people!’

8 December 2023 4:00 am

There’s a recent report running around calling for the government to spend lots of money because vaccination rates are not high enough,…

CIS 2023 Nanny State Awards

8 December 2023 3:30 am

The Centre for Independent Studies had intended to follow the rules for US presidential polls and ban any candidate from…

We are in the fight for our life

8 December 2023 1:27 am

It is difficult for the non-Jewish observer and commentator to fully understand how the trauma of the Holocaust and 2,000…

Don’t get comfy

7 December 2023 9:53 pm

With Christmas dawning upon us and CPI down from 5.6 to 4.9 per cent, it is without a doubt time…

The enduring relevance of natural law

7 December 2023 1:18 am

It is impossible to understate the malaise that has engulfed Australia in 2023. Indeed, it has been a tumultuous year…

Adding workplace rules won’t make Australians richer

7 December 2023 1:01 am

According to the federal government, the Closing Loopholes legislation is a commitment ‘to getting wages moving and strengthening enterprise bargaining’.…

Could Japan’s experience with post-war propaganda help Australia?

7 December 2023 12:01 am

Australia is caught in a history war that pits marginalised minorities against oppressive majorities. When politicians and commentators on both…