In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Transylvanian gold
Why is everyone arguing about the validity of Roman gold found by a peasant in Transylvania? More to the point,…
Game of wolves
The Albanese government mantra regarding relations with China ‘we need to cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we…
Multiculturalism put to the test
‘Australia is the most successful multicultural nation in the world.’ Australian political leaders of all persuasions have often paraded this…
Pray for sensible socialists and compassionate capitalists, son
There it was again, in a report about what Minister Bowen is planning next – that dreaded phrase … ‘dramatic…
Bowen should be goin’
It’s still not too late for Australia’s welfare, let’s hope, for the Opposition to call on the Prime Minister to…
Albo’s control of your TV is only the tip of the iceberg
With Communications Minister Michelle Rowland expected to introduce a ‘prominence’ bill this week, Australians should be very worried about the…
Does the ABS partner violence survey fall short?
Since the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its publication on partner violence, the widely reported statistic is that one…
A memoir: ruminating on multiculturalism
Although I do not harbour a principled objection to the writing (and reading) of memoirs – in fact, I enjoy…
Our ‘handsome boy’ in Beijing
Gosh, who knew the Prime Minister would be acclaimed as a ‘handsome boy coming from Australia’, as announced by China’s…
Your handy guide to unreliable activist journalists – published by them
We owe a debt of thanks to hundreds of journalists, and the media union house committees in the ABC and…
Punk Rock politics personified
Javier Gerardo Milei, Argentina’s President-elect, is the new face of punk-rock-politics. The unmarried, former soccer player, economics professor, singer, and…
The Net Zero lemmings rush
Australia’s ALP/Green government and their media mates are using subsidies, taxes, and propaganda in a lemming-style attempt to move the…
Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2023 to be introduced into NSW
After several lawsuits challenging binary gender values, Australia faces another strike against conservatives seeking to retain biological integrity. This time…
It’s amazing how profitable the end of the world has become
The Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC – or ‘COP28’ – is almost upon us. Like an expensive holiday…
Adriane’s thread: from wind droughts to the heart of darkness
According to legend, the Greek hero Theseus went deep into the heart of the labyrinth to kill the dreaded Minotaur,…
Suburbia or endless population growth – pick a side
Twenty years ago, and for all my sins, I found myself at university studying urban planning and learning to lament…
Has Geert Wilders burst the dyke?
The victory of Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Dutch general election last week is stunning…
The broken water politics of the Murray Darling Basin
Twenty-five years ago, initiating a pattern that is now commonplace, a group of radical environmentalists calling themselves scientists launched a…
The politics of good vs evil
What’s better than an unaccountable cabal of elitists deciding the fate of Western Civilisation by influencing policy and culture across…
What in the world is going on at OpenAI?
After a tumultuous series of events, OpenAI fired its CEO Sam Altman, hired a new one, and then rehired Altman…
Alan Jones: 100 years of radio
Interesting that Australia today is celebrating 100 years of radio. The celebration, to some extent, flies in the face of…
Why are young people pro-Palestine?
One of the most alarming developments of recent months is the realisation that not only is antisemitism on the rise,…
Dr Fauci: welcome to the sunny side of Freedom Street
Writing for Flat White on August 13, 2021 arguing against the idea of vaccination certificates, I noted that vaccines don’t stop…