In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Indiana Jones and the Cesspit of Woke
The adventuring, treasure-hunting, ultra-manly Indiana Jones franchise has defined large portions of story-telling history in Hollywood. Not only did it inspire…
The Bowen Basin adventures
I am one of the few survivors of a team of Bowen Basin pioneers who started the systematic exploration of…
Liberal heads in the sand
There is one thing you can always be sure of, the ‘thinkers’ in and behind the Liberal Party never ever consider…
Cash is King, Bitcoin is God
While most people rage over the Voice to Parliament or men competing in women’s sports, there is a real battle…
Elon Musk’s confusing ‘green logic’
A video featuring Elon Musk from 2017 has been resurrected showing his disbelief after seeing (what now feels like blissfully…
Alan Jones: treaties
I can’t be the only person who wonders whether, on matters critical to our future and, most importantly, the future…
The ESG trap
While Australians have been distracted by the Voice to Parliament, nuclear submarines, and the Budget, ASIC recently followed through on…
Trump exonerated
John Durham’s independent report to Biden’s Department of Justice is a big legal win for Donald Trump. Fresh off the back of…
Victorians go hungry, Andrews gets bigger billboards
The Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, has been back from China for several weeks now. He’s still to advise what he…
Albanese runs away from Covid Royal Commission promise
Evidence is mounting that our political class is baulking at the promised Covid Royal Commission. We keep hearing about the…
Telling the truth: all aboard ‘Raft Australia’
The last major Ice Age – The Quaternary Ice Age – started over 2.5 million years ago (mya) and is…
Vale Rule of Law and Rule of Logic
Shannon Fentiman is the Minister for Justice, Minister for Women, and soon to be the former Queensland Attorney-General. She is…
The Covid Royal Commission is nowhere to be seen
Australia’s Prime Minister is known for emoting and for pursuing nothingburger public policy issues (the Voice, the republic, climate emergencies,…
Empowering consumers in the era of greenwashing
It is no shock that the rise of environmentalism has dominated the political scene for the last few years; evidenced…
EVs and a tale of two Italians
A recent article in The Australian gave a fascinating insight into the world of EVs, told from the point of…
The chromosome-thin line between ensuring civil discourse and policing the opinion corridor
The Australian’s online comments moderation is at the risk of falling into the trap of censorship of ideas and debate…
The ultimate symbol of Sisu
For Finnish people, the concept of sisu cannot be directly interpreted. Roughly translated, it means strength, perseverance, and a firm determination to…
Solar: a risky waste of time and money
In Australia, great reliance is being placed on electricity generation from solar panels, both roof-mounted and solar farms. The aim…
Securing the Indo-Pacific: improved South Korea-Japan ties are a big deal
South Korea-Japan relations appear to be improving, heralding a promising development for the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific. The…
Net Zero’s artificial food crisis paves the way for ‘future foods’
Net Zero rules employed by the United Nations, European Union, and domestic political parties across the world are expected to…
There are nincompoops among us
Don’t you love the word ‘nincompoop’? It dates back to at least the 16th Century, but it has a really…
The supremacy of feelings
We now have various psychological contexts being determined under regulation in Australia. One example is the workplace, which has changed…
Has the ABC royally violated its Charter?
On May 6, King Charles III was officially crowned King of Australia. At the same time, the ABC crowned itself…
Alan Jones: ANZAC Day’s true reality and the forgotten message
Of course, it is a new month since the outpouring of respect, on ANZAC Day, in memory of the fallen…
