In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Liberals’ witch trial of Moira Deeming embodies the political fight of our time
The insane persecution of Moira Deeming by the Liberal Party should jolt all Australians out of their activist-induced coma. The stakes…
Un-informed consent
Did mass coercion make informed consent to the Covid jabs impossible? ‘I had my shots but I’m not having any…
Vaping: the public health pooh-bahs have won, for now
In his draconian crackdown on vaping, announced on Tuesday, Labor Health Minister Mark Butler characterised his new policy as addressing…
A Budget surplus would pose a political dilemma for Albanese and Chalmers
Those who cite Gough Whitlam as among Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers have a response when his critics point to his…
Up in smoke
Australia has some of the most draconian anti-smoking laws in the world. Like most public health puritans, Mark Butler doesn’t…
The splintered soul of the LNP
In his quest for immortality, Voldemort – Harry Potter’s evil nemesis – split his soul into small pieces and hid…
He that breaks a thing
‘And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom.’ – Gandalf…
Homeschool, if you can
One of the biggest benefits of homeschooling is the healthy distance home education puts between politics, their peers, and our kids. We…
‘We believe the chargers have been a success!’
The biggest issue facing Mitcham Council is the anticipated rate increase, with options ranging from 7.8 per cent to 10…
Welcome to custodianship?
Perhaps the most inappropriate time I heard a welcome to country acknowledgement of the traditional custodians of the land was…
The great papal cover-up
As readers of this esteemed publication would be aware, in 2018, the Vatican signed a provisional agreement with the Chinese…
Victorian Liberals join Labor and Greens by endorsing injecting rooms
Has the Liberal Party run up the white flag on illegal drugs? Instead of opposing the establishment of heroin injecting…
If environmentalists are serious about Net Zero, they must go nuclear
During a recent visit to Australia, high-profile environmentalist Tea Törmänen slammed what she labelled Australia’s ‘dangerous and unscientific’ opposition to…
Is JPMorgan Chase politicising banking?
JPMorgan Chase must let its shareholders consider and vote on a proposal aimed at ensuring equal treatment of the bank’s…
There is no such thing as a ‘safe’ injecting room
The Victorian Greens are introducing a bill to open the doors of government-run injecting rooms to pregnant women and children.…
Ardern’s Aotearoa adieu
Her trademark empathy on full display, Jacinda Ardern, the antipodean icon of female empowerment, recently delivered her farewell speech to…
Tucker Carlson, American hero
On a day when we remember fallen heroes who gave their lives in useless wars, and still do, we have…
Modern Art: an ugly reflection
Art is a reflection of civilisation. How apt then, that the last time I wandered beside the Arts Centre in…
Albanese vs. Dutton: where does the real leadership merit lie?
I can’t be the only one tired of the sycophantic way in which the Prime Minister and his government are…
Naivety threatens Australia’s future: the danger of racial bureaucracies is real
The naivety of so many well-meaning commentators conveniently glossing over the racial nature of the Voice proposal in the Uluru…
Mandates are, and always were, immoral
There is a brilliant freely accessible short story The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson in 1948. The Hunger Games is the contemporary version.…
Government: the problem or the answer?
I have long believed that growth, prosperity, progress, and ultimately personal fulfillment are not created by government or any group…
The achievements of Captain James Cook are a story for the ages
This year, on 29 April, it was 253 years since Captain James Cook landed at Botany Bay. Despite the obvious…
Louder, Crowder?
I have never been a fan of bringing the personal lives of politicians or media commentators into the public forum.…
Recall Election legislation is desperately needed for rogue politicians
One legislative mechanism that would enable voters to annul the term of politicians who go rogue or fail to represent…
