Flat White
The politics of tea
There is no greater beneficiary of ‘evil colonialism’ and British Empire than the local Woke tea shop. That doesn’t stop…
Confidence through censorship: The (medical) Ministry of Truth
On Wednesday, October 12, the Queensland Labor government – with support from the LNP opposition – passed a dystopian and…
Victoria’s rotten body politic
Democratic government is no longer about delivering election promises. Forget the promises. Forget even the broken promises – there are…
The failed war on pot
It’s hard to overstate the social upheaval associated with the prohibition of alcohol in America a century ago. The sorry…
Andrews’ Leninist approach to power
Last week, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews paraded his inner Lenin. He attacked Victoria’s privately owned coal generation businesses, claiming that…
Mike Cannon-Brookes: energy tunnel vision
Mike Cannon-Brookes, the son of a global banking executive, and co-creator of the Atlassian empire, has weaponised his shareholding in…
Baby steps
In a previous article, I argued that those now coming out as opposed to lockdowns first need to apologise for perpetrating…
Australia cancels Jerusalem, ignores CCP South Pacific expansionism
Australian Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, has cancelled a Morrison government initiative recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Labor frontbencher announced the decision in…
Time and tithes of the Voice
These things are always about money. How much will you pay to apologise for the colour of your skin?
The rings have lost their power
Amazon Prime’s Rings of Power sinks into the pit of Woke oblivion
Floods and droughts are nothing new
There is nothing unusual about floods, fires, droughts, homelessness, and hunger – they have always been part of the human…
NDIS: improvements that make things worse
Sometimes, when English is insufficient to describe a particular situation, we have to turn elsewhere. German has a terrifying phrase ‘verschlimmbesserung’ or…
Mount Warning banned! Which park will be next?
NSW Liberals betray Australians over National Park lock-out based on race. We are looking at widespread racial discrimination enforced by the state government
Australia’s dumbed-down schools are going nowhere
Over the last month, there have been yet another two initiatives designed, supposedly, to improve the performance of Australian schools,…
Dirty dependency: superannuation and ESG
There is nothing green about the big end of town pursuing ESGs instead of energy solutions
Sportspeople should know their limitations
Clint Eastwood, in the character of Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callaghan, delivered what may well be one of the most underrated…
Trans rights or dangerous ‘agency capture’?
In a startling development this week, Paul Barry suggested that the ABC should review its relationship with the AIDS Council…
Thorpe: Boyfriend – bad. Rabble-rousing – okay!
Today, diminutive Greens leader Adam Bandt finally acted against firebrand Victorian senator, Lidia Thorpe. Bandt punted Thorpe from the Senate…
Reflections on the revolution in Britain
Like periscoped sheep, the palace hordes startled back and forth, lunging the gates, devices bobbing – flopping above the fray…
Was it worth it?
For the last two and a half years, we have been subjected to some of the worst perversions of human…
Has Labor invited terrorism?
The threat of terrorism is returning to Australia. The impending release of convicted terrorists at the end of their sentences,…
Dam or be damned!
Australia: the land of droughts and flooding rains. Dorothea Mackellar was clearly not just a poet – but a handy…
Stop infantilising victims
Everything in this current era appears to be about feelings. There is feelings-based feminism and feelings-based hashtags. If the fembots…
‘Woke’ poisons everything
If the intention of Woke acolytes is to make everything a lot worse, they should be given a gold star…
Old habits die hard
Labor’s uncosted infrastructure