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Howard’s masterclass: standing up to Woke
John Howard, a master in the art of persuasion, gave a masterclass yesterday. Campaigning with Warringah candidate Katherine Deves, who…
Safety and efficacy
Since the beginning of 2021, the official narrative with regards to the Covid vaccines has maintained that the vaccines are…
Is it time to put ‘freedom’ first?
Polling is concerned with the House of Reps so forecasting the composition of the 40 senators to be elected this…
Erasing mothers is not ‘progress’
Everywhere you look, mothers are being erased. In the name of inclusion and diversity: Barnardos has cancelled its ‘Mother of…
Tezza’s how-to-vote card
Regular readers will know that James Allan and I agree to disagree on the direction of centre-right politics. There is…
History stands against Albanese
If the polls are to be believed, a thumping Labor victory is to be expected at this week’s election. This…
Fishnets and Lego: Australian Museum gets a wake up call
It’s hard to know what’s worse – that Australian Museum staff allowed a man wearing women’s lingerie to play with…
MoodSnap! Technology for mental health
We’ve all become familiar with integrated app-based health platforms like Apple Health, Google Fit, and Fitbit allowing us to track…
Will Albo follow in the footsteps of Jacinda Ardern?
Will the Australian Labor Party follow in the footsteps of New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern? Australia is one of the least…
California’s Woke dreaming – is it time to wake up?
Some of us baby boomers remember the heady days of the flower power era; the spirit of peace and goodwill…
Pandemic reckoning: Australians deserve a review
It seems the pandemic has disappeared – from our TV screens at least. Last week, the Prime Minister and Opposition…
Samuel Griffith Society: 30 years standing up for the rule of law
The Samuel Griffith Society was established in 1992. Named after the first Chief Justice of the High Court, its motto is…
A masterclass in how to lose an election
If the Coalition loses the coming election, they have nobody to blame but themselves. Labor are pathetic, making promises without…
The Seinfeld election: a show about nothing
With the virus abating, and with the confected anger over supposed government inadequacies for compensation owed to those harmed by…
Progressives prefer to keep ‘their’ women ignorant
On extremely rare occasions, news stories about political focus groups reveal something interesting. Last Friday, Newscorp reported on a group…
Lockdowns did more harm than good
Third World v. First World: what’s the difference? In a nutshell, the way they make public policy. For the most…
Frocky horror picture show
Running alongside the gladiatorial spectacle of two men locked in verbal combat across Australia [Scomo and Albo] is another, only…
Sergeant Bruno’s big mistake
A Victorian policeman is under investigation for posting online that there are only two genders. And so he should be!…
Australia needs a Ron DeSantis
There is a craving for the principled defence of liberty in Australia, given our experience of reverting to a penal…
Miserable Ghost: a rite of passage for former Prime Ministers
What was the label that Malcom Turnbull gave to former Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott after being ousted…
The NSW Department of Education must be held accountable
Here I was thinking the Covid madness was finally over, but gosh I should have known better than to imagine bureaucrats would…
The strong stink of an election on the nose
The Liberals cannot be trusted to control Australia without adult supervision, but to replace them with an ALP/Green/ABC/Teal government would…
Nuclear: a powerful future
As a Merchant Navy navigator, I knew the range and durability of my ship were intrinsically limited to the fuel…
The spirit of conservative vision
One of the principal election strategies employed by Scott Morrison is the argument that Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party…
TweedleScomo and TweedleAlbo
As we watch our present Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and the man who seeks to replace him, Anthony Albanese, crisscross…