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Laurel Hubbard? No thank you
The footage today of three of the strongest women in the world politely declining to comment on the entrance of a male into their sport…
Governments might refuse to acknowledge the devastation of lockdown, but the top end of town is talking
One would be hard-pressed to find many silver linings as millions of Australians endured further lockdowns in July, but the admission by many business…
All deaths are equal, but some are more equal than others
Part one of a two-piece article. From the start, those sceptical of lockdowns for managing the coronavirus pandemic have offered three complementary…
Covid and the new class divides
I fought class identity for most of my life. For some reason, I believed it was something that held people…
No Newspoll? Don’t worry, political junkies. You can still get your Essential fix
Political junkies hanging out for a Newspoll yesterday or today have been disappointed, but won’t need to go completely cold…
Seven reasons why Scott Morrison is likely to lose the next election
Hello August 2021, that disappointing sequel to 2020. Or perhaps we’re actually in the 20th month of 2020 – Augustember.…
Will big financial institutions destroy our resources sector before the Greens?
Last month Paul Kelly wrote that Australia was being inescapably propelled to adopting a Net Zero CO2 emissions policy, not by…
Why haven’t we heard more from the human rights bureaucracy about Covid and our liberties?
Just about everyone would agree that a child born in Australia should have the same opportunities and rights as any…
Ivermectin and the doctor-patient relationship
At the outset, let’s make one thing clear. I do not share the absolute conviction of some who advocate the…
Today the troops appear on Sydney streets – and it’s heartbreaking that they’ve been sent there by Liberals.
From this morning 300 Australian Defence Force personnel will be deployed on Sydney’s streets after a weekend’s worth of training…
#TheirABC, #TheirEthics
There’s so much going wrong for the ABC it’s hard to keep track. The latest news reveals the broadcaster is…
It’s now the Greens who have the ugly faction
Just in case any readers have been living under a rock for the past few days (as opposed to heavy…
‘Australians will start to regain freedoms when the nation is 101 per cent vaccinated…’
Australians have been promised they will start to regain freedoms when the nation is 101 per cent vaccinated, under a…
EXPOSED: City of Sydney evicts legal service for vulnerable women and girls for holding biological sex matters
You would think a city council trying to axe a women’s legal service for its politics would be one of the biggest…
What’s it like to have coronavirus? I am a labrador
When I was in my twenties, a quiz went around asking what type of dog you were. Without even seeing…
Memo Mark McGowan: the Corruption and Crime Commission chief’s position is untenable
In theory, the rule of law guarantees that every person is treated equally before the law. That important doctrine is…
Our budget has caught a bad case of coronavirus
There has been much written and spoken about the Morrison Government’s legislated “tax cuts” and Labor’s decision to not oppose…
The Oldest Culture: Epilogue
The final in a series of articles examining Dark Emu-style claims. This is the last of a series of articles…
The inner-city latte drinker set that inner-city latte drinkers claim does not exist
There’s a nasty little tale called The Outsider by the twentieth century horror writer, H. P. Lovecraft, where an unworldly beast…
Is it freedom versus vaccines?
For those who believe both in the freedom and dignity of the individual and also understand the science around virus…
We cannot recover from the coronavirus crisis without the dignity of work
I watched coverage of the freedom protests with sadness and couldn’t help but think it was inappropriate to hold such…
Coronavirus: time for Plan D?
I think it’s time for plan D. Plan A, as I’m sure you remember, was to “flatten the curve”. For…
Are the states pushing the constitutional limits of their ‘police powers’?
Let’s be clear. The essence of our federal system as it applies to the ordinary citizen is that we are…
Can Do can – but at Amanda Stoker’s expense
My esteemed colleague Terry Barnes, here in the ethereal pages of the Speccie Australia, this morning wrote a ‘Double Shot’ briefing piece…
When are we going to get out of this mess?
When are we going to get out of this mess? When are all of these lockdowns, mask mandates, on-again, off-again…
