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Revealed: who won from the great corona cash splash?
We’re all in this together? Pigs arse. A good crisis never goes to waste — and the big global consulting…
Mentors and managers MIA on the Hill
When the Brittany Higgins allegations first surfaced in February, as a Howard-era senior staffer I wrote that the type of…
Yes, but who employs these staffers in the first place?
So “an emotional” Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he’s “shocked and disgusted” by the latest lurid and lewd allegations…
No one should be scared to run for public office
I mean we are damned if we do, and damned if we don’t. I am a woman, a mum of…
That other violence
There was an enormous outpouring of emotion last week when thousands of women and men marched the March 4 Justice…
Not OK, Boomers
‘There is the moral of all human tales; ‘Tis but the same rehearsal of the past, First freedom, and…
Taxpayers shouldn’t pay ABC fines
It’s down the line, I know. The trial hasn’t even started. But that doesn’t stop us looking ahead and being…
A fix for our new house price madness
A common objection to the idea that planning restrictions make housing unaffordable is that some other factor is said to…
There’s no racism at Basketball Australia? Well never mind, all is not lost
A Human Rights Commission report into racism within Basketball Australia, released at the weekend, is a solution in search of…
Spectator Australia TV: Evan Mullholland on miserable Malcolm T, Dr Thomas Case on facemasks, Alexandra Marshall on Milo – and the one and only Mr Rowan Dean
It’s midday Sunday, so that’s Spectator Australia TV time. Catch the latest program here featuring Evan Mullholland on the miserable…
It’s Flannerying at the farm and we’re going under
Tim Flannery promised me a desert, but all I’ve got is this brand new murky-looking ocean full of confused kangaroos. …
Nicolle Flint slimer apologises to women - with one notable exception
It’s not nine months since ABC radio host and Adelaide Sunday Mail columnist Peter Goers tipped a bucket of sexist…
Where is Tim Flannery now?
I live in Sydney. My house flooded last week in the heavy rains. We’ll see what happens today. Where is Tim…
The warning from the West for Scott Morrison
The way Liberal parties in Australia constantly abandon their voters to embark on reckless climate agendas means that instead of cancelling Pepe le…
Redistributions: a break for Christian Porter, but the PM won’t be happy
Finally, some good news for Christian Porter. The Australian Electoral Commission has just released its draft new electoral boundaries for…
Woke never sleeps
Amongst the – perhaps rather courageous – group of friends and acquaintances who do not subscribe to political correctness quite…
The Liberal party needs its own ‘Great Reset’
We’ve likely all heard of “The Great Reset”, the World Economic Forum’s plan to lead a post-covid global society, and “build a new social…
So the WA Libs were massacred? Even more reason to start rebuilding now
Saturday was a rough day for the Liberal Party in Western Australia. We knew it wasn’t going to be good,…
Big Brother is watching you… doing that
Sometimes senior police make remarks of such sheer stupidity that they appear deliberate; a deliberate attempt to say something that…
Nicolle Flint eviscerates Labor over its own woman problems
On Tuesday night, outgoing Liberal MP Nicolle Flint gave Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, former deputy leader Tanya Plibersek and Labor…
So you think you’re not racist? We’ll just redefine racism
The ‘scourge’ of racism is allegedly ‘resurgent’ in Australia. Again. At least, it is according to Chin Tan, Race Discrimination…
Pirate Pete and the republican bin-feeders
I have a certain affinity with the idea of an Australian head of state, although I must admit that it…
I, myself and me: an apology
With the way things are going, I wonder if we might start issuing apologies before we get cancelled. You know,…
Time to get real with GetUp!
Anyone who has had any significant dealings with GetUp! would know that it’s inappropriate to say that they’re economical with…
Green Eurocrats threaten our industries
The EU has long sought to impose its carbon dioxide abatement policies on the rest of the world. A major…