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It’s only a small business
Covid is a mismanaged economic disaster that has done more damage to the financial, social, ethical, and legal structure of…
Nice try, China, but I’m proud you think I’m a scumbag
Lunar New Year is as good a time as any to commend your friends and threaten your enemies, all in…
Their ABC isn’t in bed with the left? Yeah, right
“Our ABC is independent”, they claim. “A national treasure”, “independent”, “unbiased”, “worth every cent”, on and on, blah blah, they…
Don’t let the law become a political weapon
The presumption of innocence is one of the bedrock principles of the Australian legal system. In fact, near-universal support for…
What’s woke this week?
The woke Stasi’s not–so–secret police have been out in force recently: a bit of psychological harassment here, a bit of agitprop there, virtue…
The ‘court of public opinion’ is nothing but mob rule
During Christian Porter’s press conference which turned into a blood sport yesterday, two journalists in particular insisted that the Attorney-General…
Malcolm and Kevin, the Tinfoil Twins
The more I look at Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd these days, the more I think that ancient Greeks were…
Sorry Christian, but it’s time to take one for the team
His name is now officially out. The Christian Porter allegation is, like other recent tales from Canberra, a very sad…
Effective aged care reform requires smart thinking, not just a spending spree
The kneejerk media and political reaction to the report of the Royal Commission into aged care released this week is to accept it has made the case…
Hoist with their own petards
Let me be clear. One either believes in basic natural justice and procedural fairness protections or one does not. If you…
Now there’s a real state of emergency in Victoria
The extension of Victoria’s State of Emergency powers to the Andrews government is devastating. The State of Emergency will end…
Justice in the internet age
After days of speculation, and mounting media and political pressure on the Prime Minister and his government to act on…
How the MSM has distorted our perceptions
Over the years of travelling around the globe and speaking at all sort of forums, Swedish public health expert, the…
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? Sorry, but there’s only one gospel – the Gospel According to Dan
Those who accuse the Victorian Government of trying to remove religion from the public square with their so-called gay conversion…
Mark McGowan, the new Prince Leonard
Keen observers of Australian politics will recall that on January 31 last year, by decree of His Royal Highness, Prince…
Politicians, advice – and advisors
Given the content of this and prior pieces, it is fair to assume that I am a largish consumer of…
Two can play the cancel game
Conservatives, can we all agree to stop apologizing for our politics and beliefs? Can we choose to back ourselves, and…
What’s the solution to aged care squalor? Us
The Royal Commission on Aged Care finally reported yesterday. The two commissioners, Tony Pagone and Lynelle Briggs, between them made…
Government and little people: the democratic divide in Danandrewstan
The disconnect between the protected public sector and mainstream Victorians was perfectly encapsulated by the Secretary of the Department of…
Banned: sweet singing in the choir
The Sunday before last I went to the basketball where the courtside announcer encouraged us to chant “defence, defence” as…
Why governments secretly love our crazy house and assets boom
There’s no inflation. The experts tell us so. The Clerics of Martin Place, our highly paid monetary gurus at the Reserve Bank, have declared that…
What will it be for Zak Kirkup?
In the book of Ecclesiastes, we are told “there is nothing new under the sun.” It is true in most…
My mother is stuck overseas because of Covid-19. Now the Tax Office want to punish her for that
My mother may have to pay $50,000 in tax because she found herself in Russia during the coronavirus pandemic. She…
Dear Nicolle Flint, we’re all sick of the hypocrisy too
The list of those saddened by Nicolle Flint’s announcement that she will leave politics is extensive. Residents in her Adelaide…
Welcome to Spectator Australia TV
We’re excited to be launching Spectator Australia TV and CounterCulture, a new weekly web show and podcast presented by Institute…
