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Our schools already let too many children down before this year of disruption. Where to from here?
Could there be a more depressing statement about parents’ confidence in Australian schooling than a recent proposal that people invest…
Their ABC, their salaries – and your right to know
It’s been a big 24 hours or so for British media watchers with the release of the BBC’s annual report…
Can democracy survive an increasingly biased media?
The ACCC is seeking to force Google and Facebook to pay for the media content they redistribute which has led…
‘If you don’t want to be kicked in the head, don’t put your head under a jackboot. It’s not only selfish, it’s stupid.’
Drongo alert: what follows is satire. Victorian strongman Daniel Andrews yesterday dismissed anger over the state’s harsh lockdown as a…
How shinybum corona craziness has just widened the city-country divide
Little has illustrated the divide between urban and regional Australia quite like the events of 2020. I feel reasonably qualified…
China’s Commiebrige Analytica
China’s Overseas Key Individual Database leak. Call this the Commiebridge Analytica: Tens of thousands of Australians — including celebrities, politicians…
Anna and The Fly – a parable
Once upon a time there was a girl called Anna who lived in a lovely sunny house with a view…
Luvvies, be careful what you wish for
The saying goes, “be careful what you wish for”. Most people want a fairer, non–judgemental world for the future, but in reality when…
Victorians are wising up: Dictator Dan is a Dictator Dud
Anyone familiar with George Orwell’s 1984 and the strategies used by the dictator Big Brother to subjugate citizens and enforce control will…
Why we should be worried by China’s Overseas Key Individual Database
Until recently, Australians and their governments have believed that it doesn’t matter what values are held by the nations and…
Is this man a COVID criminal?
The Melbourne Age has a cute little piece of “keep calm and carry on” COVID semi-whimsy today: Every weekday, about…
The CFMMEU’s dirty little secret
There’s a rather clever ad kicking around featuring a naked miner, holding his work hat over his genitals, accusing the…
Danandrewstan and the death of Melbourne, explained
What's really going on in Victoria? Gideon Rozner wrote this primer for an American audience, but it deserves to be read across Australia - and the world.
Why do our governments favour sharks over swimmers and surfers?
There was a tragic story last week of the surfer killed by a 3.5-metre great white shark at Greenmount Beach,…
All rise for the National Anthem of Danandrewstan (or else)
Big black suits In their jackboots Are coming down the aisles. Big black suits In their jackboots Are spinning off…
Biden-Harris, Harris-Biden: the epitome of post-truth politics
The endgame isn’t Donald Trump. With the Democratic Convention coronation complete and campaigning underway, It’s Biden-Harris; America’s Seinfeld ticket, a…
Labor ideology is killing Victorian businesses, jobs – and hope
The Victorian Labor Government’s entrenched anti-business ideology is costing tens of thousands of jobs and killing hope. This ramshackle group…
Do you want to know what’s truly “disgusting and demeaning”, Ms Palaszczuk
Few people could know what it’s like to be bullied by the Prime Minister of Australia. But I imagine it’s…
The ethical collapse of Victoria’s government
On Wednesday I said on the IPA’s Looking Forward Podcast that in Victoria the key democratic institutions are being destroyed by the…
Footballers in, desperate Australians who want to see dying loved ones? How do you help us win the election?
Only the ‘compassionate’ left on Twitter could trend #ScottyTheBully as a defensive response to the cruel, heartless Annastacia Palaszczuk and…
Five vital steps to restore confidence in corona case calculations
The calculation error in COVID-19 projections made by the Peter Doherty Institute and incorporated into the National Cabinet response revealed…
Borderline decisions
On June 14, 1883, a momentous event took place on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. The opening…
Victoria Police, RUOK?
Victoria Police – not content with their heavy handed enforcement of Covid-19 restrictions – are now trolling the public on…
The great Liberal death wish
How much can a koala bear? Well, we’ll soon find out in New South Wales as the Nationals are threatening…
Nobody expected the Transgender Inquisition
Nobody expected the Transgender Inquisition! Nonetheless, it is well and truly underway. Tasmanian Liberal Claire Chandler last week warned the…
