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Respect will never fade away
In the coming weeks, Australia will mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. It seems only yesterday…
The superannuation skimmers
When it comes to sneaky and deceptive ways to separate citizens from their money, there is no better system than…
We’re not all in this together: the public, not the pols or pen-pushers, will bear the costs of lockdown
As Victoria is plunged back into lockdowns, with those in greater Melbourne facing unprecedented restrictions on their every move, the…
EXCLUSIVE: Go Fund… what, exactly?
When Angy Ngo, Editor-at-large at Post Millennial gave evidence to US Congress about Antifa on August 5, he shone a…
Since when was it the Press Council’s job to adjudicate on science? The APC’s stitch-up of Ian Plimer and attack on free speech
On November 21, 2019, The Australian published an article on its opinion pages and online titled; ‘Let’s Not Pollute minds…
Forget Pericles and pals. What matters is that Victorians aren’t getting answers from their government
As early reports of the devastation of Pearl Harbor filtered into Prime Minister John Curtin’s office that fateful day in…
Kohler QC and Modern Monetary Theory
Ah. Now we get it. Alan Kohler isn’t pushing Modern Monetary Theory — despite all appearances to the contrary. No,…
No fuel, no fires.
The independent New South Wales bushfire inquiry — led by former NSW Police deputy commissioner Dave Owens and former NSW…
Why I am not a libertarian but keep getting called one – and why you should care
It started five or six years ago. I was defending what I took to be some basic value of mainstream…
The great koala scam
Europeans learnt of koalas a decade after they arrived. John Price was shown some dung by a convict who’d lived…
The mindblowing cost of lockdown: we hope it was worth it, quarantine workers
Out today: the latest figures for the cost of lockdown in Danandrewstan. Mindblowing. $15 billion for the Jobkeeper extension. $12…
What’s woke this week (or racist)?
In racism news, the woke word police have been all atwitter this week, bless them, fluttering about racist bird names;…
Meditations on Pyong-Dan
Maybe it is time to rename the Murray River. Would not a more apt name be the Yalu River? After…
That’s the dairy aisle dealt with. Now can we stop this patronising pettiness and tackle true Indigenous disadvantage?
Here’s a quick question for those who follow Aboriginal affairs: what has received more attention in the past month—the story…
The freakshow activists admit: they’re out to silence free speech
Aha. Sometimes you have to keep an eye on a pack of activists for months, you need to read every…
The ACCC’s attack on Big Tech over content: old fashioned protectionism under a new name?
Santa came early this year for traditional media monoliths who will soon profit at the expense of independent content creators,…
The Project’s outrageous anti-Israeli conspiracy mongering
Waleed Aly and his pals at The Project have reached a new low, last night broadcasting a segment blaming the…
Government has failed Victoria – and Victoria has failed government
The biggest crisis currently facing Victoria is not the coronavirus. It is the failure of government itself; the lack of…
Tobacco companies must wonder: with enemies like Big Public Health, who needs friends?
There is a public health issue you would have heard very little about that could be far more important to…
Quarantine is for the sick
Healthy Australians have been forced into various stages of lockdown since 21 March: four and a half months ago. At…
Jim’s Mowing, ABC moaning
If you continue to work – even safely – during the Victorian lockdown you are irresponsible, according to ABC journalists…
War metaphor won’t defeat pandemic
The use of metaphors as a way to frame problems or issues has a dramatic impact on the way the…
The new holy trinity for schools and universities: gender, race and class
George Orwell is quoted as saying “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them”. The cultural left’s campaign…
Try doing the daggy dad, not dictator, Dan
We are currently undertaking something of an experiment in the limits of political authority and leadership. This is especially true…
If Peter Ridd loses, academic freedom in Australia is dead
Scott Morrison once stated that he was unconcerned about ongoing attacks on free speech, because he thought that free speech…
