Flat White
When you view all of life through the prism of offence, you’ll find offence in every fridge in the supermarket
The Indigenous activist who forced Coon Cheese out of Australian fridges now wants Paul’s to stop producing “Smarter White Milk”…
Fear is in the Melbourne air; not just of the virus, but of continuing incompetence by the Andrews government
Having lived in Melbourne all my life, I’m picking up that this Melbourne COVID-19 deep lockdown has induced fear. Fear…
We might have a pandemic on our hands, but we still also have the rule of law
I happened to switch on the telly at the start of the week just in time for Annelise Nielsen’s interview…
Why the woke war against women?
Just when you think the world cannot get any sillier, it does. The American Cancer Society is now recommending that…
How a premier should shoulder the burden of office
We can but wish… “It’s only fair”, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews said as he announced that he and his Cabinet…
Can’t Pirate Pete and pals just lay off Israel Folau?
Israel Folau is in the news again, and this time it’s for something he didn’t do. Over the weekend Folau…
State of Disaster? More like State of Despair
Like many Victorians yesterday afternoon, I stopped to listen to premier Daniel Andrews announce a crackdown on Victorians’ freedoms far…
White Ribbon’s gender biased Groundhog Day
Last week was a bad week for anyone who believes in genuine, true equality. White Ribbon strutted back on stage,…
That aged well, didn’t it?
Special acknowledgements for 2020 vision on 2020 from Van Badham, one of that unique breed of large ‘n’ loud Melbourne…
Tech giant media content code still slugs taxpayers over SBS and the ABC
The world-first draft mandatory code unveiled by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last Friday in response to complaints tech giants Google and Facebook have…
Daniel Andrews’ state of disaster
A curfew from 8.00 pm to 5.00 am. A limit on travelling more than five kilometres from your home. An…
Ten good news stories from 2020
2020. What a year. As someone has recently remarked on Twitter, I can’t believe we stayed until midnight and cheered…
Can Adam Bandt count?
Another day, another begging letter from the Greens. Another begging letter filled with complete bollocks. Herr Doktor Senator Adam Bandt’s…
Q&A’s selective moral outrage
This Monday on the(ir) ABC’s not so popular Q & A program (it rarely if ever rates in the top 20…
What’s woke this week (or racist)?
It’s no surprise that I spy with my little eye something beginning with ‘R’ is once again the game of woke choice…
EXCLUSIVE: Information Commissioner to investigate SBS over deleted bushfires article
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has looked at the Institute of Public Affairs’ submission and decided to commence…
How soon until we’re told that they’re the real victims?
It’s been the outrage story of the day, the tale of walking arguments against lip filler and botox Olivia Muranga…
Victoria has become a cautionary tale for Australia – and the world
With Victoria’s lockdown now in its 21st day, one would have thought after three weeks there would be some sign…
Seven rules for migrants
Many of us move throughout our lives, some frequently. Sometimes we don’t have much choice about the timing or the…
A pyromaniac in a field of straw men
In 1936, in the preface to the German version of his General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, John Maynard…
Another approach to shark attack
There is talk of a promising new solution to the shark problem. Using technology developed for commercial fishing, standard drum…
China is a threat to our values, not just security
It took some time for Australia to work out for itself what it was. Once freed from the yoke of…
Priorities, priorities…
What’s a little virus with just 295 new cases today? Life, as well as death, goes on in Danandrewstan —…
Technology and the coming revolution in Australian politics
“In terms of crisis, people are generally blind to everything outside their immediate necessities.” — Albert Einstein, The World As…
Managing Covid-19 without lockdowns
The fight against COVID-19 is a conundrum replete with knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns — as Donald Rumsfeld might…
