Flat White
You can replace the leader but unless honesty replaces gender theory, White Ribbon is finished – again
When White Ribbon closed its doors last year, under a dark cloud and serious financial question marks, many hoped we’d…
So that’s what was wrong with the ABC?
The SMAge reports on the deep thinking contained in the ABC’s five-year plan (funny they should choose that name), unveiled…
Albo’s Claytons climate policy switch
In the media today, we see two contrasting ALP position papers, by Kevin Rudd in the AFR, and by Anthony…
The PC monster wants to eat all the fun
Make it stop. Seriously… Make. It. Stop. Nestle is rebranding its Redskins and Chicos sweets. It reckons their names are…
The two great threats of 2020: coronavirus – and Keynes
The fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic leaves an economically threatening legacy of high budget deficits and public debt. Australian…
The facts you haven’t heard on uni fees
Undoubtedly, many university students across the country have mixed feelings towards the Morrison government’s recent decision to shift $480 million of…
Coronavirus can’t kill capitalism
Mahatma Gandhi was once asked by a journalist what he thought of Western civilisation. He replied, “I think it would…
Lockdown and the new Left Privilege
As a constitutional law scholar and legal theorist who appreciates our classical liberal tradition of constitutional government and the rule…
Here’s a new group you never even knew you were offending
BIPOC. We first read it as “biopic”, since it appeared in The SMAge in an article on the Sydney Film…
Wrongthink will be autocorrected
In response to the BLM movement, comedy, film and beer have been ‘cancelled’ due to their ‘problematic’ nature. The latest…
Queensland Labor: vandalising statutes
No, this is not just another pollie’s whinge. This is the duress alarm going off after an assault in Queensland…
The Greens new addition pushes the party harder left
Repeatedly, the Greens demonstrate they are the most dangerous party in the Australian political scene. Last week, the Greens voted…
The unfair student fee lefties will never protest
As political commentators and the Twitter mob rage over the Morrison government’s rearrangement of higher education contributions, discussion is being…
Complaints about new uni fees? Consider them a free economics lesson
The concept of a loan is something we all deal with in our everyday lives. From loaning money to buy…
Senseless in Seattle
If you wanted any more evidence as to the decay of Western Civilisation, then you need only to consider the…
The proud, progressive record of the Bandtifa and Indigenous representation in parliament. Not
1971: Neville Bonner, an elder of the Jagera people, is appointed by the Queensland parliament to fill a Liberal casual…
How multiculturalism brings stacks of benefits – to all the wrong people
On Sunday night, we watched in utter disbelief as the systemic corruption, running rife within the Victorian Labor Party, was laid bare for…
From Spring Street to the Snowys: how will Labor’s stacking scandal play in Eden-Monaro?
When the contest for Eden-Monaro kicked off just a few short months ago, the Coalition looked like it may pull…
The ABC of politics
I have never really understood all the criticisms of the ABC and their biases. It is as if people think that the…
Our trendies can afford to sneer at America and democracy. Funny what happens in the developing world…
Dalia Research, the Alliance for Democracies and Rasmussen International have released the results of the Democracy Perception Index, the largest study…
Colonial Brewing? Filthy, phallocentric Spotted Dick? Don’t laugh. This is serious
A Western Australian brewery is yet another innocent victim of cancel culture because of its name, ‘Colonial Brewing’. Add Coon Cheese to the list and…
Liberals must be careful wading into Somyurek’s derin bok
As the lurid text messages of the Adem Somyurek sting federal MP, Anthony Byrne, dominate today’s news cycle, it’s clear…
A universal basic income is still a terrible idea
Opportunists across the political spectrum have been emboldened by the current crisis to propose all manner of terrible ideas. And…
Like it or not, Australia needs Donald Trump
It is difficult to imagine a more critical juncture in Australian history: We confront a world downturn, accompanied by a…
SCOOP: Grovels from Danandrewstan
Let’s face it. With current coronavirus restrictions, you’re unlikely to get a “Greetings from Victoria” postcard any time soon —…
