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The Pell ruling: imperfect, but if you want moral police and moral courts try Iran
On Tuesday, the High Court of Australia unanimously granted Cardinal George Pell leave to appeal to the High Court and…
Enjoy your long weekend, fines for straying too far from home or playing too close to the kids – and double demerits if you dare to drive
Scott Morrison’s massive $130 billion JobKeeper subsidy package shows how determined the government is to ‘do whatever it takes’ to…
What’s woke this High Court ruling?
Spare a thought for all the keyboard opinionistas out there who believe they’re the reincarnation of Cicero, Clarence Darrow and…
What do we really know about the true incidence, distribution – and possible control – of coronavirus?
What do we really know about the true epidemiology — the incidence, distribution and possible control — of coronavirus? One…
‘We’re all in this together’ and other myths of the corona crisis
Here are a couple of the myths, the untruths, we are being told about this coronavirus crisis. Firstly, ‘We are…
The rule of law has been restored
It took no more than a tweet from Chief Justice, Susan Kiefel, to deliver a massive defeat for the ‘guilt by…
Never let a serious crisis lead to waste
Rahm Emanuel’s GFC quip about not wasting a crisis is resonating in the pandemic debate. Now as a news commentator,…
Why it’s wrong to claim George Pell “won … on a legal technicality”
The High Court ruling on George Pell is a testament to the integrity of our legal system. It shows that…
The George Pell coverage proves it: the(ir) ABC is a national disgrace, a national embarrassment — and an international joke.
Here is a video of the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University, Greg Craven — universally regarded as one of…
If we’re really all in this together, here are some suggestions
It’s been quite the fortnight for Australia. The economy has been all but shut down, thousands have lost their jobs,…
The George Pell travesty is over. Now journalists, politicians and courts all stand condemned
Today’s High Court decision which unanimously—seven to zero—upheld the appeal of Cardinal George Pell against the Victorian Court of Appeal’s…
Help workers, not fund managers. Abolish compulsory super
With coronavirus and the government responses to it ravaging the country, there has never been a better time to abolish…
Coronavirus can’t be a cover for elder abuse
The situation in Spain due to coronavirus is dire. But what is particularly horrifying, is how many of the nation’s…
George Pell remains a guilty man
Today, legal justice has been thankfully, belatedly, served. Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on all counts was quashed unanimously by the…
George Pell: Dan Andrews spits in the face of the justice system
So this is where Dodgy Dan’s mates in the CFMEU get their respect for the courts and law and order…
Pell case moves to higher court in Rome
The fate of George, Cardinal Pell will now be decided in this building in Rome following the unanimous decision by…
Coronavirus and the double danger to sex workers
‘Coronavirus Fears Are Decimating The Sex Industry’, ‘Sex Workers Bracing For Income Loss During Coronavirus Pandemic’, ‘Sex Workers Are Facing…
Stop this pig-headed pandemic management
If this latest case of over-the-top moonbattery from Danandrewstan does not alarm you, I am not sure what will: A 17-year-old learner…
EXCLUSIVE: Extinction Rebellion – “stay sane”? Please. Define sane.
Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder – as must be sanity, if the latest bulletin from…
Stimulus: where’s the money coming from?
In a week we have shifted from a globalised liberal economy and free society to a command economy with closed…
Quaranteens: will the ‘Boomer Remover’ instead melt the snowflakes of Generation Z
Gen Z has come face to face with our first crisis, and it isn’t the climate emergency. Coronavirus is sweeping…
One ego plus one PC-type
Barrie Cassidy hosted the(ir) ABC’s Insider’s programme for 18 years. An accidentally leaked 2013 document revealed he earned $243,478. Some…
Will we be paying to keep GetUp! going?
Here’s a little something that the Prime Minister should be urgently seeking advice on – or backbenchers with any steel…
Coronavirus: a threat to lives. The government response? A threat to fundamental liberties
One of the few positive aspects of this present crisis is that some politicians are finally revealing their true authoritarian…
Will we survive coronavirus financial fever?
It is truly staggering how quickly fortunes can change. At the beginning of this year, the economy was ticking along…
