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Why will Big Public Health only fight smoking on their terms?
All states and territories in Australia have adopted tobacco control policies that make the possession of nicotine e-cigarettes or vaporisers,…
Quit ya whinging, Turnbull
There is a long-held tradition that Australian notables do not criticise their country, its leaders, government or policies when overseas.…
Modern Monetary Theory, same old mistakes
A radical 10-year plan which charts the course for a government takeover of the American economy has been proposed by…
What’s the point of banning Milo?
Milo Yiannopoulos, alleged far-right demagogue, has now been banned from entering Australia due to the risk that he might ‘incite…
Thugby league can’t even get a gangbang right
I was sent the NRL Penrith Panthers sex-tapes and after viewing the videos, my sympathy is with the women. I…
Won’t somebody please think of not having children?
There is now a group of some 60 men and women apparently, and no doubt growing fast, not least thanks…
Labor’s new abortion stance: ‘merciless, unjustified and simply wrong’
Traditionally, the Australian Labor Party, has been a product of Judeo-Christian values. But with the unveiling of Labor’s new abortion…
Time to tackle the bullies or risk freedom of speech
While American conservatives can rejoice after President Trump announced an executive order to withdraw funding from public universities if they don’t uphold…
Just to re-Itarate for Their ABC
Perhaps the government does have an eye on the women’s vote with its choice of Ita Buttrose as the new…
The elephants in the polling booth: infrastructure and immigration
With the New South Wales state election now just a few weeks away, all the respective parties are out there…
What’s woke this week?
It’s been another big week for woke, especially in the literary world (and I use that term loosely). We’ve seen…
Why Twitter brings out my worst
As a full-time freelance writer – having transitioned from law practice at midlife, accursed with all the selfish, self-doubting sensibilities…
Surfers snake Bight oil facts and jobs
Move over, Adani. There’s a new group of protesters in town, and they are as fanatical as the zealots using…
American Socialism and the coming Great Leap Backwards
It was never going to be the case, even under the most perfect Marxist Communism, that the proletariat would rule…
Philosoph Van has done it again
Jordan Peterson’s appearance on the ABC’s leftist echo chamber, Q&A, was quite the ratings hit recently. But one of the…
Deny democracy, feed the fringe
Just a few days ago we awoke to the news that firebrand British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had finally caved…
Blood sisters, dirt brothers and other brand new inanities
I’ve often tried to challenge myself to come up with a scenario that so-called ‘progressives’ might invent that is just…
Julie Bishop and the wars of succession
While Julie Bishop is retiring from politics at the next election, the recriminations and regrets that have been flowing through…
What do Justice Kavanaugh, Cardinal Pell and this man have in common?
The following note was sent to me on Saturday, March 2, 2019, by a man whose life has been damaged…
Charity? Balls!
Last year, Australians gave more than $12.5 billion to charity. This sum reflects millions of individual acts of goodwill that…
Men, now you too can breastfeed!
Just before you think that this is such a good April Fool’s joke that I’m getting in a month early,…
Princess PC versus the colonisation of the curriculum
Were you aware that the curriculum of our universities has been colonized? Apparently this is a serious problem and we…
Why won’t the left recognise global progress on poverty?
Is the declining rate of global poverty simply a neoliberal lie, spread by the likes of Bill Gates? According to…
Feminist fighters love their boys – as weapons
Author, presenter and former Kevin Rudd press secretary Jamila Rizvi penned a column for The Age on Friday about the…
An epistle to Van Badham: there is no such thing as Marxist Christianity
Oxymorons abound, such as ‘Arab unity,’ or ‘leftist logic’. But one obvious candidate which just will not go away is…