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Reconciliation requires greater free speech
The Victorian government, having passed legislation to authorise negotiation with Aboriginal Victorians, is advancing towards a formal treaty. Despite the…
Ignore Hayne and deregulate the banking sector
It may seem paradoxical – even insane in polite society. But with a surge of new technologies emerging, which could…
Cubbie Station is a scapegoat
Cubbie Station cops the blame for all of the problems of the Darling River, particularly by green journalists, politicians, and…
What’s woke this week?
Super Bowl has been the biggest woke show in town, with a number of performers declining to perform at the…
Man-hating and fashion(able) victims
If you have the audacity to get yourself murdered, I have some suggestions on how to keep your name in…
When South Australia is the economic pacesetter, you know things are bad
Payday is one of the most joyous reoccurring occasions of life which has somehow managed to escape being narrated by…
Why can’t I marry my sister’s husband?
Remember back to before the non-binding-voluntary-postal-survey regarding the re-definition of marriage how the ‘yes’ campaign said that nothing was going…
The banking royal commission we still need
I originally thought the Financial Services Royal Commission was unnecessary. Then I heard the evidence, and I changed my mind.…
Alexandria’s new Children’s Crusade
Ben Shapiro twitted last week that he is “increasingly convinced Trump created AOC in a laboratory to provide a comic…
What if Latham and Hanson works?
Since Mark Latham joined Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, taking the reins of New South Wales branch of the party, much…
The Rocky Hill horror decision show
A New South Wales judge (an ex-solicitor and activist from the Environmental Defenders Office) has stopped development of the small…
The Liberal Party loses heart, loses vision as the election year begins
Parliament returns tomorrow, yet in recent weeks, the government has been provided with two golden opportunities to turn around its…
Perfect performers, imperfect men
It would have been easier for Liam Neeson if he had kept his mouth shut. Still, thinking that society was…
The devastating cost of taking the razor to masculinity
After Gillette jumped on the #MeToo bandwagon last month, in the process derogating masculinity, it will be open season now…
I’m rooting for the virgin
Strange things happen on Married at First Sight. A strange thing so strange that even the hair gelled, shaved skulled,…
Tolerance – or else
The organisers of the Hardcore Till I Die festival and the managers of Sydney Newtown Hotel both deserve credit for…
Clive Palmer’s excellent adventure
Clive Palmer seems to be pissing off everybody of late. First, it was his billboards, then unsolicited text messages, and…
Wasn’t the Royal Commission about the banks? Why give them more power?
Judging by his Final Report, one could be forgiven for concluding that Commissioner Hayne has little confidence in the common…
Daniel Andrews’ gender agenda suddenly can’t decide if it’s Arthur or Martha
Daniel Andrews this week announced with self-righteous glee that his government plans to make ‘any practice or treatment that seeks…
Crazy Rich Commies
There nothing new or surprising in the fact that the self-proclaimed friends of the workers are living it up while…
The Gordian union?
As the remaining time for Britain to negotiate a deal before it leaves the EU on the March 29 continues…
Unequal work, equal pay – because you feel you deserve it
Asda, British supermarket giant, has recently lost the right to appeal a bizarre ruling regarding its allegedly discriminatory remuneration practices.…
Immigration: the house price elephant in the room
It speaks to the shallowness of Australian democracy that the obvious is now very seldom spoken. A wide range of…
The fall of the machines
About 30 years ago, General Motors experimented with fully automating a car factory. An immense design effort was implemented to…
Fr Rod: don’t give them your poor yearning to breathe free
Gosford’s finest continues to deliver, this time with this insightful critique of American society gleaned from, presumably, The Hunger Games:…