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How that roast leg of lamb celebrates the unsung heroes of the First Fleet
In Australia, the January 26 acknowledges the disembarkation of the First Fleet’s arrival, in 1788, at Port Jackson under the…
Why I celebrate Australia Day
I celebrate Australia Day because it’s who I am. I am Australian. My wife and kids are Australian. My neighbours,…
January 26: the least worst day for Indigenous Australians?
There is no doubt that Stone Age hunter and gatherer societies, having ruled the roost for hundreds of thousands of…
Three thoughts to guarantee a guilt-free Australia Day
A recent poll by the Institute of Public Affairs has shown that a mere 11 per cent of Australians want…
Let January 26 remain a day for all Australians
January 26, Australia Day, is a day for all Australians. It’s a day for being with friends, family and loved…
Shorten’s sop to the Left: a bung for the bureaucrats of the UN
You may have missed it in the Christmas rush, but opposition leader Bill Shorten proposes to quadruple taxpayer handouts to the United…
The Gospel according to Lady Gaga
Theologians come in all sorts of strange packages nowadays. No more bearded old guys in stuffy booklined offices it seems.…
Cricket needs a counter-reformation
The recent scandals and poor performance of Australia’s national team will quicken the quest for practical solutions. But the deeper…
The Aboriginal industry: a new religion?
Religion is an inescapable concept – everybody has a religion. Everybody has a basic set of assumptions about metaphysics, epistemology…
Wait a day, then comment
The mainstream media – let alone social media – are so good at generating instant outrage that I now have…
Sorry kids, but no socialism for you
Views that Australia will turn into a utopia under socialism are wildly uninformed, and John Quiggin’s already infamous Guardian piece…
Time to legalise mother’s other little helpers
One really must wonder what they smoke up there in New South Wales. The State Government, fresh off wondering whether…
Time to take a second look at that Gillette ad?
If the purpose of advertising is to get as much publicity as possible, then Gillette hit on a winner last…
Monster fires: another gift from the greens
Carbon dioxide must be an almighty gas – it gets blamed for almost every human disaster. Now we have the…
What’s woke this week?
Another week, more wearisome woke worthiness. This week has been a cracker for woke watchers, with everything from toxic masculinity…
The amazing self-defeating Liberal Party
What are they thinking? The New South Wales Liberal government’s Five Million Trees initiative is a complete waste of taxpayer…
Peter Costello: smirk back in langour
Nostalgia has strange powers. With Kelly O’Dwyer pulling the pin on her federal parliamentary career and vacating the previously ultra-safe…
What if Trump doesn’t blink?
While Donald Trump is offering the possibility of a deal, both sides remain largely entrenched in their original positions as…
Hatred of men is being normalised
It’s always a joy to read the wonderfully inclusive coverage in The Saturday Age — except when it isn’t. This…
The left’s next stop on the long march through the institutions: the Australian War Memorial?
The Australian War Memorial, arguably the nation’s most important cultural institution, has been unfairly targeted by cultural revisionists. Most recently…
No meat and two veg?
As the social mediaverse keeps discussing pros and cons of Gillette’s new ad, here comes PETA with the creepiest possible…
When the Australian sounds like the Australia Institute, watch out
Just last week, The Australian’s economics editor – a one-time leader writer for the Spec Oz, Adam Creighton — published…
‘Pick a side’, says Clem Ford. She means ‘Join mine – or else’
“Pick a side,” writes feminist cult leader exhibitionist, Clementine Ford. What she means is pick my side, because if you…
Transgender athletes: cheats and sophists
The problem with trying to accommodate every individual’s feelings and desires is that biological realities must eventually be ignored. To…
Foreign aid where everyone wins
What are our obligations to the global community? Most Anglo-western countries have generous foreign aid programs that compulsorily ‘share’ wealth…
