Flat White
Plastic Bags and the nuisance state
The lives of ordinary people have been made worse by the elimination of plastic bags in supermarkets – achieved by…
The Ramsay Centre? It’s still all Tony Abbott’s fault, apparently
I must say, Peter van Onselen is doing nothing for the editorial standards over at The Australian at the moment…
Professional politics: in the name of the people, with contempt for the people
Politicians are building more barriers to repel the views of their voters, and a directionless centre-right is at the forefront.…
It’s official: Australia is not dangerous for women
If you listen to screeching hysteria of extremist exhibitionist feminist activists, you’d think women are in perilous danger every moment…
Caught by the Shorten curlies?
Can you imagine the temperature under Bill Shorten’s collar right now? Positively boiling. His neck is probably generating sufficient heat…
Guess who’s got a poll next year?
Every budget has a theme, whether real or concocted. For the NSW budget tabled last week, the theme is “putting…
Consent? Hell no!
Charles Sturt University in New South Wales has introduced a compulsory, intensive education program for first-year students. Students watch and…
Are we banning single-use condoms too?
I heard it on ABC News Radio so I am sure it is correct. The presenter interviewed Peter Whish-Wilson the…
Discrimination, or just good brain function?
It’s home economics class at the pre-school. Today the children are learning about kitchen utensils. The teacher has almost exhausted…
The ABC needs reforming – and fast
While the government has ruled out the privatisation of the ABC, the almost 2:1 vote in favour of doing so…
Religion, repentance and refugees
Tonight, in the national capital, Brian Douglas, the Rector of St Mark’s Anglican Church at Manuka and the Archdeacon on…
Never interrupt your enemy
Napoleon Bonaparte once observed, ‘never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake’. Politics can be defined as war…
Children, migration and blackmail
Children are an endless source of moral blackmail in causes of the Left. Nowhere is this truer that in migration.…
Catholic schools should trade funds for freedom
A centre-right government and the largest non-government school system in Australia should be natural allies. But you wouldn’t think so,…
Time to rediscover the enlightenment with the lighten-upment
Wit and wisdom go together like … a gin and tonic? Whatever. They add fizz and flavour to the everyday,…
That precious poppet is yours, not the state’s
We are living in the age of entitlement. Need proof? Take a quick look at the curious demands of left…
Everything wrong with Australian politics in just one paragraph
From today’s Australian, everything that is wrong with our politics in just one paragraph: There’s no need to add anything…
That Nobel’s looking better, people
It’s early days yet, but this is an interesting — and swift — development. The BBC reports: Over the past…
Taylor Swift still isn’t interested in politics
You have to wonder if celebrities have a clause in their contract to voice their political opinions, but more specifically…
Dear men, it’s time to quit work
In news we apparently all missed Australia is rich. As a country we have zero debt and therefore the marvellous…
When the left became louche
I discovered a new word this week: ‘louche’. Just in case you hadn’t heard of it before either, according to…
Happy birthday Brexit, c’mon CANZUK
With the two-year anniversary of the Brexit referendum now upon the United Kingdom, the realities of a life outside the…
American mania
America’s current crisis over illegal immigration, family separations and border policies generally, have highlighted and exacerbated the nature of America’s…
The real carbon crisis
We’ve got a real carbon crisis, people. Associated Press explains: No beer at this time of year? A British trade…
Tax cuts? What tax cuts?
The government has pulled a switfy. They’ve got everyone thinking they are going to cut taxes. They aren’t. Taxes are…
