Flat White
The rise and rise of intolerance
How can anyone watch the debate on anti-Semitism in the House of Commons and not wonder at the madness that…
No, Four Corners, Brown Brothers is not moving to Tasmania
When the ABC ran its Four Corners program on climate change some weeks back, it had as its theme farmers,…
Cut the losses on Gonski 2.0 review and quietly back away
You have to feel just a little bit sorry for Simon Birmingham. The federal education minister was effectively shoe-horned into…
Mental health: the Gillard effect
When Julia Gillard beamed as she took over Beyond Blue, collective Aussie jaws hit the floor. Could lefty elites really…
A Corbyn in the capital’s ALP?
Last week in affluent, well-educated, politely spoken, avowedly Labor and impeccably PC Canberra, someone wrote something in a small throwaway…
God and man (and emotional support animals) at Yale
The Yale News reports (yes, Yale, not kale): If you walked into the Grace Hopper College courtyard last year, you…
Never mind the bollards
I am from Melbourne and I am a bollard lover following the 12 Steps Program to recovery. Since last year’s…
Cook’s contribution to civilisation
In a decision that will send many of the Left fleeing to the nearest safe place—i.e. Twitter—to find solace against…
What happens when the government decides you should die?
There is currently no greater example of a government that has become too big for its people, than the case…
Their ABC: what a joke
You know that things over at the ABC are getting really desperate when they give people like Tom Ballard—Australia’s most…
NDIS: When will the other shoe drop?
In announcing today that — way hey! — the Turnbull government now has a revenue windfall to fully fund the…
Incel and the perilous politics of terrorism
Incel: if you hadn’t heard of this alarming group before the horrendous Toronto attack, you will surely have heard about…
The tax cuts menu
With the Turnbull government raising expectations of personal income tax cuts in the forthcoming budget, the question is whether it…
Unions, change yourself first
ACTU secretary Sally McManus has launched the national unions’ pre-election Change the Rules campaign with the ambition to be the…
Will whinging identity politics kill the Greens?
Identity politics is a corrosive ideology that will create division and hostility if it’s allowed to take hold – as…
Never forget: we fought for freedom
The thousands of Australians who enlisted to fight in the First World War did so because they believed that their…
The new assault on Anzac Day
For the last few years, there has been a growing annual assault against Australian identity. It starts off in early…
Tax by stealth – the art of plucking the golden goose
The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.…
Exclusivity diminishes the ANZAC spirit
ANZAC Day 2018 will see Australia begin the final run of commemorations for the Centenary of ANZAC – a program…
The Age encourages theft from churches?
Back in February what’s left of Fairfax’s three metropolitan titles — The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Canberra Times…
Time to bridge the divide and do decentralisation properly
If one was to drive out of Sydney’s Martin Place and head in any direction out of the city, it…
Mandatory diversity
The Israel Folau saga has reached an ending of sorts — but, unfortunately, with ominous implications for religious freedom. Rugby…
The left: from working to wokeing class
A fascinating graph from British academic Matthew Goodwin: As Goodwin comments, “Social democrats made a gamble that they could target…
Angus Campbell’s Kumbaya Corps
So, let me get this straight… in the ADF now, wearing a rainbow badge is officially sanctioned, but any form…
The Army serves the Crown, not itself
Last week the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell promulgated a minute proscribing the use of “death symbols” within…
