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The media’s lazy discourse on the gender pay gap
The so-called gender pay gap has been on everybody’s lips of late. The launch of WGEA’s comprehensive database has revealed…
There will be consequences for American isolationism
Has the Republican Party’s isolationism caused American allies to doubt Washington’s commitment to safeguarding the global order that it put…
Puppet masters of the ALP: UN communist thugs and the militant Unions
Ocean Island, Central Pacific, 1964. Standing on a plank stage hanging off the side of a ship with another cadet,…
Women, back to the barricades!
International Women’s Day reminds us of the challenges, successes and milestones in our history, and the transformation that has enabled…
Home baked sovereign risk
Australia Day passed with fewer flags, less lamb, and more bickering. The Prime Minister ducked for cover, statues came down,…
The joy of lament
Why are the people of Israel famously resilient? When you think of the hatred and persecution they have faced over…
Have we been betrayed irredeemably?
This week, ASIO’s Mike Burgess announced in his annual report to Parliament that several years ago they had uncovered and…
Double Shot S2E6: Is there a place for Faith in politics? Brianna McKee, Lyle Shelton, and Andrew L. Urban
Religion and politics are two subjects that Australians prefer to keep separated, at least, that was true. In the modern age, a…
The 30th anniversary of ABS gender pay gap data
Gender pay gap activists have had an exciting few weeks, especially with the new statistics showing these gaps at the…
Extinction of reason: why I detest climate activists
Three climate activists were arrested and charged on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, after parking a large truck across three lanes…
Queensland mandate judgement a victory for process, not human rights
The decision handed down in Queensland’s Supreme Court ruling vaccine mandates imposed on police and public health workers unlawful and…
Disney howling with the Woke wolves
Apparent damage from Disney’s deal with Wokeshevism continues to reveal just how far downhill appeasing far-left activists is taking the…
A noble exit
When stepping down is a profound act of service
Night Country
Because of their prolonged darkness, the polar regions have long been preferred settings for mystery and horror stories. John Carpenter…
Unachievable at any cost
$52 billion is only the beginning for WA
Erdogan’s battle for Turkey’s soul
‘I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him,’ Shakespeare’s Mark Antony declared, before gradually inviting the bloodthirsty crowd before…
Trump could trump Putin on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is playing his cards in the Ukraine Invasion Stakes as if he held the trump card. A resolute…
Universality and the university
Recently, the Australian University Accord met to discuss the manifest failings of our tertiary education system. The result has been…
Understanding national conservatism
The Economist, the British magazine well-known for its particular metropolitan liberal worldview, had a pearl-clutching cover piece last week where…
Envy and the left
We are all familiar with the concept of envy. As we know, this corrosive, malignant state of mind is one…
The Tasmanian state election and the curious story of the ‘liberty tax’
The early state election in Tasmania is scheduled for March 23, 2024. The election was triggered when two members of…
How low can Covid catastrophists go?
Who’d have guessed that there would be two startling revelations about the great Covid over-reach in the space of about…
Not with a constitutional bang, but a legislated whimper: South Australia forces through Indigenous ‘Voice’
Malinauskas ignores 61.4 per cent of South Australians who ‘No’ at the national referendum
Alexandra Marshall Live S2E5: Topher Field and life after the Covid Freedom Movement
The Covid years are over, but the abuse of freedom has only just begun. Topher Field, a pivotal figure in…
AI has always been racist
Silicon Valley is having a meltdown over Google’s Gemini AI image generator after it flooded social media with a fake…