Flat White
North Hobart’s village idiot
Opportunities to undermine the state can’t present themselves too often in a place like North Hobart, so it’s hardly surprising…
There’s nothing to celebrate in the revised budget deficit
Treasurer Scott Morrison yesterday announced that the Commonwealth budget deficit has reduced by $4.4 billion from the forecasted budget in…
Bill and Penny’s excellent (Korean) adventure
Bill and Penny are going to Korea! What fun ! Even better – they didn’t have to pay for their…
We must not forget the fundamentals of free markets
The twentieth century taught us enough about the limits to government intervention that the Australian energy market debacle — a…
Their ABC: “Vote ‘no’; you’re thick”
Remember that “respectful, balanced and impartial” ABC reporting of the same-sex marriage plebiscite we were talking about yesterday? There’s an update.…
If corporations care so much about diversity and inclusion, they should hire older workers
It has become fashionable for corporations to promote diversity and inclusion, but if they cared about being inclusive, they would…
18c: the process is still the punishment
Despite the federal government’s amendments earlier this year, the process is still the punishment under section 18C of the Racial…
Respectful, sure — but balanced and impartial?
It was only last month that ABC staff were officially warned by editorial policy manager Mark Maley “now that the government…
Bill English shows Malcolm Turnbull how to win
As counting closed on New Zealand’s election night, the main focus of Kiwi commentators was on the performance of Labour…
Transgressing the Law
Have you seen the old American TV cop show where Detective Joe Friday calms the person he is interviewing with…
Behaviour goes to character in the same-sex marriage debate
“A question or topic such as this should be considered based on its own meaning, value and consequences, and not…
Robbing new citizens of their Day
Last week the City of Moreland became the third Victorian council to cancel their Australia Day celebrations. The City of…
Let’s pick on the poor with a floor price for alcohol
The Western Australian government this week announced a proposal to apply a floor price to takeaway alcohol, another ingenious idea…
A practical guide to completing your SSM survey
The apparently simple act of placing a ‘Yes’ or a ‘No’ in a little black box and posting a form…
Fake news on Newtown Liberals
Swallowing the bait from Sam Dastyari, the media has latched onto a photo of the Newtown/Sydney Young Liberals hosting Tony…
Would it have happened to a Muslim?
Well, as it happened, it happened in the ACT, that fiefdom of Green-Labor political power where the deluded are led…
Sorry ladies, but there’s only one Ashes
Popping up in my Facebook feed are the latest Cricket Australia ads promoting something called the ‘Magellan Men’s Ashes’. It…
I support same-sex marriage, so I’m not voting in the plebiscite
I am a supporter of same-sex marriage. When viewed from a libertarian perspective there’s little question in it. In fact,…
Another stinker from The Age
Another day, another reminder of just how unutterably God-awful Fairfax media has become. Today, in between the wall to wall…
Liberal or progressive? You can’t be both
In the aftermath of the British election Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron was forced to resign because of his Christian…
Pot meet kettle: Hanson-Young to Hanson ‘You’re a loony’
We all know that Q&A is as biased as a Greenland winter day is long. However, credit to Sarah Hanson-Young for really putting in…
Dutch euthanasia group confirms elder abuse – but doesn’t seem to care
The Dutch legalised both euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2002. The data shows an overwhelming preference for euthanasia. In 2015,…
Donald the Democrat?
BOSTON, UNITED STATES — No one’s surprised or disappointed that Trump reneged on his promise to deport illegal immigrants who…
Welcome to our new authoritarian ‘tolerance’
If you ever wondered what life would look like under a Rainbow Regime, then just consider the following. Two years…
Escaping the renewable energy subsidy trap
An endgame is now underway in the renewable energy scam that has been responsible for destroying the nation’s electricity industry…
