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Goodbye, Uncle Bill
While Bill Leak’s talents as an artist and satirist are plain to see, the man also had a great gift…
In memoriam: Bill Leak, free speech warrior
He wrote about it, talked about, put brush and pencil to paper about it and railed about it with wry…
It’s over
The Prime Minister must accept full responsibility for the political predicament facing the government and his leadership. Writing for the…
18c threatens young people
While much of the debate about section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act has focused on Andrew Bolt and Bill…
Will the government miss another free kick from the union movement?
Today thousands of CFMEU members across Australia took the day off work to march in solidarity with retail and hospitality…
The Jews of Asia?
For months I have been peddling my vociferous obsession with Korea onto unsuspecting friends and colleagues. What began as an…
Hanson’s apology shows strength, not weakness
They’re so busy laying traps for her, and delighting when she becomes ensnared, that leftist bullies are entirely in denial…
Wikileaks, technology and the end of privacy
I’m neither an IT expert nor an intelligence insider (12 years ago when I was publishing the “Good News from…
Let’s have a day for middle-aged white men
So International Women’s Day (aka the ABC’s male presenters’ RDO) has come and gone. Feminists and social media mavens have…
Pauline Hanson isn’t ripping off Queensland. Canberra’s ripping off the West
The accusation by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk that Pauline Hanson is trying to rip $1.6 billion from her home state to send to…
A bitter pils to swallow
The Courier Mail reported Monday “One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson is set to embark on another venture, putting her name…
Wellness warriors and the right to be a bloody idiot
Fringe health and well-being guru David “Avocado” Wolfe is coming to Australia and surprise, surprise there are two separate Change.org…
Pedestrian signals, pedestrian thinking
Today it was revealed by the Herald Sun that the Committee of Melbourne in conjunction with VicRoads are installing 10…
March too much (for science)
Just days after more than 300 US scientists petitioned President Trump to withdraw from the U.N.’s climate change agency (February…
How the left have barred the way for economic reform
Judging by the despondent state of most Australian economists there’s little prospect coming years will generate much more than continued…
There is no alternative?
How many readers believe that any political party in the democratic world can continue to win every single election for…
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Brace yourselves for a round of fake ANZAC speeches
Australians should prepare themselves for an avalanche of fake speeches from our political class as the 75th anniversary of the…
Want to lift the standing of the Liberal Party? Hit Labor
After the last couple of weeks, a lot of us are left wondering what are Liberals to do? How about…
Jesus is Lord? Prove it, or we’ll do you for misleading advertising
Jesus once said that the Pharisees – the self-righteous cultural gatekeepers of his day who looked down on everyone else…
Would they rather invite ISIS in for scones and tea? Aunty’s latest
Malcolm Turnbull is best known for ill-considered waffle, but to the ABC his language is too harsh. Way too harsh.…
But science! Greens, GMO and ‘alternative facts’
Last Sunday a post on The Greens (WA) Facebook page took umbrage at Gary Adshead’s article in the Sunday Times…
Blowing smoke: Nanny’s crusade against vaping
There are few things governments enjoy more than protecting the commoners from themselves. It’s the reason why they’re happy to…
Even a broad church needs walls
Whatever internal troubles Malcolm Turnbull and the federal coalition were experiencing, it’s fair to say that Tuesday’s release of the…
Clinton email tactics hit Queensland
When you have a vested interest to hide and skeletons in the closet, using your own private email account and…
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