Flat White
From unsettled to unhinged
Judith Sloan has decided to name our Minister for Climate Change and Energy, ‘B1’. I prefer to think of Chris…
Relinquishing Australia’s energy security
The desire to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050 has become the all-encompassing, quasi-religious quest for countless governments, NGOs, and…
Why Australian migrants are voting ‘no’ to the Voice
In 1924 the US Congress passed the Immigration Act banning Asian – particularly Chinese – immigrants to America. Faster than the Yanks,…
Local councils are becoming fiefdoms obsessed with identity politics
One great thing about Australia’s Federation is its system of checks and balances. In addition to a Westminster-style separation of…
Reconciliation: what the heck is it?
There are a number of opaque memes that now corrupt the debate surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. We just…
Biometric harvesting and digital currency: Kenya Suspends OpenAI’s Worldcoin
Concerned Kenyan authorities have suspended the cryptocurrency Worldcoin, citing digital identity concerns. The organisation, officially launched by project owner and…
Truth-telling: the dark side of Queensland’s gender clinics and affirmation care
Last month in Cairns the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) held a Queensland Branch Conference at…
Shackled to the demons of history?!
Let’s talk about Captain James Cook. One of the greatest mariners and scientists of all time, Cook arrived on Silver…
Meg 2 The Trench lacks bite
If history teaches us anything, it’s really not a good idea to go on an underwater adventure in a billion-dollar…
GenCost and the renewables info wars
Energy policy is one of the great dilemmas facing Australian politics, and the cold war between renewables and voters is…
The lithium delusion: a big problem with big batteries
The development of lithium-ion batteries has changed the concept of energy storage. As their use expands, a potential downside is…
Just one look
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy is well out of his depth, yet he’s ankle-deep at the shallow end…
Putting maths back on the curriculum
The past 10 years, as every generation states, have taken a drastic turn with regard to the literacy and numeracy…
Disease X, Covid, and medical greed: this has been happening for years
Years ago, I wrote an article for this publication called, Digital darkness: the third apocalypse. In it, I included a discussion…
They came not to praise Churchill, but to bury him
It is strange how the unelected see themselves as the elect… Recently the Board of Winston Churchill Memorial Trust waded into politics making a…
Pacifying the Voice: what happened to the dream of Federation?
‘When historical truth is involved, the more anyone claims to possess it the more he lies.’ – Albert Camus The optimistic intent…
Why I secretly loved the Barbie movie
It’s not okay for men to criticise the Barbie movie, apparently. In modern Australia, we’re supposed to permit two hours…
A respectful debate? Hardly…
A reply to Chris Kenny's comments on the Voice to Parliament and the 'no' campaign
Everybody hurts, but some people turn pain into a competition
Have you ever known someone who can trump whatever pain you’re having? You have a cold; they had a really…
Alan Jones: what Western Australia tells us about Indigenous activism
I hate saying this, but I have to, to avoid the usual unjustifiable criticism. I have put my hand in…
Level with Australians: will the Voice lead to treaty and compensation?
There is significant confusion about what the Indigenous Voice entails, what its powers are, and about its consequences. The latest…
Co-Sovereignty: the conversation we haven’t had
The Voice to Parliament proposed constitutional amendment is the vehicle through which the Uluru Statement from the Heart is to…
The Voice: I’m over it!
When it comes to the Voice debate – like many Australians – I’m over it. I decided a long time…
Tony Blair’s warning to Australia about climate change and energy policy
Parliament is sitting. And you might wonder whether anything is being raised or discussed about the significant issues facing Australia.…
You can’t handle ‘the truth’
There’s a wonderful scene in the movie A Few Good Men when Jack Nicholson loses his cool and exclaims: ‘You…
