Flat White
Diary of a cooker
We were in Hobart for the school holidays when I attended my first Freedom Rally on July 24, 2021. It…
Is coal making a comeback? Australian mining’s uphill battle
Coal supplies a quarter of the world’s energy, oil and gas account for a half, and renewables – in spite…
Looking back from 2035
Writing in 2035, it is easy to see what failed the Liberals in the 2020s. But it was not so…
Opinion: First Nations Voice Bill 2023
Could we risk increased racism as a result of the Voice legislation introduced to South Australian Parliament? Apparently these are…
Irreparably broken? The chaos continues with Indigenous politics
I recently wrote about our chaotic Federation. One of the three examples I cited was the confused management of ‘Indigenous…
The cope of self-love
On Valentine’s Day 2023, the number one hit on the pop charts was a song about a woman (Miley Cyrus)…
Tenants vs Landlords – a dystopian future?
As I travelled from Here-and-now to There-and-how along the Troublesome Track, I passed a new hospital on the outskirts of…
Colonial thieves…?
There’s no end to the Woke, cultural-left pushing ‘Yes’ to the Indigenous Voice in the nation’s classrooms. The left-leaning Australian…
On Labor’s Heraclitus: the fragments of socialism
There is no socialist solution to Australia's economy
The vilification of Margaret Court
The little-known American indie rock musician, Phoebe Bridgers, was performing at the Margaret Court arena in Melbourne recently when she…
The criminalisation of ordinariness
As Covid madness (or megalomaniacal plans, according to your worldview) took over our lives, various authorities and authoritarian tendencies in…
Coles clings to vaccine mandates
Coles is the only major supermarket in Australia that continues to employ discriminatory Covid vaccination mandates for workers. This is…
In the words of a great song: you’re the voice
I wanted to be an Aboriginal when I was a kid. I remember reading The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey…
Energy crisis: households pay for safety mechanism
The energy crisis that became real for many Australians in 2022 is at severe risk of becoming the norm. Last…
Orbán’s Hungary exposes Australia’s faux conservatives
As I sit at Scruton’s Café in Budapest, reading the latest issue of the Hungarian Conservative, I wonder: would Peter Dutton rather…
A worm on a hook
For the record, I am energy agnostic. But I know this much: we need to drastically increase the supply of…
Perpetrating bureaucratic insolence
As I have watched, with a mixture of dismay and disgust, the public events coming to a head on Australia…
Stripping Christian schools of purpose: has the government counted the cost?
Many Christian schools in Australia are in dire trouble, from the very source – the Australian government – whose job…
Censorship: a threat to public health and safety?
Practitioners are the bulwark between people, weak or corrupt leaders, captured authorities, and powerful vested interests. This bulwark is being…
Latino Australia? A radical leftist populism may be lying in wait
According to the common narrative, the spectre of rightist authoritarianism has haunted the West since 2016. For as is usually…
No, renewables are not cheaper
‘Renewables are the cheapest form of new energy.’ – Chris Bowen A return to typical Queensland summer conditions this month…
The jaws effect
It’s not easy being pro-human in the shark debate. Eco-warriors think we not only hate sharks, but nature in general.…
Victoria’s Indigenous shame
If you believed the A-Grade spin emanating from the Victorian government’s massive media team, you would be forgiven for thinking…
Medical hostages: freedom died on the advice of experts
Imagine the government has mandated special tyres that you need to continue driving your car. You’re not sure why, as…
Climate ruminations: the markets reject Chalmers
Combatting the perceived incidence of global warming is driving government policies. In Australia this has been obvious for many years,…
