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Burqas and bigots
When the first pictures emerged of Afghan women celebrating the demise of the Taliban by scornfully tearing off their blue…
Frazzled
Soon it will be raining barbequed chook in Port Augusta, thanks to the latest madcap scheme by the Turnbull and…
Nice is overrated
It’s time that conservatives stopped being so damn nice and finally decided to stand up for what they believe in…
Gaggle of gays
It beggars belief that at a time when all Liberal guns should be squarely focussed on the destructive ‘tax and…
Healthy scepticism
As we pointed out last week, if the Liberals wish to win the next election they can do so easily.…
Freeze out the bedwetters
The next federal election is a shoo-in for the Coalition. This statement may appear counter-intuitive, but is nonetheless true. The…
Party pooper
Last week, while in London accepting an award for Australia’s ‘non-discriminatory’ immigration policies, Malcolm Turnbull made his now infamous Sensible…
Recognising murder
The flags will unfurl, the crowds will cheer, the bands will play, an explosion of red, green, black and white…
Marriage of connivance
‘Loose lips sink ships’ was the famous Second World War phrase which accurately warned of the dangers of allowing careless…
Trouble in Libland
The clock is now ticking on Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership. He currently faces active resistance from more than a score of…
The Finkel farrago
By what authority does the Turnbull government believe it has a mandate to lay waste to the economy and destroy…
Riding the multiculti wave
‘Dirty Enoch Powell said to the immigrants, immigrants you better get back to your commonwealth homes,’ rapped Paul McCartney, as…
The Voice
After a decade of muddle-headed thinking by the so-called Recognition movement, their confusion best summed up by Speccie columnist Gary…
Muslim grievances
The suicide bombing at Manchester Arena should remind us that in the coming discussions about the perpetrators and what motivated…
77
Ronald Reagan was 77 years old in his final year in office running the free world. And he made a…
Free speechless
The awarding of a ‘free speech’ award to the Human Rights Commission’s Gillian Triggs left many lost for words. It…
Up Badgerys Creek
It would probably be wrong to predict that the Turnbull government’s decision to build an airport at Badgerys Creek will…
Aussie values
We have heard much over the past fortnight, thanks to a new citizenship test and the Anzac commemorations, about Australian…
Housing ‘affordability’
With less than three weeks to go until Treasurer Scott Morrison hands down his 2017 Budget, the signs that he…
Christ almighty?
Last week, Egypt declared a state of emergency. Twin bombings of churches that were packed for Palm Sunday services killed…
Sensible centre
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was in fine form the other day when he proudly proclaimed to a gathering of Victorian…
Lucky larrikins?
‘How lucky am I?’ It was Bill Leak’s catchcry, loudly and proudly proclaimed to anyone who happened to pop into…
18Congratulations
The memorial service for Bill Leak at Sydney’s Town Hall on a grey and rainy day was a moving, entertaining,…
Vale Bill Leak
He was our very own rock ‘n roll star of the printed page. An Aussie Keith Richards and John Lennon…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
