In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
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.…
WA set to ditch controversial Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws
‘There will be a lot of people all around regional Australia and a lot of landholders that will be sleeping…
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…
Why the Ashes is still magic
Does it ever feel like sport has lost its magic? Smothered beneath endless commentary about political implications and social responsibility,…
I think, therefore I am: the crisis of modernity and transgenderism
René Descartes could not have foreseen the insanity of the 21st Century transgender movement when he wrote, ‘I think, therefore…
Truth, treaty, or trickery? The ‘why’ behind the Voice
On the victory podium after last year’s election, the first thing Anthony Albanese did was commit his new Labor government…
Our schools are failing – this is why
The news earlier this year that the Labor government in Victoria will use schools to promote a ‘Yes’ case for…
Canada’s Indigenous ‘land tax’ on dockets is a taste of things to come
You will pay reparations, one way or another. It doesn’t matter that no one voted for it, or that politicians…
Dear George Orwell, I’m seeking advice on Net Zero
Dear George, I enjoyed your light-hearted novel, it brought back memories of the good times we used to enjoy. If…
Washington reaches out to the Pacific Islands
The Biden administration’s latest engagement of the Pacific – most recently with visits to Tonga, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Australia – is welcome…
Cutting off the chains of MSM and its propaganda
For the last couple of years, I’ve tried to ignore all mainstream media (apart from incidental occasions when it ambushed…
Global Boiling: Net Zero hysteria catches fire while Greens meltdown
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared ‘the era of global boiling has arrived’. Australia’s Teals and Greens no doubt eagerly…
Richard Dawkins’ frank ‘sex’ talk infuriates internet
Richard Dawkins has been trending on social media for days. Usually outrage mobs get sore arms if they hold their…
Noel Pearson’s Voice
I watched Noel Pearson describing his concept of ‘The Voice’ on a TV program recently and it was pretty close…
Albo’s government to appoint itself social media’s truth police
Remember the media frenzy that tried to debunk the possibility that Covid came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology? The…
Traditional ownership extinguishes common sense
The lengthy process to find a more permanent home for Australia’s low-level nuclear waste has likely received its last rites…
Rowan Dean: ‘What is Woke?’
I’ve always fancied myself as one of those Christmas Cracker riddle writers – what a great job that would be……
RBA holds interest rates at 4.1 per cent – borrowers still on edge
Labor’s Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists that his ‘number one priority’ is offering support to those struggling Australian mortgage holders…
Anthony Albanese’s Concorde Fallacy
Last Saturday I watched as a sandy-haired young supporter of the ‘Yes’ case earnestly endeavoured to give his leaflets away…
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