THE COVID State, apart from its destruction of lives, societies and economies, has caused a rethink of our explanations of political life. What we assumed to be the basis of liberal democratic polities, the social contract, if you will, has been rendered…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE recent, unnerving revelations by Politicom’s Sean Burke about unvaccinated Environment Protection Authority staff being forced out of their jobs were jolting to many in NSW. It begs the question, just how widespread are employment-related vaccine mandates in…
by PAUL COLLITS – RECRIMINATIONS have begun for the Coalition, especially for the Liberal Party, following its drubbing in the recent South Australian election. The former Marshall Government, in office merely one term, was consigned to the dustbin of history in an…
by PAUL COLLITS – ELECTIONS are suddenly in the air, now competing for column and screen space with war, floods and a (fading) megastar virus. Whether you are a genuine, probably disgruntled, conservative, an outsider or merely a jaded and befuddled swinging…
by PAUL COLLITS – OUR Lord was once asked by a Jewish lawyer, “who is my neighbour?” The context of the question was a disquisition on the two great commandments, and the answer was in the form of a parable, perhaps the…
THERE’S nothing like a war and a flood to ease pretend problems like exaggerated viral outbreaks off the front pages. Suddenly Australians have heard of Lismore and Kyiv. (With apologies to Jerry Seinfeld, it will always be Kiev to me). Perhaps the…
by PAUL COLLITS – A LARGELY undistinguished, former politician who briefly led an extremely minor (territorial) jurisdiction in the outback of Australia a long time ago wants the city of Lismore moved. To higher ground. Where it will cost taxpayers less. You…
by PAUL COLLITS – “REMEMBER man that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shall return”. Catholics and other Christians familiar with Ash Wednesday rituals (and Genesis) will be familiar with these words. They remind us of the fragility of earthly life…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE term “Davos Man” is a useful catch-all term to describe the recently emerged globalist ideologue, whether a politician or a captain of industry, associated with belief in a new world order and encompassing a strange fusion of…
by PAUL COLLITS – TALK about chickens coming home to roost. Back in the dim, distant 1980s, thinkers and associated cheer squadders on the Right and their political representatives were all hot for privatisation. They adopted as their guru a Brit called…
