by ERIC ABETZ – PARTICIPATION awards are those lame awards that ensure every participant walks away with something in their hand. Victoria’s Dunkley by-election result on Saturday delivered a similar result for the two major Parties. The hapless Greens, whilst participating, suffered…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – THERE have been two startling revelations about the great COVID over-reach in the space of about a week, upholding claims previously dismissed as conspiracy theories and misinformation. First, a peer-reviewed scientific study linked pandemic vaccines to a range…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE Liberal Party is split in so many different directions as to be almost meaningless. No Liberal-led government has ever played to its strengths in office – and very few have played to them in opposition. No one…
by DAVID FLINT – ONLY the naive can doubt, and hired guns pretend, that monopolists (including oligopolists) will, if allowed, engage in price gouging. There is no need for an inquiry to establish that. Like the scorpion in the fable about the…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN–LABOR’S Closing Loopholes Bill is the government’s latest blow to reality – and to business. But its “Right to Disconnect” clause will no doubt be welcomed by some workers and the legal profession. Gone is the emphasis on an open…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE Australian newspaper’s Labor Party plant, Troy Bramston, has launched a feral attack on Barnaby Joyce because he fell off a planter box after having a few too many. Bramston wrote that Joyce should do everyone a favour…
by ROGER CROOK – THERE are ever increasing concerns around the world that the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas could escalate across the Middle East – and beyond. With China rattling the sabre over Taiwan; Russia seemingly pushing and maybe…
by DAVID FLINT – IT HAS long been obvious, even to a drover’s dog, that Donald Trump stands an excellent chance of winning the 2024 Republican nomination and, provided it is not rigged, the election. A major factor has been the rank…
by PAUL COLLITS – AS WE conclude the annual attacks on the once iconic national day, Politicom’s thoughts have turned to Australian of the Year. And to those who weren’t nominated, but maybe should have been. Whichever side of politics chooses these…
by NICK SPENCER – THE Future Fund – Australia’s sovereign wealth fund – must remain in its current independently-managed form, as opposed to liquidated to fuel more government spending on net-zero, according to the Centre for Independent Studies. On January 30, the…
