by BETTINA ARNDT – A FEW months ago, a few dozen women gathered in a room in Sydney to participate in a Wikipedia “edit-a-thon,” aimed at writing profiles of women in STEM, heaping praise on these academics simply because they are female. …
by DAVID FLINT – PERHAPS the best way to compare prime ministers is by their respect for the constitution. Three are in the news these days, Anthony Albanese, John Howard and Gough Whitlam. While Whitlam, a QC, knowingly played the constitutional delinquent…
by NINA NGUYEN – A FAMOUS British headmistress known for her rigorous enforcement of school rules has said “progressive” teaching is failing students. Katharine Birbalsingh, who has been called “Britain’s meanest headmistress,” said in a speech at the Centre for Independent Studies…
by BETTINA ARNDT – FINALLY, it appeared the Brittany Higgins case was over when the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, announced last week that the sexual assault charge against Bruce Lehrmann was to be dropped. Drumgold said the reason was…
by KEVIN DONNELLY – THE Indigenous Welcome to Country is so widespread that it’s heard at sporting events, at the start of public meetings and during musical events, the theatre and ballet. It’s even printed on receipts issued at Coles supermarkets and…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE list of sins of Australian cricket’s administrators and its practitioners is long and impressive. Where to start? One statistic might help to set the scene. During the COVID “pandemic”, Cricket Australia announced that, reluctantly, it had to…
by ANTHONY DILLON – PLENTY has been said about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament; some of it has been thought provoking, and much of it unfortunately, has just been the regurgitation of past offerings. We currently have one side saying it’s…
FORMER Prime Minister John Howard has described Labor’s efforts to implement an Indigenous Voice as suspicious, saying the Coalition appeared increasing hostile to the idea. Mr Howard said there were substantial arguments against the Voice and that it was unlikely to be…
A CANBERRA mother of nine has questioned the motives behind the gay marriage movement – saying it had always been about the imposition of a radical agenda on unsuspecting Australians. Freelance journalist Angela Shanahan said that, five years after the Marriage Act…
by NINA NGUYEN – OLYMPIC champion Ian Thorpe has criticised the international swimming body FINA’s decision to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from elite female competitions. The athlete, who previously advocated for same-sex marriage, said it was a “very complicated issue” and that…
