by JOHN MIKKELSEN – WHO’D have thought tax could potentially be an issue for the Sex Discrimination Commissioner – or an example of women’s rights breaking an acceptable nexus between male and female? I know many politicians and bureaucrats struggle to define…
by CRYSTAL-ROSE JONES – ABORIGINAL patients presenting to Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital are given a “category 3” priority, meaning they must be treated within 30 minutes. Former nurse and now-shadow Victorian health spokeswoman Georgie Crozier has called hospital rules designed to prioritise…
by PETER RIDD – THE latest 2025 statistics on the amount of coral on the Great Barrier Reef show the reef is still doing fine despite having six allegedly cataclysmic coral bleaching events in the past decade. There should be no coral…
by FRED PAWLE – The Indian Diwali festival, that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness every October, is morphing into an annual celebration of immigrants triumphing over dim-witted Australian politicians. Our so-called representatives increasingly flock to such festivals in the gormless…
by PAUL COLLITS – I HAD two immediate thoughts when I purchased Tony Abbott’s new history of Australia. The first, was, what a great range of encomia on the back cover. John Howard. Expected. Andrew Roberts. A great historian saying good things…
IF I WAS advising Andrew Hastie, I’d say, when the decision comes down and the Liberals bed-wet on net-zero and every other policy – I’d say, Andrew, don’t become leader of the Liberal Party. This was the advice given by former Liberal…
by ROGER CROOK – OUR “dear leader” Chairman Albanese tells us Australia faces its biggest challenges since the Second World War. We are told those challenges are unprecedented in scale and complexity when compared to previous decades. Who are the people of…
by FRED PAWLE – WHILE Australia fractures along ethnic-religious lines, the Albanese Government cracks down on Christian conservatives who dare to pursue the truth. Say what you like about the White Australia Policy, but at least it stopped uppity black women from…
by PAUL COLLITS – IT SHOULD be no surprise that our national government, or what passes for one, is using the language of COVID gaslighting to excoriate anyone who opposes it. From this I naturally exclude His Majesty’s Opposition. You couldn’t make…
by FRED PAWLE – AUSTRALIA was once one of the happiest, most optimistic places in the world. What happened? I used to think that being born Australian was the greatest blessing in history. Without thinking too deeply about it, I sensed we…
