Category Archives: Ignorance and Stupidity

Violence against Aboriginal women is not new news The ABC is simply playing catch-up Anthony Dillon Getty Images Anthony Dillon 5 November 2022 9:00 AM The ABC recently reported on violence against Aboriginal women, stating, ‘we’re only just waking up to the scale of the crisis’. This is despite the fact that many sources (suchContinue reading “Features Australia“

Labor abstains from nuclear weapons treaty Flat White Getty Images Flat White 1 November 2022 1:17 PM The big news this week on the nuclear front was not the announcement of a reactor to save Australia from the brewing energy crisis, it was the headline that Labor’s Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has ‘abstained’ fromContinue reading “Flat White“

Uh-oh! Dan intervenes… Just when you thought energy plans couldn’t get any worse Judith Sloan Getty Images Judith Sloan 29 October 2022 9:00 AM Last week I wrote about the tipping point that the National Electricity Market is facing. Beset by the early withdrawal of coal-fired plants, which still supply between 60 and 70 perContinue reading “Features Australia“

It’s what’s under the hood that matters What does an out-of-control self-driving electric vehicle have in common with the self-identification movement? Both are headed for disaster… James Macpherson Pexels James Macpherson 29 October 2022 3:14 PM News of a fatal accident involving everyone’s favourite electric car that smashed into a tree with no one atContinue reading “Flat White“

The tribe has spoken Beverley McArthur Getty Images Beverley McArthur 31 October 2022 6:00 AM Once upon a time, sport was an international language. A child kicking a soccer ball in Argentina could communicate in the same terms as an Italian or Swedish junior – even one from Japan. The language is one of sport:Continue reading “Flat White“

The Australian Federation was created under “the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,” as stated in the preamble to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK). The word Crown originally meant the monarch in their official governing capacity. In the nations retaining a monarchical figurehead, the term is now commonlyContinue reading “THE ROLE OF THE CROWN IN AUSTRALIA’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE”

Andrew Bolt Herald Sun October 27, 2022 I’m not unfair. I don’t blame Anthony Albanese for not instantly cutting our electricity prices and stopping the inflation he admits will make Australians poorer for another two years. What I blame the Prime Minister for are his lies. How dare he steal the last election with aContinue reading “All pain, no gain in Labor’s Budget’s global warming spending”

The Shameful Capitulation of AWM’s Brendan Nelson Peter O’Brien On October 4, I sent a letter to Dr Brendan Nelson protesting his intention to expand the depiction in the Australian War Memorial of violence committed against Aboriginal people. On  October 20 I received a reply from Matt Anderson, the Memorial’s director, to the effect that:Continue reading “Aborigines”

NDIS: improvements that make things worse Tina Faulk Getty Images Tina Faulk 22 October 2022 6:00 AM Sometimes, when English is insufficient to describe a particular situation, we have to turn elsewhere. German has a terrifying phrase ‘verschlimmbesserung’ or ‘improvements that make things worse’, which accurately describes the current state of the NDIS. It was a policyContinue reading “Flat White“

Mount Warning banned! Which park will be next? NSW Liberals betray Australians over National Park lock-out based on race. We are looking at widespread racial discrimination enforced by the state government Marc Hendrickx Photo: Marc Hendrickx Marc Hendrickx 22 October 2022 4:00 AM In June this year, the New South Wales ‘Liberal’ government announced plans to handContinue reading “Flat White“

Labor and the Jews The Spectator Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 22 October 2022 9:00 AM You gotta hand it to them. Unlike the Coalition, the leaders of the Labor party have no problem whatsoever prosecuting the ‘culture wars’ whenever they possibly can. At every opportunity since they won power they’ve made sure theyContinue reading “Leading article Australia“

Penny Wong has revealed the federal budget will involve an extra $1.4 billion spend on overseas development assistance, including $900 million to help the Pacific “strengthen climate resilience”.  Bryant HevesiDigital Reporter 2 min read October 21, 2022 – 1:58PM92 comments Sky News host Cory Bernardi says the “mental acuity” of the most powerful man inContinue reading “Australia’s $1.4 billion boost to its overseas development assistance: Penny Wong announces federal budget measure”

Gillard’s guilt How our first female PM cancelled women Katherine Deves Cover by Sarah Dudley, illustration by Ben Davis Katherine Deves 22 October 2022 9:00 AM It is a terrible shame the chief legacy of our first female prime minister seems to be her so-called ‘misogyny speech’ – the sentiment of which certainly resounds withContinue reading “Features Australia“

Ditching the Stage 3 tax cuts The pitch-rolling fails… for now Judith Sloan Getty Images Judith Sloan 15 October 2022 9:00 AM Call me cynical, but it sure looked like a lot of pitch-rolling, preparing the ground, paving the way – whatever term you want to use – by Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, in preparation forContinue reading “Features Australia“

Thorpe: Boyfriend – bad. Rabble-rousing – okay! Terry Barnes Getty Images Terry Barnes 20 October 2022 4:43 PM Today, diminutive Greens leader Adam Bandt finally acted against firebrand Victorian senator, Lidia Thorpe. Bandt punted Thorpe from the co-deputy leadership of her parliamentary party because she failed to disclose a relationship with a former bikie gangContinue reading “Flat White“

Faith? Tolerance? Diversity? Did Dan Andrews violate the Victorian Religious Tolerance Law? Augusto Zimmermann Getty Images Augusto Zimmermann 19 October 2022 4:00 AM The resignation of former NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn two weeks ago from his newly acquired role as CEO of Essendon Football Club raises deep concerns about the ability of Christians to serveContinue reading “Flat White“