Will Victorians soon be boasting that Dan Andrews made the trains run on time? They’re a weird bunch, my old home-staters. For decades, Victoria was solidly conservative, with the Bolte and Hamer Liberal governments leading the state for a solid quarter-century. But, from the 80s on, Victoria has leaned
The Wuhan Plague has at least a couple of silver linings. Firstly, it’s given the rude shock that much of the world needed to wake up to the fact that at the end of the day, they’ve been dealing with a communist dictatorship. Consequently, many nations are seeking
Governments throwing around money is always going to be politically popular. But, as Margaret Thatcher famously noted, sooner or later governments run out of other peoples’ money. When the Rudd government announced its first stimulus measure in the face of the GFC – a $900 cash payment to all Australians – the
As I wrote this week, the great economic danger facing Australia as it struggles – hopefully – out of COVID panic is an explosion in government debt. Debt is not of course an evil in itself, as any business which has ever taken out a loan to finance growth knows. But, as
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Forget the media lies about President Donald Trump telling Americans to inject bleach and other such Trump-deranged fake news. The biggest delusions, exaggerations and outright bullshit about the Wuhan Plague have been peddled by the so-called “experts”: scientists, public health bureaucrats and supposedly sober and responsible politicians. Even the Morrison
Jacinda Ardern dangled the prospect of an Australia-NZ travel bubble “before Christmas” as an apparent pre-election carrot. But two Australian states have gazumped her by already offering quarantine-free travel however Ardern seems rather less-than-eager to reciprocate. As a result – and no doubt also due to higher fares than previously – New
The saga of the Cardinal George Pell trial had a startling new twist yesterday. It has long been argued that powerful forces conspired to bring down Pell – Victoria Police admitted to establishing a “Get Pell” squad specifically to fish for allegations before any had been made – but the new revelations
I’ve warned The BFD’s readers several times that Jacinda Ardern and Victorian premier Dan Andrews have some disturbing things in common. Both are dime-store socialists who’ve raced to outdo each other in the severity of their COVID lockdowns. Neither has any knowledge or experience in the private
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Thornton Blackmore It is widely acknowledged that the global health crisis has opened a Pandora’s Box of economic and political calamities, which are no less of a problem than the pandemic itself. Indeed, as an increasing number of scientists, medical professionals, journalists and politicians are now challenging the narrative
‘Law reform’ is supposed to make the court system fairer for all involved. In practice, though, it’s become glaringly obvious that decades of ‘reform’ by ideologues has made the system shockingly one-sided. Feminists have long claimed that the court system is stacked against accusers in matters of sex crime.
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Eliora A jubilant Scott Morrison, “ScoMo” to his fellow Australians said, “I’ve always believed in miracles. I’m standing with the three biggest miracles in my life here tonight”, referring to Jenny, his wife and Lily and Abbey, his daughters – “and tonight we’ve been delivered another one.” The
Memory loss is not a listed symptom of COVID-19, but it seems that the Wuhan Plague has resulted in an astonishing wave of forgetfulness in the Victorian ruling class. The disastrously botched hotel quarantine scheme in that state is responsible for nearly all of its wave of infections which led
Never hold an inquiry unless you know the outcome. The Coates Inquiry into Victoria’s hotel quarantine disaster has already delivered the first outcome premier Daniel Andrews wanted: providing a convenient (if false) shield to hide behind and avoid answering questions from the media. It’s also being urged to
You know, even I was worried that I was descending into hyperbole when I described Victoria’s government as “tyrannical”. I needn’t have worried. While Victoria’s COVID-19 infections and deaths are fast dropping (almost certainly despite, rather than because of, anything the government has done), the Andrews government
