Heracles Didn’t Have This Much Horse-Do to Deal With
Half-measures won’t fix the university sector.
AUS Politics
‘World’s Oldest Living Culture’ Acts Exactly Like It
Captains of Aboriginal Industry brawling in the boardroom and organising fist-fights.
We Should Be More like Switzerland
Citizenship should not be handed out in Weeties packets.
Well, We Know Where His Priorities Lie
Too busy marking his own homework to bother fronting the antisemitism commission.
Taxes That Spark a Criminal Turf War
Australia tried to end smoking with punitive taxes. Instead, it created a lucrative trade for smugglers and a wave of violent attacks on retailers.
He Didn’t Do It, Nobody Saw Him Do It, You Can’t Prove a Thing
Whatever it was, Islamic preacher denies it.
The Government Doesn’t Trust You to Think for Yourself
The most powerful influencer in Australia isn’t a teenager on TikTok. It is an institution that can regulate what others say, spend hundreds of millions promoting its own messages, subsidise parts of the information industry, define what it believes is in the public interest – and send you the bill.
We’re Not Offing Ourselves Fast Enough
So much for those ‘stringent safeguards’ around medicalised suicide.
The Future of the Centre Right
The lesson from CPAC Australia is that voters notice when parties drift from the values that originally earned their support. Whether New Zealand’s major parties recognise that lesson before the next election remains to be seen.
Does Even Sunny Jim Believe His BS?
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt: it runs right through Chalmers’ office.
At Least Hanson Has Had Skin in the Game
One MP has run a business: and it’s not the PM or treasurer.
Enjoy the Delicious Legacy Media Tears
They should be grateful they weren’t tarred and feathered.
The Piggy Bank Our Politicians Can’t Resist
Our political class already controls how much workers must save and when they can access their savings. Giving politicians influence over where that money is invested would compound the intrusion into individual financial freedom.
At Least Some Are Coming to Their Senses
A new poll shows half of voters want spending cut: are any politicians listening?
Do We Believe Them, or Believe Them?
Islamic preachers say whatever their current audience wants to hear.