Chinese bases in the Pacific — A reality check: Guest post from Sam Roggeveen
Frustrating Beijing’s ambitions to create a sphere of influence is overwhelmingly a diplomatic task, not a military one. (Cross posted from The Interpreter at the...
Labor Undermining Labour?
I’m a Labor voter and I'll do as I've always done at the upcoming election by voting Labor again. Nonetheless… I think there are at...
How Shorism might win Australia’s federal election
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIVM5GbDVeM[/embed] Looking at Australian politics right now, one thing stands out: the federal ALP has become a little Shorist. I don't know how long it...
Gladys’ “unerring, Dunning-Kruger infused, self-belief and self-regard”
Here's a (lightly edited) exchange between me and a friend who, I'm going to assume would prefer to remain nameless. If they want to change...
The Great Covid Panic: now out!
It's here, the booklet I am sure you have all been waiting for. The one which Gigi Foster and Michael Baker slaved over for 10...
On censorship in Australia and elsewhere
What do you do as an Australian parliament when a foreign company censors mainstream media content in Australia, undermining free speech? Do you organise an...
Lockdowns and liberty
This short post grew out of a response to Paul Frijters on another thread. Naturally enough, those who don't want to lockdown are telling us...