On first dates and communist restaurants
A first date tonight. She likes Vietnamese. Not too many options in Brisbane inner north. Her: “What’s that Vietnamese place that was named after some dictator that attracted all the …
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The Girl With A Feminist Tattoo
Take a look around the world and it puts everything in perspective; suddenly, all the huge “controversies†at home turn from mountains into molehills and all the activists seem less …
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Dalai Lama, that ugly right-winger
I love the sound of leftie heads exploding from dissonance. This is going to generate a few pops: The Dalai Lama, who has himself lived in exile for over half …
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European Union – time for Chrenxit?
Europe should have really just stuck to being a common market. Don’t take me wrong, I do understand and have some sympathy with the Pan-European sentiment of the founding fathers …
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Don’t call me Shirley – or a guy
The Guy of the Year, er, sorry, the Australian of the Year, wants you to stop using words like “guys†in your workplace. “I have now removed that from my …
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Our revolting elites
Just in case you’re still wondering what is causing the Donald Trump phenomenon, you could do worse than read any of Michael Lewis’ recent books. Not that people who support …
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On being told to shut up, part three
The last time I went viral I had a glandular fever back in 1999. Now it’s all social media. Welcome to the 21st century. Two weeks ago I got abused …
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Dear Japan, sorry, not sorry
President Obama visited Hiroshima the other day, and to his credit he didn’t apologise for dropping the bomb. He didn’t drop the bomb himself, of course. That was President Truman, …
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On being told to shut up, part two
Another Saturday morning down in Newstead, campaigning for my old friend Trevor Evans, and who runs into me again but another old friend, who a fortnight ago told me “You’re …
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The Daily Outrage
Today’s Daily Outrage courtesy of students at Oberlin College, Ohio, the institution renowned as the first in the nation (in 1835) to open admission to women and all races: “A …
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The end of the end of certainty
With apologies to Paul Kelly, the era of economic reform in Australia is over. As is the era of a smaller, if not exactly small, government. Twenty-four years ago, Kelly …
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On missing the 1990s
I miss the ’90s. I never thought I would say that, but there it is. As a Gen X, I’m a child of the ’80s, albeit as experienced on the …
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Austria, America, Australia
The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe, Tom Wolfe observed a long time ago. Or at least that used …
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On being a poster Aussie
“If you live in one of Australia’s capital cities, you’ve likely seen this poster. The artist says if you haven’t seen it yet, you will soon,†opens a News.com.au story …
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Inter-political dating 101
Antony and Cleopatra. Hitler and Stalin. James Carville and Mary Matalin. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver. OK, maybe they’re not the best examples. Maybe that’s just it – there aren’t …
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Silicon is a left-wing element
Sometime later today I will finish reading Walter Isaacson’s “The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution”, his bigger picture follow up to the …
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On being told to shut up
The other Saturday morning, as one does when the federal election campaign is on, I picked up two metal A-frames holding corflutes for an old mate of mine, Trevor Evans, …
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Happy International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Possibly in time to celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on May 17: A group of 51 Muslim states has blocked 11 gay and transgender organisations from attending …
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