The Journal
Current Affairs
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Indonesia, What the Heck?
Umar Patek, the last of the Bali bombers to be caught, was, according to the evidence, the chief planner of the attack and the bomb maker. He has been sentenced to twenty years in gaol. As well…
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Silly Person Wins Miles Franklin Award
Anna Funder has won the Miles Franklin award for her first novel All That I Am. I haven’t read the book, so I can’t comment on its literary merits. Winning a Miles Franklin is not necessarily…
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Bailouts End Here
The end result of quantitative easing (governments printing money to pay their bills): In 1980, the Zimbabwe dollar was worth more than the US dollar. In 2009 Mugabe’s government printed notes with a face value…
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Fairfax Comedy Hour
Ha, ha, ha, ROFL. Wayne Swan says Gina Rinehart’s interest in Fairfax is a threat to democracy. No Wayne, that would be a minority government that introduces destructive legislation it promised it would not introduce, then…
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Hate Mail To Pro Gay Marriage MPs
The Sydney Morning Herald breathlessly reports that members of Federal Parliament who are supporters of gay marriage have been receiving hate mail. Greens MP Adam Brandt claimed some of the mail he had received was vitriolic and…
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And Gallantly She Ran Away
Lady Gaga has cancelled her scheduled concert in Indonesia after threats and protests. All very courageously provocative when it comes to offending the Salvation Army or the local Methodist ladies guild. They are not likely to chop your…
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Craig Thomson, Sigh
Everyone else has been blabbering on about Craig Thomson for weeks. No need for me to do so. But just a couple of quick points. His speech in parliament showed only that Craig Thomson, whom we…
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Slipper Deserves a Fair Go
I certainly hold no candle for Peter Slipper. He let down his party and his electorate when he accepted the Speaker’s chair, and he appears to have a great deal of explaining to do over expenses…
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Gays – You Shall Not Express Any Opinion Other Than Ours
That’s the thing with the diversity loving crowd. They only love diversity when you agree with everything they say. Former tennis champion and now pastor Margaret Court organised a rally in Perth last night. Church members and the…
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John Darbyshire and The Talk
John Darbyshire has copped some fierce criticism over the last few days for his article The Talk: Non Black Version. The article appeared in Taki’s Magazine, but that page has been intermittently inaccessible. Try Taki’s first.…
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Am I Black Enough For You?
That is the title of Anita Heiss’s new book. Anita was one of the people who sued Andrew Bolt. The answer to Anita’s question is “No-one cares. Call yourself what you like.” But if you claim tax…
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Factless Climate Propaganda in SA’s Sunday Mail
OK, on one hand I am not surprised. The Sunday Mail is a paper I only ever read when it is being given away free. The conversation in the shop this morning was “Would you like a free…
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Bolt Wrong on Katter
Andrew Bolt’s blog changed format today, making it harder to read. It also now requires registration to access, although registration is free and gives you the entire Herald Sun site. It will only be free for two months,…
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Carr Confused
Soon to be Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr says it is time Labor exposed Tony Abbott’s weaknesses. He also says he will reach out to the federal opposition to try to engender a more bipartisan…
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Nothing is Free
I have said this before, but campaign promises in Queensland and arguments in US about health insurance coverage make the point worth repeating. When people say something should be free, what they are really saying is…
