Australia may be open but will the travellers come?
Who could blame the world for shying away from “Fortress Australia”? Closed borders for two years may have made us feel safer, but it did not inspire trust abroad.
Patrick Carlyon
Even a pandemic can’t stop councils’ woke posturing
An inner-Melbourne council’s Australia Day “healing ceremony” only serves to highlight that virtue signalling is now as endemic as Covid.
Brett Sutton is telling us he’s now yesterday’s hero
The chief health officer was viewed as a cult figure and convenient political cover during the pandemic. Now it seems his words no longer count.
Secrecy a cultural norm for Andrews govt
After its latest scandal, you have to wonder just how many more secrets, bred of arrogant disregard, are yet to be revealed about the Andrews government?
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East West Link has become a political punching bag
Six years since it was cancelled the East West Link debacle has grown to be another sad emblem of Victoria, the No Can Do State.
Clots cause for concern, but vaccine a case of risk vs benefit
While reports of blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine are alarming, you’re more likely to die from choking. And who avoids food for fear of choking?
Our only choice is to boycott Winter Olympics
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games are a crossroads moment in choosing who we are and what we believe in — and we shouldn’t take the easy option.
Vaccine rollout a case study in muddled strategy
For bureaucratic incompetence, and its lack of foresight, the rollout plan compares with the choice of private security for Victoria’s hotel quarantine program.
What going to the footy is like in a COVID-world
Half as many people at the ground and queues that don’t stretch to the next suburb — there are perks of going to the footy in a COVID-safe world.
Indifference shown to Anzac Day services an utter disgrace
Politicians should be ashamed that their lacklustre efforts will deprive many of a chance to gather in remembrance of sacrifice.
New Marvel rules go against laws of nature
No kick-to-kick, and no cash payments – the new rules for going to the footy just don’t make sense.
Sick Neville should be in Victoria
When the person who is supposed to be in charge of Victoria’s hotel quarantine program is elsewhere, it’s a terrible look.
Oprah no basis for Aussie republic push
A fresh push by Aussie republicans is inspired by nothing less than Oprah and a TV performance by an American actor.
China may call us ‘scumbags’ but our kids will be proud
Australia has been warned against resisting China’s campaign of fear against the Western world, but the Chinese must remember Aussies are people who care for the truth.
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