In a free society, trans activists and their allies can use the word ‘woman’ to refer to anybody in a dress or wig, but they have no right to coerce the rest of us to share in their alternative language.
More children now die from gunshot wounds in the US than from cancer, drowning or car accidents.
The backlash to Drag Queen Storytime appears to be driven by the recognition that adulthood and childhood should remain separate.
Progressive ideology teaches young people to be anxious about words and ideas, leading to the adoption of ‘trigger-warnings’ and ‘safe-spaces’.
While low-income households are suffering, a one-off rebate is akin to throwing them a tissue. Across the long term Australians need cheap and reliable baseload energy
If the Indigenous voice to parliament succeeds, it’s likely the number of Australians identifying as Aboriginal will increase further and become increasingly divisive.
Our ongoing housing crisis is not a problem that will be fixed by finding an easy scapegoat. But our politicians have to explain to us why their policies are working at cross-purposes.
It should not be controversial for us to be called ‘women’, and it should not be controversial to let women speak. Why has our culture changed so rapidly?
A key feature of rationality is the ability to update one’s beliefs in light of new evidence. Kevin Rudd’s attitude to China reflects this ability, whereas Paul Keating’s does not.
The government’s plan to build more public housing is a step in the right direction. But until supply catches up, we need to think about reining in immigration.
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