The Mocker

The Mocker amuses himself by calling out poseurs, sneering social commentators, and po-faced officials. He is deeply suspicious of those who seek increased regulation of speech and behaviour. Believing that journalism is dominated by idealists and activists, he likes to provide a realist’s perspective of politics and current affairs.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, delivers the keynote address during the 2020 UN Nelson Mandela Prize award ceremony at the United Nations in New York on July 18, 2022. - The Prize is being awarded to Marianna Vardinoyannis of Greece and Doctor Morissanda Kouyate of Guinea. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Harry, the grifter who keeps on giving

The Prince need not fret about the loss of constitutional liberties in his adopted home. As his UN speech demonstrated, his First Amendment right to make a fool of himself is unimpeded.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 08: NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a joint press conference on July 08, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. It is the first Australia-New Zealand leaders' meeting to be held since before the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Soft touch Albo’s green light to Kiwi freeloaders

Thanks to the Ardern government, NZ has a deserved reputation as the region’s sponge. Now, after a simple request, Albo has handed over a slice of our sovereignty.

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Flaw in Moreland City Council’s rocky road to wokeism

Memo to Moreland City mayor: your council’s kneejerk name change has created a bigger problem, one that could put the fight for decolonisation back decades.

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Albo channels Dennis Denuto with voice to parliament ‘vibe’

For the new PM, the rush to enshrine a First Nations voice is about the ‘momentum’.

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - March 2, 2021. Leader of the Australian Labor Party Anthony Albanese at the press conference at Nelson Bay Marina. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer.

Captain Albo and his merry crew chart new subs course

When the HMAS Albanese and its crew end the submarine blame game, it’ll be time to take the wheel into uncharted waters. What could possibly go wrong?

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 02: Newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta speaks during a Labour press conference at Parliament on November 02, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Labour's Jacinda Ardern claimed a second term as prime minister after claiming a majority in the 2020 New Zealand General Election on Saturday 17 October, claiming 64 seats. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

The three amigos of Aotearoa

Australia has been consistent in calling out Beijing’s hegemony. The same can’t be said of three prominent Kiwis.

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News 21.3.11 BCM Scientist Josh Mylne from the University of Queensland is manipulating sunflower genes to make drugs Pic: Sarah Marshall

Outrage idiocy takes root in unexpected field

You may be surprised to learn the study of plants is beset with structural racism. How one tweet set off a forest fire of woke outrage.

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Prime Minister Elect ANTHONY ALBANESE MP has a coffee with his dog Totto and a group of friends and supporters. Picture Chris Pavlich for The Australian

Zeitgeist around Albo is positively Obamaesque

From Lismore to Mallacoota, they celebrate No more floods, no more devastating bushfires. And when they do occur, who could blame the new PM?

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FEDERAL ELECTION TEAM 2022. LABOR BUS TOUR 6/5/2022. Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles during a press conference, Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Sydney. Picture: Liam Kidston

Misguided Marles takes cosy approach to China

Richard Marles’s unsuitability for a senior ministerial position has nothing to do with being the Manchurian candidate. But it has everything to do with being a malleable one.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 08: Liz Cambage #8 of the Las Vegas Aces is introduced before Game Five of the 2021 WNBA Playoffs semifinals against the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 8, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mercury defeated the Aces 87-84 to win the series. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Cambage gets the respect and attention she demands

Amid a war of words, alleged slights and competing versions of truth, Liz Cambage focuses on what she loves: herself.

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