White men can’t jump, but can they take offence?

It will be the government's privilege to determine whether you should check yours

Fishing for a section 18c claim? New Matilda jumps in on the free speech debate, headline, New Matilda website, yesterday:

Why Ridiculously Stupid White Man David Leyonhjelm Will Lose His 18c Racial Discrimination Case

More from New Matilda, defending the work of taxpayer-funded privilege arbitrations, yesterday:

The work of the (Australian Human Rights Commission) is extremely important. It has laboured under funding cuts by the Coalition, and yet despite this has still delivered crucial work …

Yes, important work. The Australian, March 27 last year:

Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs says fair-minded Australians would judge as “reasonable’’ her controversial recommendation that a detained refugee wife killer receive $350,000 in taxpayer-funded compensation.

Extremely important work indeed. The Australian, yesterday:

The Australian Human Rights Commission failed in the 2015 financial year to meet government targets for the employment of indigenous Australians in the public service. The latest annual report of the peak human rights body shows it employed an average of three people who were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, sparking criticism about its commitment to indigenous employment.

It’s not what you say, it’s who you say it about, says Mark Kenny, defending his own column on David Leyonhjelm, ABC’s The Drum, Monday:

I was making a point about power here, the idea that … white males in our community, who were born essentially into more privilege than any other cohort, that they would have any deep understanding of what entrenched discrimination looks like, is quite laughable.

Liberal senator James Paterson suggests an 18c repeal may not be far off, Sky News, yesterday:

My assessment is we are only one or two votes away from where we need to be in the Senate and the right bill, well-crafted, with the right approach, has a very good prospect of passing.

We’ll take that as a comment. Andrew Bolt cuts off Nick Folkes, whose Party for Freedom interrupted services at Gosford Anglican Church, Sky News, Monday:

You’ve discredited your cause, you’ve embarrassed yourself, you’ve scared people, and mate, the interview now is over. Goodbye.

Cyclist Sue Abbott tells a magistrate she shouldn’t have to wear a bike helmet because she is saving the planet, Daily Telegraph, Tuesday:

My possible death or my catastrophic brain injury as well as the climate’s continued demise because we won’t face our responsibility towards climate change should far outweigh this infraction under NSW road rules.

Looks like you can’t park illegally to save the planet, either. Magistrate Michael Barko responds, Daily Telegraph, yesterday:

How is you riding a bike going to stop the glacier melting in the North Pole?

Where would we be without science? Brisbane Times, yesterday:

Science proves Vegemite makes “pretty awful” beer

Peak Guardian climbs to 40,000 feet. Daisy Buchanan writing in The Guardian, yesterday:

There should be a word for the sensation we experience when peeling back the foil lid from a tray of warm gloop. There’s a release of tension, a sense of comfort coupled with anticipation … I adore aeroplane food.