Those who thought that the NSW Government's approach to Covid management was both liberal and proportional have been delivered a rude shock, with escalating Covid State totalitarianism that is only just beginning. This article first appeared at Politicom.
After being cast as a conspiracy theory, the idea that the Covid virus originated in a Wuhan laboratory and leaked - or was leaked - into the Wuhan community has now gained currency and respect. Even reputable scientists and others now hold that the leak theory is at least plausible.
WB Yeats famously opined, in the dark shadow of the Great War, that "the centre would not hold". A much quoted line, often tinged with sadness and fear. The sensible centre of politics might similarly wonder - whither liberal democracy in this land, as we are assailed by the forces of the dark side and there seems no leadership emerging to fight these forces?
Whether the distinguished former Nationals' leader John Anderson would do more good for his country back in parliament or continuing his polished podcast interviews with global thought leaders is a moot point, now that his eternally disappointing party has rejected his Senate bid. What looks like a bad outcome might not be.
The NSW Government is notionally liberal. It doesn't even pretend to be conservative. But on careful examination it is more than merely incompetent, factionalised and mushy-leftie. We already know it to be all of these things. The Government of the Unspellable Armenian is radical, and dangerous.
Kate’s Army: The Strategic Push to Drive Christian Porter from Public Life
Written by Paul Collits
Undeterred by her eventually ill-fated attempts to crush George Pell, Louise Milligan set out to destroy Christian Porter. On this occasion she had a different set of fembot collaborators who formed a self-styled "army" on behalf of a sadly deceased rape accuser. An accuser who decided not to pursue her allegations against Porter, and whose family were strongly committed to putting the story to rest.
Louise Milligan: Fembot, Professional Ideologue, Conspiracy Theorist
Written by Paul Collits
Louise Milligan, we know, is a slayer of Catholic Cardinals. Or seeks to be. She is also a conspiracy theorist. An even-handed investigative journalist, she ain't. The rabbit holes she chooses to go down are highly selective.
