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Questions and Interruptions

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Following a review of the ABC’s flagship political affairs show Q&A, XYZ has learned that a new format for the popular program is to be implemented. Rather than conceal its political bias in undergraduate...

Greece vote No to reason, Yes to Socialist self destruction

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Like a former champion fronting up at Wimbledon for another ill-fated campaign, Greece showed some vintage form as it delivered the latest scene of the now-showing Greek tragedy. Lets give it a name: "My...

Australia’s most unpopular man free to criticize much loved Australian of the Year.

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There are few benefits to being Australia’s least popular man; however former leader of the Australian Labor Party, Mark Latham, has found a silver lining to this particularly dark cloud. Long-time enemy of the...

Who is more likely to ‘unfriend’ you – online and in real life?

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A couple of weeks ago I attempted to tally up the number of people who have 'unfriended' me on Facebook over the last 3 years. The final figure came to just under 20. Of...

Greece: From tragedy to absurdity

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Over the last few days, the Greek financial tragedy has become absurd. Over the last few days, the Greek government has passed the EU deadline to strike a deal, and the nation has now defaulted on...

Government funding tipping the playing field in the left’s favour.

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Following on from a discussion we had yesterday with a delightful fellow who later removed his whole post, we thought we would share this little snippet from an article from The Guardian some months...

XYZ Weekend Arts: Why you should present music to your children in chronological order,...

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Having children is the most tremendous and rewarding responsibility one can have as a human being. As a music lover, I consider myself a guardian of two of the pinnacles of Western Civilisation- the...

Lefties embroiled in censorship orgy

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In 2004, the whole of the Australian left was going ga-ga about Mark Latham. The ABC loved him, the Labor faithful loved him. Students and academia loved him for calling John Howard an arse-licker,...

Libs gay conscience vote: Greens ask, What is a ‘conscience’?

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Pressure continues to mount on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to allow Liberal Party members a conscience vote on a soon to be tabled, same-sex marriage bill. Spokesperson Harphin Astekree, for the Australian Greens leader Richard...

Poll: 1 in 5 people too scared to discuss trans-racial issues.

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The results of the latest XYZ Viewer Poll have revealed a disturbing trend toward close-mindedness and self-censorship affecting nearly a third of the population. In response to the question "If both gender and race are...