Tom Elliott
Double standard on drugs is just criminal
SOCIETY seems set on persecuting smokers, yet party drugs don’t draw the same hostile attention. When did our priorities become so twisted, asks Tom Elliott.
Taxi bailout just rewards failure
MANY businesses have had to adapt in the digital age but the failed taxi industry seems to think it is owed a living by the taxpayer, writes Tom Elliott.
Left-wing teachers infesting system
PRIMARY school teachers should be focusing on the basics rather than delivering biased political lectures in class, writes Tom Elliott.
100m final for white men? Don’t be stupid
IMAGINE the outcry if the racial quotas championed by the Australian Human Rights Commission were applied to the Olympics, writes Tom Elliott.
Games show idiocy of race quotas
IMAGINE the outcry if the racial quotas championed by the Australian Human Rights Commission were applied to the Olympics, writes Tom Elliott.
Census just the latest case of pollies wasting cash
THIS may come as no great surprise, but wasting money is very fashionable in politics right now, with the ABS dusting up to $500 million on Tuesday, writes Tom Elliott.
Bring on the drugged Games
THANKS to the glory, fame and money associated with winning a gold medal, we’ll never stop athletes taking banned drugs. So maybe it’s time for another approach, writes Tom Elliott.
Look out Belgium, we mean business
NETWORKING is apparently so important that Aussie business types are planning to wrest global schmoozing supremacy from, wait for it, Belgium, writes Tom Elliott.
Too smart to be stress slaves
IT’S often said there are too few senior females in politics and business but it may be that women are too smart to do such thankless jobs, writes Tom Elliott.
Buy Aussie and you invest in our future
WITH Ford going as an Aussie manufacturer and Toyota and Holden to follow, plus imported ingredients in our food, have we given up buying local, asks Tom Elliott.
Arbitrary job quotas no way to do business
COMPANIES introducing job quotes on ethnic and cultural lines set a dangerous precedent. Whatever happened to giving the job to the best person, asks Tom Elliott.
We should be tackling crime New York-style
AUSTRALIA is a soft society that too often finds excuses for bad behaviour. As a result brazen gang members offend at will without fear of retribution, writes Tom Elliott.
Are you a suburb snob? You’re not alone
DO YOU reside in one postcode but yearn for another? Plenty of evidence suggests you’re not alone, writes Tom Elliott.
We need to stop dividing people by race
PROTESTS like Sunday’s Black Lives Matter rally reinforce racial divisions rather than dismantling them. The fact is, we all matter equally, writes Tom Elliott
Where have our manners gone?
MANNERS were once recognised as an important aspect of society. But these days it seems rudeness, particularly among the young, is socially acceptable, writes Tom Elliott.
Hospital rule is simply unfair
IF some people get free treatment at the dental hospital, we all should. Otherwise we condone segregation, which is in nobody’s interest, writes Tom Elliott.
Blanket DV blame is an insult to men
DOMESTIC violence is a blight on society but it’s unfair to blame all men for a repulsive minority’s appalling behaviour. It’s time decent men stood up, writes Tom Elliott.
Doing without Senate nonsense
THE Senate ballot paper is cumbersome and makes no sense, a bit like the chamber itself. It’s time we had proper change to fix this nonsense, writes Tom Elliott.
Religion doesn’t merit privileges
IT’S time we questioned whether religion deserves its legally protected immunity from richly deserved criticism, ridicule — and taxes, writes Tom Elliott.
‘I’m pretty sure I own a racist car’
IN MULTICULTURAL Australia, it’s hideously embarrassing to admit this — but I’m pretty sure English is all Greek to my car.
Soccer has to sort out its idiots
SCORES of young men with masks on their faces march through Melbourne’s streets, chanting as they go; almost as many police wearing grim expressions stand by; violence then erupts, writes Tom Elliott.
Discrimination is bad for all of us
ARE you white, male and born in Australia? Well, bad luck. Your privileged reign is coming to an end, writes Tom Elliott
Deflecting blame leads to chaos
BLAMING weak or bad behaviour on external forces not only ignores the facts, it undermines the basic principles of our society, writes Tom Elliott.
Nothing super about penalising our kids
There’s plenty of debate around super but one aspect that needs addressing is the ridiculous fees applied to young savers.
Ban kids from social media to stifle bullies
ONCE bullying largely ended at the school gate but social media has changed all that — so we need to ask if kids under 18 should be allowed on it, writes Tom Elliott.
Grow up and get your hands dirty
PAMPERED 20-somethings who can’t get a job should set their sights lower, says Tom Elliott. There’s plenty of work for those ready to get their hands dirty.
We have an equitable refugee limit
THINK we’ve stopped boats crammed with refugees arriving at our shores? Well, think again, writes Tom Elliott.
Working on a bad case of lazyitis
INHERENT laziness will soon be classified as a disease entitling bludgers to live on the dole.
Think this fanciful? Well think again
Reality check on property boom
NEGATIVE gearing is not the reason Melbourne house prices have become so expensive, writes Tom Elliott.
