Michael McLaren

Apparently @BorisJohnson has to go to court to defend against accusations he lied during the #Brexit referendum. Well, then let's send all of those MPs who promised to honour the referendum result but have worked ever since to scupper it to court with him. They also lied!

With Arthur Sinodinos headed to the US as Ambassador, chances are @JimMolan will be returning to the Senate after all. For Australia's sake, let's hope so! This is the Liberal's chance to correct their mistake and put the national interest above factional squabbles.

When Trump won despite polls & media telling everyone for months that Clinton was a certainty, the losers blamed the Russians. When Morrison won despite polls & media telling everyone for months that Shorten was a certainty, the losers blamed Palmer. In both cases - 100% wrong.

Not sure this 5% deposit housing plan is wise. It doesn't address the core issue & only bandaids some symptoms. But that's all we ever do! High immigration is the root of the affordability problem. Cut it and you should do 2 things: improve wage growth & ease housing competition.

On Monday it was "impossible." On Tuesday it was "dumb." By Wednesday it became "dishonest." Who knows what today's evasive word will be when @billshortenmp is asked the cost of Labor's climate change policy? This is a fair question to ask. Voters deserve an answer.

It's a bit rich of the Liberals to claim they are the best party on national security only to have the factions put @JimMolan in the unwinnable 4th spot on the Senate ticket.

Sky News Australia @SkyNewsAust

.@mclaren2gb: The Liberal's sell themselves as the Party of national security and border security. If you've got the best on all those issues on your team but factionalism forces him out, what does it say about Party commitments? MORE: https://t.co/ykweMevBOK #Credlin https://t.co/wFqY18Qvqc

On foreign policy and security, ALP are mopping-up after Keating's ABC brain-fart. But Coalition's also guilty of not putting national interest first with this stuff. Jim Molan is the best qualified pollie on defense but NSW faction hacks punted him to unwinnable 4th. Shameful.

Warnings as Sydney's dam levels hit 55%. We are using 50 litres less water per person than we did during the Millenium drought and yet the dams are dropping faster. Is this another side-effect of insane population growth? Sydney's now home to 1 million more people than in 2001.

Back on-air on Overnights and Wake Up Australia on @2GB873 @NewsTalk4BC @2CC and other network stations.

The Easter church bombings in #SriLanka sadly remind us that Christians remain the most persecuted religious community around the world. Many don't know or recognise this fact. But also serves to remind us in Australia of how lucky we are to practice our faith as freely as we do.

Our car industry is dead. The things that killed it will still be in place when electric cars get going... so no electric car industry here for us. But for all the debate over whether Labor's "target" is valid, truth is we won't have a say. We'll import what the world gives us.

Sky News Australia @SkyNewsAust

.@mclaren2gb on electric cars: Australia really just has to cop what the world gives us. We don’t make cars anymore. MORE: https://t.co/cnxAXrLKY3 #kennyreport https://t.co/XRirtKy7Sd

The Co-op supermarket in the UK have ditched gingerbread men... from now on its gender-neutral biscuits only on the shelves because they value "inclusivity" or some rot. I wonder if this means the end of the gingernut cookie too? After all, sounds a bit masculine dont you think?

So, Qantas is the main sponsor of Rugby Australia. They have a commercial code-share deal with Emirates (the UAE's state-owned carrier). The same government that owns Emirates makes homosexuality illegal on their turf and yet Israel Folau is the bad guy... go figure. Hypocricy?

RT @SkyNewsAust: .@mclaren2gb: Adani is more emblematic than it is practical in any sense for Australia. A lot of the coal will go to India…

New polls show the LNP remains behind Labor but the task is made so much more difficult by refusing to preference @OneNationAus ahead of Labor. According to Newspoll, One Nation is pulling 6% - votes LNP candidates in marginal seats will need to flow their way to hold their seats

Now that #daylightsavings is over... can we just stay on natural time from here on in? I think this all started in Germany in the late 1800s as a way to save on fuel during hard times. But judging by people's power bills, it's not working as intended!

With @AustralianLabor announcement on electric cars, billions in petrol excise is set to be lost. But it will be replaced with something. Prepare for distance tolling with small rebates for those in the Western suburbs.