The Daily Breakdown

The models told us that 70,000 to 80,000 Australia could have coronavirus by last weekend. The models were very wrong. So if they were wrong making a prediction of less than two weeks into the future, should we trust models that predict the climate 100 years out?

Leftists are claiming the big spending Morrison Government is heralding the socialist revolution. Let's see: troops in the streets, restricted movement, empty shelves. Sure smells like socialism. But it ain't.

And why Sean Ono Lennon is right about China and Twiggy Forrest is wrong. And a giant brown-nose bear.

State governments can't contain their inner fascist but yesterday they found they went too far clamping down on movement. The police were blamed for their heavy handed response to COVID-29 but it was the premiers pulling the strings. Maybe we aren't going to be sheep after all.

Today we analyse how government makes these decisions and why it's important to be heard.

And we take a close look that the campaign for a universal basic income. It's already started and it' important to know how the fight for your money will be fought, and by whom. It's frightening.

After a cack-handed response to the Ruby Princess, the NSW Government gets tough (on sunbathers); we analyse the diabolical stupid of the unsackable Emma Alberici; and in the midst of the greatest pandemic in a century the boss of the WHO finds time to send a birthday tweet ... but to whom?

So far the Australian Government has promised to spend more than $300 billion to fight the economic impact of coronavirus - for six months. Then what? There are no more bullets to fire. Interest rates are at record lows, spending is through the roof and there will now be calls for a universal basic income (which is pretty much what Morrison introduced yesterday).

If this crisis lasts longer than expected, Australia may never recover.

And just when you thought NSW Labor couldn't sink any lower, let's get to know useful idiot and NSW Upper House MP Shaoquett Moselmane. A new best mate for Beijing.

The Breakdown is back! So, did we miss anything?

Today on The Breakdown, the economic catastrophe of COVID-19, why we should let businesses fail, the WHO hearts China and the useful idiots of the media (but I repeat myself).

The Breakdown is taking a break. We'll be returning in 2020. I hope you'll join me. David

Punishment from God for sin has been the cornerstone of religion since Day One but in our 'enlightened' age, what kind of fool would imagine that we can avoid God's wrath by punishing ourselves? That our laws can make God happy or sad and thus avoid drought and bushfire? Who believes this? Adam Bandt, apparently. Go figure.

Peter Martin is a journalist at the ABC. Peter Martin hates coal. Peter Martin hates Adani. Maybe that's why he knows nothing about either.

The Ukraine impeachment hoax gets worse for the Dems and Wolf Blitzer takes on Kellyanne Conway. Big mistake.

This hurts more than a kick to the Jatz but it's time to defend the Greens.

Mark Riley's been a gutter-gotcha journalist for decades. His report tying the Greens to firefighters and domestic abuse was another disgusting slur. We deserve better from our journalists. And when we don't get better, you get garbage like the impeachment hearings in the US.