Angus needs time, but conservatives want a revolution
Houthi pirates are Iran’s canaries: Will they drop off their perch?
The Houthi pirates have gone awfully quiet. For years, they have been holding the Red Sea shipping industry to ransom…
Chris Minns declares he’s leaving … eventually
Aw… but everyone loves him? At least, that is what I am told by a nauseating procession of Labor and…
Albanese’s catastrophic ‘deplorables’ moment
It’s possible to pinpoint the exact moment Democrat hopeful Hillary Clinton lost her presidential campaign. No, it wasn’t a dodgy…
The Western left are crying for Khamenei
Hear that? There are people wailing in the streets of the West – sodden with tears and outrage at the…
When civilisations hesitate
‘Christianity was saved in Europe solely because the peoples of Europe fought.’ – President Theodore Roosevelt, Fear God and Take…
The case for American-Israeli intervention in Iran
Only a few days ago, on February 24, I argued that because of Iran’s: …egregious violations of basic human rights,…
Grief over Khamenei reveals a serious problem in Australia
I have always been very critical of Tony Abbott for his inability to recognise his enemies when they were standing…
Angus needs time, but conservatives want a revolution
The Liberal Party are searching for good news in the polls on the back of Angus Taylor taking over from…
We are in the final days of the liberal epoch
It is rare thing in the corporate wokeonomy that an important figure has the guts to speak out about important…
How do we teach ‘tolerance’ in schools?
Once again, we have some leaders inferring that the best way for children and young people to learn tolerance is…
ASPIRE’s defence of the culture wars
This week I represented the Institute of Public Affairs at John Anderson’s Aspire conference. Anderson believes Australia and the West…
Voters will keep voting Labor, even when dissatisfied
After Labor’s 2025 election win Labor Party President Wayne Swan said that Labor’s win was ‘wide but shallow’. Our latest…
The hour of your freedom is at hand
It took one American President, Jimmy Carter, aided and abetted by French President Giscard d’Estaing, to pull the rug from…
Did the First Fleet commit genocide through Smallpox?
Leading up to Australia Day a number of media outlets produced content claiming the First Fleet committed genocide by unleashing…
The Ayatollah is no A-more-ah!
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally found his spine and backed Donald Trump. In the process, he whispered to his dog:…
Iran’s Mullahs are nullahs
Iran’s Mullahs are nullahs. Memo to hate preachers in Australia on the military decapitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran:…
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner loses again – A victory for free speech | Celine Baumgarten S3 Ep 18
Celine Baumgarten (Celine Against the Machine) has celebrated her SECOND victory against the eSafety Commissioner. This wasn’t only a personal…
Did Donald Trump conquer the world with witty insults? | Joel Gilbert S3 Ep 17
Did Donald Trump conquer the world with witty insults? I’m joined by Joel Gilbert to discuss the genius of humour…
Digital tyranny or ‘child safety’? 😵 & the bitcoin revolution | Efrat Fenigson S3 Ep 16
When Australia’s Under 16 social media ban started locking adult political writers out of #Substack – it was just the…
The Jim & Katy Show
There used to be a show on the television called The Weakest Link. It was presented by a fierce, unpleasant…
Business/Robbery, etc
It’s not just about Darwin – but it does explain China’s bullying response to Australia’s bipartisan promises to win back…
Howard’s 30th anniversary
This week marks the thirtieth anniversary of the election of the Howard government. On 2 March 1996, John Howard led…
Is this really our worst government ever?
When Henry Kissinger asked Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1972 what he thought of the French Revolution, Zhou reportedly paused…
Israel’s actual failing
I confess to being one of Australia’s most pro-Israel law professors. Actually, change that to I proudly confess to being…
The American project endures
Months ago, when I wrote that the ‘US Supreme Court Holds the Fort’ for all of us, I made the…
Albo brings back the dobbers
The Albanese government’s Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 was introduced in the immediate aftermath…
Return of the zombie guerilla writers
Like a zombie that refuses to die, a new ‘guerrilla’ writers’ festival has risen from the rubble of Adelaide Writers’…
The Middle East’s Muslims are cheering Khamenei’s death
The killing of ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes on Saturday was cheered by many Iranians who have suffered innumerable…
Why Europe is terrified of standing up to Iran
America’s war on Iran has revealed much about its allies. Israel is as steadfast as ever, as secretary of war…
Labour’s migration bind
After Labour came third in Gorton and Denton, the government had a choice. Chase the lost Green vote by moving…
The Iran war is expanding rapidly
Situation update The conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran has escalated dramatically, with simultaneous air strikes on Tehran…
What they don’t tell you about Christmas in New Zealand
‘I still think New Zealand the most beautiful country I have ever seen,’ Agatha Christie marvelled in 1922. Evidently she’s…
What will Jacinda Ardern do next?
When I first met Jacinda Ardern in the early 2010s, the notion that the young MP with the toothy smile…
The de-Wokification of New Zealand’s education system
The conservative coalition government of New Zealand came to office promising to wind back an enormous, government-run system of ‘Woke’…
Jacinda, Jacinta
I’m not a big fan of self-serving autobiographies, particularly of recently departed political leaders. I had briefly considered dipping into…
The inconvenient truth about polar bears
A hoard of lost treasure
Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is the most celebrated of all Australian plays; and this story of the…
Strange and familiar
One of the excitements of seeing Ngaire Dawn Fair in the full trilogy of The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll…
Dark and stormy
The opening gala of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this year with the renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet seems in every way congruent…
Camp indulgence
Music has the odd quality of being an abstract art as well as one that generates great gulfs and legions…
‘He never drew a peaceful breath’: the tormented life of Henry VII
Have we ever had a more successful yet somehow forgettable king than Henry VII? A century ago, the Dictionary of…
Nights at the Lutetia – the dark history of a luxury hotel
The saga of the rise and fall of the Third Reich could be traced by following events in any one…
The woke wars intensify
Nigel Biggar was not an obvious target for cancellation. A New Labourite, a Remainer and a public supporter of gay…
Learning from history requires sophistication and skill
If you reckon you have an understanding of international politics today, you probably haven’t been listening properly. Vladimir Putin, Xi…
The Venice Ghetto was a landmark in the history of Jewish persecution
The word ‘ghetto’ is said to derive from the Venetian dialect term for ‘foundry’: ghèto. In the early 16th century,…
From enfant terrible to dame: Tracey Emin in her own words
On the eve of a major retrospective at Tate Modern comes this portrait of Tracey Emin as a painter, told…
Streamlined chic or lacy froth: royal style wars of the 1930s
The semiotics of clothes, especially royal ones, can be fascinating, sending out powerful messages. Think of the jewel-studded, pearl-strewn portraits…
Women have never had it so good as now
Unfortunately, Zoe Strimpel has a great point in Good Slut. Why unfortunately? Because as much as I sympathise with her…