The Coalition must follow Trump’s lead
Populists represent the forgotten people
Trump and Vance will pull the socialist wool from our eyes
For several years the focus of leftist academics, and even some Western security agencies, has been on right-wing extremism. Many…
Great Labor Split II: Albo’s succumbing to socialist dilemmas
The Great Labor Split of 1955 stemmed from theoretical dilemmas that have always haunted the Western left’s fragmented socialism. 70…
No, Mr Bowen, community batteries are not a substitute for nuclear
At a recent press conference in Bexley North in Sydney’s south, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced the…
The case for a government-owned nuclear reactor fleet
Peter Dutton’s announcement that the Coalition will build seven nuclear reactors on the sites of existing coal-fired power stations is…
Taiwan and Australia: She’ll be right, mate?
From Taipei: One of the first things that struck me about Taiwan is that I felt like I was in…
North Korea trash politics sky-high while our pollies are distracted
From Baengnyeongdo, South Korea: Here at what the Americans call PY-Do in the Yellow Sea, we are closer to North…
Art’s gone Woke and no longer serves the common good
Perhaps the National Gallery of Australia should be renamed the National Fringe Gallery of Australia...
A Federal Budget to celebrate
Is this the moment Labor self-destructs?
Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs
Fearless sons and daughters of Anzacs, today we commemorate the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at…
The Albanese government is our biggest national security threat
The bold display of Iranian military drones over the holy city of Jerusalem symbolises the weakness of the Albanese government.…
Dear Senator Wong, recognising a terrorist state is wrong
Senator Wong’s recent call to recognise Palestine, which is controlled by the proscribed terrorist organisation Hamas, was supported by Senator…
Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision
Albanese is selling our young voters a dangerous lie
70 per cent of EV data is made up
Evangelistic EV drivers tell me that as an academic, I should know better. They are unimpressed when I do not…
Treasurer’s antifragile Budget just another black swan
The Treasurer is like a boss who enthusiastically makes everyone’s life a misery with every new fad. Only this time,…
How about tax deductions for your home loan interest?
Imagine if you could claim the interest you pay on your mortgage as a tax deduction. While you can’t in…
Woke tropes informing Australia’s Gaza response
ACT Senator David Pocock wrote about Australia’s response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza recently. The next day, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong…
Our spy laws are out of date (again)
It appears that ASIO is unable to bring about the prosecution of an unamed former politician who betrayed Australia because…
Eshays, imported riots – are water cannons next?
Whether it’s antisemitic pro-Palestinians or a gathering of ‘eshays’ in Logan in Queensland, our police forces have lost control of…
Communist roots to anti-nuclear sentiment in Australia
At the end of the second world war, the Chifley Labor government became involved in a joint project with Britain…
Conservatives have no solutions, or so the story goes
...and socialists have solutions that are abhorrent
Politicians must permit Australians to speak up
At a recent public meeting in regional Australia, I asked what politicians could do to capitalise on the current mood…
Your super may be funding Labor’s broken promises
Industry superannuation funds are great if you are a member of one. Low administration fees, focused on returns for members,…
The end of Woke is nigh
People used to refer to Paul Keating as the best Liberal Prime Minister we ever had. When Malcolm Turnbull became…
Labor are the masters of their own demise
Labor’s energy policy has recast Labor from the ‘catch-all’ party of Keating to the ‘upset-all’ party of Albanese
