Coastal wind farms: this Sunday, the people say ‘no’ again
When the first coastal wind farms were announced by Energy Minister Chris Bowen, I thought I was dreaming. Australia has…
Albo gives EV drivers a free ride
It is no secret that federal fuel excise revenues have been in decline for years, and something needs to be…
New Zealand’s dance with division is not over yet
New Zealand’s October 14 election coincided with the Voice referendum where Australians decisively said ‘No’ to enshrining divisive race-based politics…
If I were as brave as Jacinta
This week, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price demonstrated her credentials as a potential Australian Prime Minister. She is a member of…
Australia’s ideologically-driven energy crisis
Labor’s energy policy won’t reduce our energy bills by $275 in 2025. When questioned about this promise in 2021, Prime…
Local councils are becoming fiefdoms obsessed with identity politics
One great thing about Australia’s Federation is its system of checks and balances. In addition to a Westminster-style separation of…
It’s time the ABC was privatised
In my view, the ABC no longer provides news and current affairs content that is relevant to mainstream Australians. This…
Labor’s coal-fired green dream
With cost-of-living pressures really starting to hurt Australians, Labor’s green dream would be a complete nightmare if it wasn’t for coal.…
Where’s our energy Plan B, Chris Bowen?
Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, has released a video calling Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear energy ‘a…
Australia’s Korean War 70 years on
As we approach the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement (July 27, 1953), it is timely to reflect on…
Memes: the road to collectivism
As politics becomes increasingly polarised, policymakers are no longer focused on giving voters what they want, but on making voters…
Divide et impera: the end of pluralism
Pluralism – or the ‘doctrine of multiplicity’ – tends to go hand-in-hand with liberal democracy. Based on the concept of…
On Labor’s Heraclitus: the fragments of socialism
There is no socialist solution to Australia's economy
Decolonising ends up where, exactly?
Before the Christmas holidays, one of my mates jokingly said something about ‘soon you’ll be writing about the Left’s war…
A grassroots revival of conservative politics
John Howard and Peter Costello are right to remind the federal government that we are ‘robbing the future to pay…
The slippery slope to socialism
I have the heater on in mid-summer Australia, so it makes sense that ‘they’ changed ‘global warming’ to ‘climate change’…
The sovereignty of technocrats and rule of lawyers
It began when the lawns atop Parliament House were fenced off. The whole point of the design of Parliament House was…
Ignore the French, the next war requires nuclear subs
Do armchair warriors really believe our submariners should fight in obsolete diesel-electric submarines in defence of our nation? Making the performative…
Local government or bureaucratic symbolism?
One of the great things about our federal system is that local governments ensure local issues are dealt with by…
Rewire the Nation or go nuclear?
The Albanese government’s promise to reduce average household power bills by $275 is disappearing along with its mandate for a…
Renewable Woke: welcome to ‘nightmare’
When my lads were little, they liked watching Lamb Chop’s Sing-Along. Invariably, the characters ended the show by singing The Song That…
Victorian Labor: waste and rorts
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement that industry super funds will support the socialisation of the energy grid will create the…
Old habits die hard
Labor’s uncosted infrastructure
The Australian War Memorial is not a political football
I couldn’t agree more with the need to provide a place to acknowledge the conflicts between the original inhabitants of…
Higher taxes: that old chestnut?
Why was I not surprised when Ross Garnaut started touting higher taxes for the mining industry to solve our current cost…
