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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

Left, right, left, right, left

13 November 2024 3:36 am

Marching together to the beat of a populist drum?

The strange death of Western Europe

13 November 2024 2:43 am

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s convincing win in the American presidential election, a lot of balderdash has been expended…

We need principles, not pragmatism, to save lives

13 November 2024 12:26 am

They inject potassium chloride into the heart to cause a fatal heart attack. That is how late-term abortions are done.…

Amsterdam: Untrammelled Islamist Antisemitism

12 November 2024 3:48 pm

The scenes of violent, deliberate, and rampant antisemitism against Israelis visiting the Netherlands to support the Maccabi football team –…

Cheers for a true blue Aussie hero

12 November 2024 10:56 am

Chances are Australia could be facing another disastrous bushfire season like the one we experienced five years ago, which from…

Ukraine: rebuilding lives and minds

12 November 2024 8:09 am

In wartime situations, it’s one thing to rebuild damaged buildings – it’s another thing to rebuild a damaged society’s well-being.…

The West shrugs at North Korean troops in Europe

12 November 2024 7:44 am

North Korean troops sent to fight alongside Russians in its invasion of Ukraine has been met with what looks like…

An open letter to senators: do not pass this MaD bill

11 November 2024 10:08 pm

Dear Senators, I write with a deep sense of urgency, sadness, and unwavering opposition to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting…

Winning against the feminist machine

11 November 2024 4:57 pm

In May this year, the Federal Health Department called a meeting of key men’s health organisations asking them to prepare…

Senator Faruqi’s win leaves all of us poorer

11 November 2024 10:39 am

When Senator Mehreen Faruqi triumphantly stepped out of the Federal Court, having won her case of racial discrimination against Senator…

The death of social science

11 November 2024 10:29 am

Speaking at a debate hosted by the LSE Student Union, Lord Robert Skidelsky critiqued the state of economics today, characterising…

Opposition’s chance to Trump Net Zero

11 November 2024 9:37 am

There will be a narrow window of opportunity between the Presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025 and the next Australian…

Out of touch, out of office

10 November 2024 1:41 pm

Lessons from a catastrophic campaign

From the Dead Era to the Golden Era

10 November 2024 1:20 pm

This week, we have welcomed in a ‘Golden Era’ and said goodbye to the gloomiest four years of Millennial life…

Trump vs Albo the Unready, but what will Dutton do?

9 November 2024 9:50 pm

Donald Trump’s landslide election win is likely to give the Republicans a majority on every measure of electoral success with…

Is the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill coming for the Speccie?

9 November 2024 1:09 pm

‘The clear problem with the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism is…

Cutting HECS debt is not a win for young Australians

9 November 2024 9:57 am

The federal government’s plan to use taxpayers’ money to wipe $16 billion off student loans was welcomed with fanfare by…

Remembering the 100 million killed in the name of communism

9 November 2024 9:49 am

This week, the world watched the United States’ election results, recognising the importance of American democracy not just for its…

Constitutional monarchy: a beacon of stability in an Age of Upheaval

8 November 2024 7:01 am

The debate over Australia’s constitutional monarchy has been brought into the spotlight as we reflect on the success of King…

Iran, the Greens, and Trump: a major policy shift is underway

8 November 2024 1:00 am

An Iranian and a Jew walk into a sausage sizzle…

Bring back conscientious objection

8 November 2024 12:17 am

Informed consent, parental rights, and the overreach of the No Jab, No Pay policy

The waking of the woke

7 November 2024 6:28 pm

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Happy hangover reflections on Trump’s win

7 November 2024 6:18 pm

People of class and good breeding learn early on that gloating is unseemly and unbecoming. I suppose that makes me…

The spell of the elite has been broken

7 November 2024 2:11 pm

They tried to bankrupt him, they tried to jail him, and they even tried to kill him (twice) – but…

Triumph v Karma-la – the second coming

7 November 2024 9:17 am

The problem for the Democrats is not that they’re out of touch, as everyone is saying in election postmortems. Their…