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After Sinwar’s death: Israel is ascendant
I stood at the Bar-Lev lookout with the battle-hardened Colonel of the Israeli Defense Force.* At a respectful distance, the…
Kamala was never going to beat Trump the in-Vanceable
As a woman and the incumbent Vice President, Kamala Harris had the extremely difficult task of stepping into a second…
Australia’s energy policy is all coming badly unstuck
To cap all Labor’s woes, the Starmer and Biden governments have announced a major u-turn to nuclear as their strategy…
Defending Australian sovereignty and freedoms
I write to you with a profound concern for the future of our nation’s freedoms in light of several proposed…
A thousand days of the Ukraine war
On its 1,000th day, the debate about the war on Ukraine is focused on the ascendancy of Donald J. Trump…
Companies that neglect customer care risk extinction
Like lumbering dinosaurs oblivious to the asteroid bearing down on them, companies that trade on their brand alone to see…
The Taliban go green
It sounds better to say ‘Afghanistan attended COP29’ instead of laying the truth out in bold print: the Taliban are…
The End-of-Disco election
Some may remember the 1979 ‘disco demolition’ concert in Chicago. A garish event planned for between the games of a…
Biden’s threat to world peace?
Unfortunately, it’s not hyperbole to observe that we are closer to a third world war now than ever before. This…
The Conference of Parties: how many more?
The latest COP talkfest, with 66,778 participants, is producing much hot air and hand-wringing as it looks to upgrade the…
France could be 100 per cent nuclear. Why not Australia?
‘80 per cent of electricity production is done by nuclear (in France). Actually, we could have 100 per cent, but…
Bluesky: the blue wave crashes on itself
I feel like my recent foray into the social media app Bluesky Social was a bit of a precursor to…
Cashed up! What do we make of Chalmers’ thought bubble?
It is a blink-and-you-missed-it moment, but the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has announced a new regulation to protect cash transactions on…
Into the arms of the radical Left
Banning Australians who are under 16 from social media has one obvious and immediate side-effect: political outrage. As the only…
Weaponising children to justify censorship
Setting aside the vast and rock-solid arguments as to why banning social media for those under 16 is a Trojan…
Australia’s swansong for free speech
Why the Senate should defeat the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill
It is God’s will
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) notes that over the past 50 years, there has been a steady decline in the…
Tea, Trump, and tyranny: could America rejoin the British Empire?
It’s a quiet day in the hallowed halls of Westminster when the unexpected happens: Donald J. Trump, golden mane aglow,…
Trump’s new America should mean Australia’s realignment
If there are any insights worth taking away from Donald Trump’s victory last week, it’s that anything is possible, politicians…
Portugal’s national identity is forged through individual bravery, not identity politics
From Lisbon: Portugal, a seafaring nation, pioneered the Age of Discovery and the exploration of the New World. Synonymous with…
COP29: Much more than a climate negotiation marathon
This year, it was Baku’s turn to host the annual UN Climate Conference, COP29. But if you think COP is…
Trump a portend for Australian politics
Trump might have only won 51 to 49 per cent of the popular vote, but the victory is assessed by…
Lost boys
A review of Richard Reeves, Of boys and men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it
The Democrat double-standard
Amid the cries of adoration, the tears of disbelief, and the malevolent anti-Trump boos of the Democratic faithful, Vice President…
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Net zero bandwagon’s wheels are wobbling
As Bowen heads off to another pointless Cop gabfest
Trigger warning: common sense outbreak at UN!
United Nations calls out trans threat to women’s sports
