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What happened to the Gen Z revolution?
Western nations are experiencing a rising interest in revolution. Not the over-the-top French-style guillotine variety or a Maoist starvation leap…
The Minneapolis paradox: when Liberal democracy turns against itself
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, two deaths have crystallised a distinctly American paradox. Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse,…
Australia’s renewable energy or monorail policy?
I hate to infringe on the sacred writing territory of Labor Dry, but desperate times call for shameless imitation. There…
Why the merry-go-round can’t save the circus
There’s a special kind of panic that sets in when people confuse motion with progress. Things start spinning. Jobs change…
Banning of political parties and reasonable debate
Two possible consequences of the new hate speech legislation
Without the ribbon. Without the bracelet. Not without the fight…
The hostages are home. The symbols have come off. The responsibility has not. On Monday, January 26, 2026, I removed…
To be Australian
Toward the end of last year (before the Bondi terrorist attack), I was talking with a young woman whose parents…
The response to ‘Javid Shah’ was bullets
The uprising of the Iranian people, carried by the chant of ‘Javid Shah’, was drowned in blood. A chant that…
Cold feet on the leadership spill
The Nationals are very very very united behind David Littleproud, with the party room unlikely to second Colin Boyce’s leadership challenge. My…
I’m sorry, Prime Minister
On Australia Day, I found myself reflecting on the Prime Minister’s memorial service speech at the Sydney Opera House. And…
Why Western silence will burn Iran (and the world)
The year 2026 has marked a grim milestone in Iranian history. The recent report by The Times, estimating a staggering…
Hate speech laws under suspicion for two-tier policing
It has been a week since Labor’s rushed hate speech bill was chaperoned into law by the Liberals and already…
Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups
The evidence of disadvantage in Indigenous communities throughout the world is overwhelming. There ought to be funding for programs designed…
When immigration worked for the nation, not the United Nations
They marched in their tens of thousands, a river of discontent flowing through the heart of Australia’s cities on its…
Are the Nationals an equal Coalition partner?
Give it a couple of weeks, or more precisely, a couple of pay cycles, and the National Party will be…
Dealing with Trump
‘So they debated, willing things to be as they had always been, unwilling to know that events are made by…
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