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

Mobilise the church against Daniel Andrews!

7 October 2022 11:47 am

Churches in Victoria must mobilise their congregations to vote Daniel Andrews out of office. Sure the Liberals are hopeless, but…

How to fix the ‘extinction crisis’

7 October 2022 10:00 am

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced the latest plan to ‘save’ our wildlife. Tanya Plibersek launches new Threatened Species Action…

Addiction to emergency power

7 October 2022 9:00 am

Western Australians have been enjoying a semblance of freedom after Mark McGowan ended the Covid state border restrictions several months…

The price of environmental activism

7 October 2022 4:00 am

The myth of cheap renewables is starting to add up

Counting the cost of being a ‘public’ Christian

6 October 2022 1:22 pm

Last week’s resignation of Andrew Thorburn from his newly acquired role as CEO of Essendon Football Club raises deep concerns…

Meloni: the Italian Tory?

6 October 2022 11:00 am

‘Fires will be kindled to testify that two and two make four. Swords will be drawn to prove that leaves…

It’s the politics, stupid

6 October 2022 10:00 am

When US President Joe Biden said ‘we don’t have much time’ at the UN National Assembly on September 21, 2022,…

A new ‘welcome to country’

6 October 2022 9:00 am

The Indigenous Welcome to Country is so prevalent and widespread that it’s heard at sporting events, at the start of…

The Jacinta juggernaut

6 October 2022 7:00 am

‘My word she’s good.’ The comment is from the woman in the seat beside me at the Conservative Political Action…

Unity through honesty must carry the stage

6 October 2022 4:00 am

There often comes a time when a friend has to put his arm around a mate who is behaving badly…

Vulnerable children should be the priority

5 October 2022 12:12 pm

As we’ve learnt over the past few years, there are many, many things that government can do. The list is…

The blessing of conservatism

5 October 2022 12:00 pm

The Spectator Australia’s article The Curse Of Conservatism considered the knee-jerk opposition to Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party…

Our lucky country injured by Safetyism

5 October 2022 11:00 am

Remember the time of Crocodile Dundee when we were known as the ‘Lucky Country’ with a touch of Larrikinism? Clive…

Battleground Melbourne: courage on show at CPAC

5 October 2022 9:00 am

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Sydney. It was a…

The lost art of ‘truth-telling’

5 October 2022 4:00 am

It was a humbling experience to attend a function in Canberra’s old Parliament House recently to celebrate the 50th Anniversary…

Covid mea culpa class

4 October 2022 1:00 pm

Nothing gets Covid realists crankier than the non-recognition of Covid crimes committed by governments. We crave Covid accountability more than…

Palaszczuk’s renewable clown world

4 October 2022 11:00 am

We all know politicians love to hobnob with wealthy elites. Is it so far-fetched to imagine a cabal of premiers…

Cop27 is not a Royal affair

4 October 2022 10:00 am

Even Liz Truss is trying to give King Charles III a hand, but if the new monarch isn’t careful, the…

Accidental climate change cannibalism?

4 October 2022 9:00 am

Does Climate Change mean your favourite celebrity could be turned into wine?

CPAC: our chance to fight bad ideas, not each other

4 October 2022 4:00 am

Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr, Yuin, and Australian man Nyunggai Warren Mundine emerged at the weekend leading what is likely to become the…

Finland prepares for war

3 October 2022 4:37 pm

Europe is waking up. There have been small military scuffles over the years since the close of the second world…

If Albo was my president…

3 October 2022 12:30 pm

Can you imagine what life would be like if Anthony Albanese was President of the United States of Australia? Ruminate…

Australia’s Woke misogyny problem

3 October 2022 10:30 am

It is almost ten years since Julia Gillard delivered her famous misogyny speech in Parliament in response to a motion…

Where’s our Covid ‘Sorry Day’?

3 October 2022 8:00 am

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for our politicians to utter

Safetyism – a fatal conceit

3 October 2022 4:00 am

The law was once relatively simple: enforcing contracts and protecting our bodies and property from fraud, violence, and theft. Guilt…