In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Vulnerable children should be the priority
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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?
Does Climate Change mean your favourite celebrity could be turned into wine?
CPAC: our chance to fight bad ideas, not each other
Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr, Yuin, and Australian man Nyunggai Warren Mundine emerged at the weekend leading what is likely to become the…
Finland prepares for war
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…
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
It is almost ten years since Julia Gillard delivered her famous misogyny speech in Parliament in response to a motion…
Safetyism – a fatal conceit
The law was once relatively simple: enforcing contracts and protecting our bodies and property from fraud, violence, and theft. Guilt…
One bandana short of a tourniquet
It is with deep sadness and regret that constitutional monarchists mourn the loss of their greatest asset. The Red Bandana,…
The Voice of coercion
In support of Neil Brown’s excellent article in this week’s Spectator Australia edition, may I offer the following. The Declaration on the Rights…
Shoot the messenger?
In May 2020, the co-authors of this article each wrote a piece critical of lockdowns. In The Spectator, Paul Dolan…
How ‘Net Zeroists’ will keep their lights on
The elites won’t suffer from power cuts with the rest of us
An open letter to CHO of WA
Excess deaths, abuses in medical rights, coerced trials - the disaster of Covid continues in WA
No feminist fanfare for Meloni
Italy has a new Prime Minister. For the first time in its history, the Italian people have elected a female…
Albo to repeat UK attack on self-employed
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese winged his way back to Australia after the Queen’s funeral, he would have been wise…
Eco warriors silent on Nord Stream
Suspicious damage to Nord Stream’s two gas pipelines is already being used as a pretext to justify increased escalation over…
War in the Pacific: Australia’s Sino-American fallacy
The Chinese Communist Party is gnashing its teeth at the theater of history, desperate to enter stage left as King,…
Trashing men in the movies
It was never going to be my cup of tea. Here was a play proclaimed by a London reviewer as…
