In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Marxist education? Senator Hughes might be right
The NSW Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes gave a speech to the Sydney Institute identifying why the Scott Morrison government was…
UK public rejects Yassmin after nasty remarks about flag
It’s happened again. Left-wing activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied has insulted her host country on Twitter, triggering an angry response from citizens.…
Christianity becomes a minority, but religion is on the rise
Australian census data released yesterday shows that – for the first time in our nation’s history – Christians are in…
Laughably ludicrous ‘green’ targets
In Mary Poppins, Uncle Albert’s infectious laughter has first Bert, then the children, float up from the floor to join…
Are you pregnant, sir?
When one thinks of Scotland, one might conjure up images of the hauntingly beautiful and bleak highlands. A place that…
The Left’s war on children
The Labor and Green alliance in Australia and the Biden Administration in America are modern political movements with a very…
WA gets closer and closer to Beijing
With the Western Australian government rolling back vaccination requirements for several industries after June 10, a fresh wave of court…
Peddling rainbows
Universities should be impartial when it comes to active ideological disagreements, and they should certainly not cede that impartiality in…
At least Lidia Thorpe is honest
Following Greens leader Adam Bandt’s refusal to stand in front of the Australian flag at a press conference because the…
State governments must recognise natural immunity
It has been a while since anyone has spoken seriously about natural immunity. It is, as I have written about…
Fast-tracking Australia toward nuclear subs
The path to Australia acquiring nuclear submarines is being portrayed as too steep. We could get ourselves one Virginia-class nuclear-propelled…
Renewables: the deep end of the South China Sea
It would be a mistake to view the South China Sea dispute between China and Japan as a simple territorial…
Is Prime Minister Albanese scared of the crossbench?
Prime Minister Albanese has reduced the advisory staff available to crossbench Senators and MHRs from four to one. This may…
Penny Wong gives Taliban $1 million in aid
While Australian families suffer through Covid-induced poverty or are left jobless due to state-Labor vaccine mandates, Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
I made a go of ‘chest feeding’
My wife and I had our first child recently, and I feared not pulling my weight in helping provide nourishment…
Democrats go on ‘sex strike’
Abortion activists have threatened a ‘sex strike’ to protest the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. A…
Climate Change’s ‘Pigouvian’ tax
Rod Sims, formerly head of the ACCC, advocates a carbon tax as a ‘Pigouvian’ solution to the global damage which he…
Griffith University takes cancel culture too far
Although few may remember him today, Sir Samuel Griffith made an immense contribution to the early development of Australia’s parliamentary…
Kean eliminates plastic!(?)
Dear climate warrior and morally superior eco-activist Matt Kean, You will find a lot of single-use plastic featured in the…
More gaslighting in Roe vs. Wade
As most sentient beings will know by now, the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade in the Dobbs case. The general impression…
NSW and Victoria meddle in pre-schools
On June 16, the Premiers of New South Wales and Victoria announced ‘the greatest transformation of childhood education in a…
Roe vs. Wade: Democrats can only blame themselves
The American Democrats have only themselves to blame when it comes to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. If it had…
Win the battle - lose the culture war?
Whenever a disaffected liberal artist is abandoned by the Left – The Spectator Australia gains a creative and insightful commentator. The path…
Medical students give conservatives hope for the future
Those of us orientated to a more conservative perspective are failing on a number of levels, not least of which…
When are we banning the hammer and sickle?
Victoria this week become the first Australian jurisdiction to ban the Nazi swastika, with those who defy the ban to…
