In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
G20: our greatest moral challenge is preserving the West
The main news headline to come out of the G20 seems to be, in essence, that “The United States’ influence…
Yassmin and Tim, from migrant to migrant, please stop whinging
Dear Yassmin and Tim You know your incessant whinging about how horrible Australia is? As a migrant to fellow migrants,…
Brave Badham’s “Battle of the Bulge” against Trump
Politically correct feminism just keeps getting funnier, folks! These days, rants from its most zealous true believers are so jaw-droppingly…
Theresa May and three heresies
There’s still a whole lot of libertarian grand-standing going on about the British general election, much of it predicated on…
“Guten tag! Welcome to Hamburg!”
“Really Lucy, it’s quite frustrating. I was hoping to get away … get away from we-know-who and his rants, I…
The Donald delivers the speech we’ve been waiting for
Aficionados of The Spectator will know that entries in the 2017 Thawley Competition have opened, with a tasty $5000 prize…
Is Turnbull planning a lightning strike against Abbott?
The Tony Abbott insurrection against the moderate overlords of the parliamentary Liberal party continues. ‘I am a member of the…
Julia Gillard, you’re fired
It was ridiculous before it began: then she began and it spiralled into something hideously currish. Julia Gillard is not…
Does losing faith in religion really mark a new dark ages?
There are so many things that we lose on our passage through life: innocence, virginity, youth, looks, patience, temper, love,…
Gratuitous advice from a humble Liberal branch member
Dear Malcolm As a conservative member of the Liberal Party, I want you to succeed. I genuinely do. The alternative…
Gillard’s Trump Twitter claim leaves mental health lobby beyond blue
Newly appointed Beyond Blue chair Julia Gillard is already embroiled in controversy. Discussing Donald Trump’s Twitter habits on ABC’s Lateline,…
Male suicide has nothing to do with politics. Apparently…
The Sydney Morning Herald has been quick to report a half-yearly update on domestic violence. In a blizzard of statistics, there…
Dear Prince Harry, about those worries…
Last week I was detailing to my uncle the current Prince’s malaise with his occupation, my uncle replied with at…
Multiculturalism as a weapon
For most average people in the street, including most of the ordinary proponents of it, multiculturalism simply means more of…
Football violence is a crime
It’s time to stop pretending in Australia in the twenty-first century that an assault on the football field is anything…
If only Trump were Australian
Amongst the recent brouhaha about US President Trump’s late-night tweeting habits, a lot of people missed a major speech he…
Sydney (pseudo) Science Festival 2017
The Sydney Science Festival (August 8-20, if you want to put it in your diary) has booked an Opera House…
Ugly socialist genes
Trigger warning: This article contains Swiftian satire. The current animus from the left, culminating in the attempted murder of a…
When electricity becomes a luxury
“Where do you go?” They are all older women, retirees from the federal and Territory public services, the ASO5 and…
Ban Lee Rhiannon!
A woman who changed her surname so she could be named after a legendary Welsh witch wants to ban the Lord’s…
Not losing our religion
Findings from the 2016 Census that 30 per cent of Australians report having no religious affiliation have led to renewed…
Cory Bernardi has his work cut out for him
The ancient Greeks often used the art form of storytelling, using fables or parables to get a point across. One…
Assisted dying: theory and practice
Last week three people died together in what is being called a ‘triple suicide pact’ in a resort island at…
The answer isn’t Liberal
Let’s pretend for just a moment that Tony Abbott is the right-wing hardliner everyone says he is. Let’s pretend he’s not as…
Christopher, admission to the winner’s circle has a price
There is no family Christmas, no school reunion more dysfunctional than the Liberal Party’s annual Federal Council. Every June, MPs, their staffers…