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Can subsidies help Australians make more babies?
Previous fears of overpopulation in nations with high population densities have been replaced by concerns about a declining and ageing…
That poor possum
I’m not a vegan. You won’t find me stripping naked, drenching myself in red paint, and gluing myself to the…
The neo-liberal consensus is coming apart
The global Covid response was the turning point in public trust, economic vitality, citizen health, free speech, literacy, religious and…
Crisafulli: me-tooing into office?
With polling day nigh in the Queensland election campaign, Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has appeared incredibly weak, vacillating, and indecisive…
Misinformation bill resurrects Mussolini’s attack on economic freedom
On September 12, 2024, Communications Minister for the incumbent Albanese government Michelle Rowland introduced the Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 2024…
Albo the Houso strikes again
With his exquisite political judgement, and with an election looming in the next six months or so, Albo intends to…
Kamala Harris and the coconut tree speech
On May 10, 2023, Kamala Harris, the Democrat Party Presidential candidate, delivered a speech in the White House to Hispanic…
Take teacher training away from universities
These places are openly in the business of destroying our country
Sandwich stimulus: Miles is a bad comedy
Although commonly attributed to Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, the expression, ‘there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch’ long…
Australia is already a successful nuclear nation
ANSTO – the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation – recently celebrated 70 years since Australia’s nuclear age began in…
Prince Harry for Governor-General?
As King Charles makes his highly publicised visit to Australia, the question arises: could his son, Prince Harry, be the…
Why not declare Andrew Barr Chief Minister for life?
The ACT election has come and gone, and surprise, surprise – Andrew Barr and Labor have won yet again. After…
Tribal delusions in academia: the treason of the intellectuals?
Throughout human history, intelligent people have believed many weird ideas. Their false and even delusional beliefs often served as the…
The value of human life through the eyes of the left
The modern left-wing governments and people who regard themselves as the modern left are developing a strange attitude towards human…
It will take more than hot air to fix Labor’s renewables woes
The wheels are falling off Mr Bowen’s energy policy as the Albanese government heads downhill like an out-of-control billy cart.…
The King’s success will sink republicans
King Charles III and Queen Camilla landed safely in Sydney last night, despite a momentary spot of bad weather typical…
Jordan Peterson v Justin Trudeau?
‘I don’t think it’s reasonable for the Prime Minister of the country to basically label me a traitor.’
What green energy transition?
Last week the Net Zero universe was alive with the sounds of jubilation as the penetration of unreliable energy into…
Lessons from the new American right
Australian centre-right politicians are very fond of quoting Winston Churchill. One of the last pieces of advice that great wartime…
The US election, attempts to assassinate Trump, cancel culture, and the prisoner’s dilemma
A dilemma that has dogged conservatives since the emergence of so-called ‘woke’ progressive politics is how best to respond to…
AEU serving themselves, not teachers or students
The Australian Education Union’s (AEU) reckless decision to slap work bans on crucial teaching reforms designed to improve learning for…
Krakow is always a good idea
Some time ago I read an article in the The Spectator Australia about Paris. The author was an Englishman, but…
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