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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…

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…

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…

The Voice of coercion

2 October 2022 10:17 am

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?

2 October 2022 4:00 am

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

1 October 2022 12:00 pm

The elites won’t suffer from power cuts with the rest of us

An open letter to CHO of WA

1 October 2022 10:00 am

Excess deaths, abuses in medical rights, coerced trials - the disaster of Covid continues in WA

No feminist fanfare for Meloni

1 October 2022 8:00 am

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

1 October 2022 4:00 am

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese winged his way back to Australia after the Queen’s funeral, he would have been wise…

War in the Pacific: Australia’s Sino-American fallacy

30 September 2022 12:00 pm

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

30 September 2022 11:00 am

It was never going to be my cup of tea. Here was a play proclaimed by a London reviewer as…

Australia’s vaping experiment has failed

30 September 2022 8:00 am

The Australian government’s medical, prescription-only model for nicotine vaping was introduced on October 1, 2021, and has been a resounding policy failure.…

Political gaslighting

30 September 2022 4:00 am

When it comes to political analysis, Shakespeare may not get the credit he deserves. One of his most memorable lines…

Paying the rent with our national parks

29 September 2022 2:50 pm

‘The NSW Government recognises that land title is central to the development of a new model for Aboriginal joint management. Accordingly,…

Why I voted for Giorgia Meloni

29 September 2022 12:34 pm

As an Italian citizen resident abroad, I have the right to vote in Italian elections and referenda. While in past…

Social licences for law firms

29 September 2022 8:00 am

There is something very frightening about the future of society if law firms are expected to maintain their ‘social licences…