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Addiction to emergency power
Western Australians have been enjoying a semblance of freedom after Mark McGowan ended the Covid state border restrictions several months…
The price of environmental activism
The myth of cheap renewables is starting to add up
Counting the cost of being a ‘public’ Christian
Last week’s resignation of Andrew Thorburn from his newly acquired role as CEO of Essendon Football Club raises deep concerns…
Meloni: the Italian Tory?
‘Fires will be kindled to testify that two and two make four. Swords will be drawn to prove that leaves…
It’s the politics, stupid
When US President Joe Biden said ‘we don’t have much time’ at the UN National Assembly on September 21, 2022,…
A new ‘welcome to country’
The Indigenous Welcome to Country is so prevalent and widespread that it’s heard at sporting events, at the start of…
The Jacinta juggernaut
‘My word she’s good.’ The comment is from the woman in the seat beside me at the Conservative Political Action…
Unity through honesty must carry the stage
There often comes a time when a friend has to put his arm around a mate who is behaving badly…
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…
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…
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…
Where’s our Covid ‘Sorry Day’?
Sorry seems to be the hardest word for our politicians to utter
Safetyism – a fatal conceit
The law was once relatively simple: enforcing contracts and protecting our bodies and property from fraud, violence, and theft. Guilt…
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
