One of the greatest misconceptions about Australian politics is that voters get a choice. You know what I mean. You…

For years I’ve played this game with a good mate, that is, to see who can simplify their life the…

Carbon-capture-and-underground-storage (CCUS) tops the list of silly schemes ‘to reduce man-made global warming’. The idea is to capture exhaust gases…

2024 continues to be a year of spiritual surprises. One by one by one, leading conservative voices from around the world are expressing…

Is this the moment Labor self-destructs?

Nigel Farage has raised concerns about significant local Muslim and Marxist electoral wins in the United Kingdom. After hearing newly…

Pro-Palestinian protests have turned campuses into a political catwalk

Universities are often seen as bastions of ‘progressive’ thinking. The majority of academics are left-leaning, at least outside of the…

When someone retires after the age of 60, their superannuation savings become ‘unrestricted non-preserved’ and can be converted into pension phase, or…

Pop culture has become a proxy for wars about our culture

The Allan government’s first Budget was business as usual, but in Victoria that’s nothing to be glad about

A cursory watching of the Eurovision Song Contest has brought to light the fact that this contemporary ‘entertainment’ event, despite…

Most of us were lucky enough to make it through the education system largely unharmed. Today, parents are terrified that…

The best thing that can be said about the 2024 Victorian Budget is that it’s not as bad as recent…

A Sydney council is currently under fire for passing a motion to ban same-sex parenting books from the shelves of…

Let’s be clear. Supporting free speech does not require you to allow people to trespass or to shut down public…

Forty years ago, John Cain’s Victorian government commenced an era of extravagant expenditure turbocharged by the Victorian Economic Development Corporation (a…

The Queensland government has declared war on the ever-growing number of parents across the state who have decided to home-school…

French playwright Moliere once said, ‘The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.’ As the share of television…

US President Franklin D Roosevelt, in 1941, pronounced the four fundamental freedoms necessary for life: freedom of speech, freedom to…

Most Australians are likely unaware of the proposed new World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Pandemic Treaty or the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR)…

Net debt in Victoria is forecast to hit $187.8 billion by 2027-28

Stuart Ballantyne views Australia’s dismal military protection

The Albanese government’s Future Built in Australia plan, if nothing else, has certainly caused an unexpected outbreak of bipartisanship among…

Pro-Palestinian student protests across the US have led to allegations of anti-Israel hate crimes and damage to property and occupations…