The Tony Abbott insurrection against the moderate overlords of the parliamentary Liberal party continues. ‘I am a member of the…

It was ridiculous before it began: then she began and it spiralled into something hideously currish. Julia Gillard is not…

There are so many things that we lose on our passage through life: innocence, virginity, youth, looks, patience, temper, love,…

Dear Malcolm As a conservative member of the Liberal Party, I want you to succeed. I genuinely do. The alternative…

Newly appointed Beyond Blue chair Julia Gillard is already embroiled in controversy. Discussing Donald Trump’s Twitter habits on ABC’s Lateline,…

The Sydney Morning Herald has been quick to report a half-yearly update on domestic violence. In a blizzard of statistics, there…

Last week I was detailing to my uncle the current Prince’s malaise with his occupation, my uncle replied with at…

For most average people in the street, including most of the ordinary proponents of it, multiculturalism simply means more of…

It’s time to stop pretending in Australia in the twenty-first century that an assault on the football field is anything…

Amongst the recent brouhaha about US President Trump’s late-night tweeting habits, a lot of people missed a major speech he…

The Sydney Science Festival (August 8-20, if you want to put it in your diary) has booked an Opera House…

Trigger warning: This article contains Swiftian satire. The current animus from the left, culminating in the attempted murder of a…

“Where do you go?” They are all older women, retirees from the federal and Territory public services, the ASO5 and…

A woman who changed her surname so she could be named after a legendary Welsh witch wants to ban the Lord’s…

Findings from the 2016 Census that 30 per cent of Australians report having no religious affiliation have led to renewed…

The ancient Greeks often used the art form of storytelling, using fables or parables to get a point across. One…

Last week three people died together in what is being called a ‘triple suicide pact’ in a resort island at…

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…

There is no family Christmas, no school reunion more dysfunctional than the Liberal Party’s annual Federal Council. Every June, MPs, their staffers…

The Guardian Australia has published an extract from Julia Gillard’s John Curtin prime ministerial library’s anniversary lecture. Stay with me… She…

If you are one of those people who raised an eyebrow about my election to the Western Australian Legislative Council,…

Senator Cory Bernardi, as the leader of Australian Conservatives, has failed his first critical national economic test. A fortnight ago, Bernardi issued his weekly ‘common sense’…

Dr Boudewijn Chabot is a retired Dutch psychiatrist and psychotherapist. In 1993 he was charged with having assisted in the…

I wrote recently that the sensible centre in Australian politics is dead. Labor is off with the populist pixies and…

The current House of Representatives inquiry into the legalisation of personal vaporisers should be welcomed and not criticised, as tedious,…