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A Pyrrhic victory: the unfinished business of closing the ‘Gap’

17 October 2023 3:19 am

The Voice has been defeated, but the victory of the ‘No’ case could be described as a ‘Pyrrhic’ victory because…

Economic status ‘woe’

17 October 2023 3:05 am

A lot of young Australians have become disenfranchised by the economic status quo and understandably so. It has become all…

Warren Mundine tells the media elite to ‘wake up’

16 October 2023 1:38 am

Up until now, the proposed referendum (which failed over the weekend) has generated a lot of emotion, mostly coming from…

Abomination on the streets of Sydney shamed the NSW government, defiled Australia, and defamed its people

16 October 2023 12:42 am

The Splendour in the Grass arts and music festival is an annual festival held in the North Byron Parklands. This year’s…

Australia unites around a new narrative

15 October 2023 11:00 pm

Australia’s Indigenous people were not ‘rejected’ by the rejection of the Voice referendum, despite what elites in the Teal-Green belt…

A resounding victory for the ‘No’ campaign

15 October 2023 1:16 pm

The Voice to Parliament referendum results are in and it is a resounding victory for the ‘No’ campaign which won…

Voice referendum a lesson in standing for fundamental principles instead of vibes

15 October 2023 11:26 am

It was John Howard that said, ‘In politics, it is better to be right than popular.’ In other words, people…

Ten million times ‘No’: reflections on the referendum

15 October 2023 1:41 am

The barbaric slaughter of many hundreds of Israelis by Palestinian terrorists is a horrifying reminder of the power of hatred…

New Zealand: out with the old, in with the new

15 October 2023 1:26 am

With Christopher Luxon now the next New Zealand Prime Minister and a majority about to be formed in Parliament via…

Congratulations Australia!

14 October 2023 11:28 pm

Congratulations Australia. You made the right call. Congratulations to all of you ‘No’ volunteers and voters, and all who ran…

Voice result a blow to the Liberal wets

14 October 2023 11:19 pm

The Voice to Parliament referendum went down in flames. Starting with a staggering 76 per cent approval on binary polling,…

Australians do not vote blindly

14 October 2023 6:50 am

It is not true that Australians blindly vote No at referendums, or that the double majority requirement precludes constitutional change

Why I cannot support the ‘Voice’

14 October 2023 6:40 am

On the eve of the referendum to change the Constitution by inserting a new chapter IX, the so-called Voice, people…

The cranky country

13 October 2023 3:13 pm

At a recent packed-out ‘No’ event in Ballina (New South Wales), Jacinta Price received a standing ovation on arrival, and…

The Constitution – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

13 October 2023 1:12 pm

One of my favourite memories is visiting family friends as a kid on their 3,000 acre farm near Coonabarabran, NSW.…

One person, one vote: Australia must say NO to race-based political privilege

13 October 2023 1:01 pm

Unlike totalitarian regimes, liberal Western democracies like Australia are based on the fundamental principle of one person, one vote. To…

What does Australia look like after reconciliation?

13 October 2023 12:50 pm

The referendum to amend the Australian Constitution to include an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament is fast…

Arrivalism: the new Woke ideology

13 October 2023 4:49 am

Arrivalism is a new woke ideology being developed in Western countries. Currently, it is found in Australia with the campaign…

What could come next in Israel’s war against Hamas?

13 October 2023 4:20 am

While there have been several wars between Israel and its enemies over the years, the latest Hamas attack on Israel…

Albanese‘s betrayal: power by inheritance

13 October 2023 2:30 am

Flying (in a plane) over the vast Australian continent on my return from ‘bitsy’ Europe this week, I felt I…

Progressive elites won’t back down, they’ll double down

13 October 2023 12:52 am

Pyrrhic Victory is a victory that ‘inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is basically the same…

Albanese everywhere – but nowhere: the Voice has been overshadowed

13 October 2023 12:02 am

Politics happens in a context. This means that national leaders must operate in the knowledge that their plans will be…

‘Voices’ are stacked against remote Indigenous communities

12 October 2023 2:06 pm

‘We need to listen to people’ so that ‘governments actually respond to people on the ground’. These were the words…

Despatch from the front lines

12 October 2023 5:00 am

For the past week I have been handing out referendum ‘No’ case information to the public as they present themselves…

Australia’s worker shortage is a Canberra policy shortage

12 October 2023 4:30 am

Australia’s persistent worker shortage crisis is a major roadblock to the growth of our economy and our nation’s prosperity. There…