Fearghus Keogh

Bradman read the ball. Brabham read the road. Can Canberra read AI?

27 October 2026 1:47 pm

Do we really want ministers in Canberra controlling the future of AI?

The invisible dragon beyond the castle walls

19 October 2026 2:17 pm

The greatest threat to our freedom may not be Artificial Intelligence, but the political institutions determined to control what it allows us to know

When imitation becomes enough

12 October 2026 12:02 am

Place an AI image beside a Botticelli, and the contrast is immediate

En garde! China and AI

10 October 2026 9:00 am

What are the rules of engagement?

Dead within a decade?

22 September 2026 11:11 am

This is not serious political philosophy. It is a spectacle...

Repeal the red tape – switch on the future

5 September 2026 10:25 pm

Politicians put our nuclear future on hold and politicians can restart it, if they choose...

The death of the heroic political backstory

31 August 2026 11:34 pm

Why the age of the carefully curated origin myth is becoming harder to sustain

If you think AI is a fait accompli…

9 August 2026 7:04 pm

AI is not a software update. It is an industrial process of extraordinary energy intensity which Australia might not be able to provide...

The political kelpie

2 August 2026 11:03 pm

People and ideas that influence politics without holding office

Crimson Conservatism

26 July 2026 11:35 pm

Community, identity, and belonging in an Age of Culture Wars

Sixty years of hurt and seven Prime Ministers

20 July 2026 1:00 am

Andy Burnham has conquered Westminster, but government requires more than popularity, localism and Northern Soul

En Garde for the common good

9 July 2026 1:31 pm

The choice before us is not simply Left and Right

A house divided

31 May 2026 11:17 am

Why conservatism must return to institutions

The return of the trades

3 May 2026 6:42 pm

A nation that does not build will not endure