James Macpherson

Race campaigners, please leave my black kids alone

17 June 2020 5:56 pm

I spend more time lately protecting my black sons from well-meaning people concerned they might be victims of racism than…

Black Lives Matter protesters aren’t making history, but shallow gestures

11 June 2020 5:38 pm

Many are saying the events of the past fortnight – with marches against racism being held around the world –…

Are protesters now essential workers?

4 June 2020 1:06 pm

One minute the media are telling us coronavirus is so lethal that we dare not leave our homes. The next…

In Reconciliation Week and on Sorry Day

28 May 2020 5:00 am

In Reconciliation Week and on Sorry Day we acknowledge that Australia is a racist country, and to say that it…

Why not replace politicians with the ‘experts’?

22 May 2020 5:00 am

Is it time to replace our elected politicians with non-elected experts? We have always voted representatives into public office. But…

Behind Annastacia Palaszczuk’s border wars

19 May 2020 5:20 pm

The decision to close the Queensland border to protect citizens from the spread of coronavirus, like many other decisions the…

What on earth is wrong with having a Christian in the Lodge?

18 May 2020 4:51 pm

From the moment Pentecostal church-going Scott Morrison became Prime Minister his Christian faith has been the subject of hot debate.…

The left want to keep us lockdowned to serve the grand green agenda

8 May 2020 10:33 am

Leftists have turned to alchemy to try to transform the Covid-19 pandemic into their fabled climate emergency. Former ABC journalist…

Covid-19: Sorting the wheat from the chaff since January 2020

4 May 2020 2:00 pm

Just yesterday a university degree in gender studies was valuable. Today a job at the supermarket is valuable. Yesterday a…

How dare we ignore our celebrities at a time like this?

30 April 2020 5:30 pm

In the latest example of how the cult of celebrity trivialises everything it touches, actress Hilarie Burton has announced that…

Our deep thinking corona crusaders – and others

24 April 2020 12:02 pm

In the fight against coronavirus, it is disconcerting to have people barracking for the virus. The latest cheer-leader for the…

The lexicon of lockdown: a guide to the new corona-speak

20 April 2020 6:35 pm

The coronavirus epidemic has completely changed the world, including the way we speak. Words that only yesterday meant one thing…