Anthony Albanese’s mosque heckling is a humiliation
Ever since the Hamas atrocities of October 2023, it’s not been easy being Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Following the…
Australia finally did right by Iran’s brave footballers
In 1989, as tanks rolled into central Beijing to crush the pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square, Australia’s then prime minister,…
Why Australia wants Andrew out of the line of succession
‘Australians don’t want a bar of this bloke, frankly.’ That’s what Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said today after calling…
Why won’t Sydney let Israel’s president speak?
‘From Gadigal to Gaza, globalise the intifada!’ This cry rang out on Monday night at an angry protest in central…
The remarkable courage of 13-year-old Austin Appelbee
Australia has been global news for all the wrong reasons. So it was a relief to hear a story of…
This year’s Australia Day brings a painful realisation
In broad daylight, two monuments were smashed in Melbourne’s Flagstaff Gardens last week. One of them was an 1871 memorial…
Sharks are terrorising Australia
This is a summer that Australians want to forget. Australia was shocked and outraged by last month’s Bondi massacre of…
What winning the Ashes means for Australia
This has been a week when Australia could no longer deny the dark stain of anti-Semitism on our national soul.…
A gun crackdown is easier than confronting Australia’s Islamist menace
It’s hard to disagree with the verdict of former Australian cabinet minister Josh Frydenberg on the Bondi Beach attack. ‘Guns…
Is Australia finally taking anti-Semitism seriously?
After four days of looking like a rabbit in the headlights, embattled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, finally started to…
Will Australia finally take anti-Semitism seriously?
After four days of looking like a rabbit in the headlights, embattled Australian prime minister, Labor’s Anthony Albanese, finally started…
Albanese has failed to step up after the Bondi beach attack
It’s been three days since the jihad against innocent Jews at Sydney’s Bondi beach. A nation’s grief is swiftly turning…
Bondi Beach and the heroism of Ahmed al Ahmed
As the appalling story of Sunday’s anti-Jewish mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach continue to unfold, and 16 people are…
Australia must be purged of its festering anti-Semitism
It breaks my heart to write this piece. Today, the resurgence of anti-Semitism that has percolated and festered in Australia…
Will Australia’s social media ban work?
It’s all too easy to get hooked by the online world, to fall headlong into it, to spend hour upon…
Aussies are enjoying England’s Ashes meltdown
What a letdown for lovers of Test cricket in both England and Australia. After just six playing days, the Ashes…
Why Australia’s sharks keep on targeting tourists
Thursday dawned bright and warm over the beaches of northern New South Wales. It was a perfect morning to enjoy…
How a burka brought bedlam to Australia’s parliament
Australia’s parliament is a curious place when it comes to its dress code. Suits without ties: frowned upon. Dresses made…
Memo to Jess Wilson: I’ve found your shadow Treasurer for you
On Friday, I spent an afternoon at the H R Nicholls Society annual conference, as a guest of the Society.…
Australia could regret its decision to recognise Palestine
When it comes to major decisions certain to anger Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking safety in…
Victoria’s Aboriginal ‘Treaty’ will undermine its democracy
On Tuesday evening, my six-year old’s suburban Melbourne primary school staged a wonderful concert, an all-school celebration of contemporary song,…
Australia has finally woken up to the Iranian threat
Geographically, eastern Australia is about as far from Israel and Gaza as anyone can get. But given the Australian government’s…
Australia’s relations with Israel are lying in tatters
Australia and Israel are – were – traditional allies. A former leader of Australia’s Labor party and then president of…
Why Australia is recognising Palestine
In 1968, the American broadcaster Walter Cronkite told his national TV audience the United Stated was losing the war in…
Melbourne’s mad plan to adopt an Aboriginal six-season calendar
Victoria’s capital, Melbourne, has a dubious meteorological reputation. Our weather is so predictably unpredictable that Melbourne can easily have four…
