In praise of Israel (1)
Free speech has a new champion, and his name is Israel Folau. And once again, the corporate, political and media…
No time for goodies and giveaways
After 30 consecutive losing Newspolls, knives are out for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison, Julie Bishop and…
Monash
According to his biographer Geoffrey Serle, in the 1920s Sir John Monash was ‘broadly accepted, not just in Victoria, as…
Australian letters
Dark days Sir: David Dilley (Letters, 17 March) suggests ‘co-operation between local communities and enlightened landowners’ might assist in the…
Resurrection unlikely
Could there be a better time of year than this for the Australian cricket team to decide to crucify themselves,…
Window display
On too many fronts, the Turnbull government’s embarrassing timidity is constantly on display. It is a timorousness fuelled as much…
Australian letters
Rocky road Sir: Piers Ackerman is either indulging in a piece of tabloid provocation or he is on the rocky…
Manna from Shorten
Just when the thirtieth consecutive Newspoll loss for the Turnbull government is looming, and it looks ‘Goodnight Irene’ for Malcolm…
Australian letters
The point of Cory? Sir: I am a paid up member of the Australian Conservatives. Sadly, I suspect the good…
Marshmallow fists
The tragedy is that even if Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull were to ‘take the gloves off’ in his battle with…
Australian letters
Sterner stuff Sir: I refer to Mark Higgie’s article in The Spectator Australia last week. I served with DFAT for…
Trump, Turnbull, McCormack
Conservative and mainstream Australians can only sit idly by and watch the ‘Trump revolution’ with a mixture of envy and…
Australian letters
Love is love Sir: What total hypocrisy: the words attacking Barnaby Joyce from the same people who argued we must…
Bucking Barnaby
Something doesn’t quite add up. On the one hand, the Prime Minister’s spouse, Lucy Turnbull, proudly announces via a soft…
Exorcising Malcolm
Those close to the Prime Minister talk of ‘good Malcolm’ versus ‘bad Malcolm’ – the two sides to Mr Turnbull’s…
To stay or go?
Senator Lucy Gichuhi’s decision to sit with the Liberal Party is a small but important step militating against the fragmentation…
Australian letters
Onward Christian soldiers? Sir: Hal Colebatch contemplates the revival of the religious military orders to protect Christianity from the attacks…
Shorten’s integrity trick
Now that same-sex marriage is out of the way, the banking royal commission hastily agreed to, and the Australia Day…
Mr Abbott’s agenda
The once and possibly future Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, this week started 2018 strongly. Writing for the Australian and speaking…
Australian letters
Dark ages revisited? Sir: The latest, frenzied, hysterical and vitriolic attack on President Trump by the media, over his “alleged”…
Save Australia Day
There is only one way for Australians to show their contempt for the stifling political correctness and bullying left-wing activism…
Australian letters
Twelve bad men Sir: In his article ‘Guilty’, it appears that the cases quoted by Andrew Urban were heard by…
Trial by #metoo media
The Golden Globe awards have come and gone, with Hollywood emblackening itself and making self-righteous declarations against sexual harassment and…
True friend?
Exactly a year ago on this page and on our cover we denounced the Obama administration-sponsored United Nations Security Council…
Season of goodwill
Australians deserve a long, hot, glorious summer of beaches and barbies and to indulge themselves in a joyous Christmas break…
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