Tony Abbott

The myth of Brexit-broken Britain

6 July 2023 6:00 pm

With inflation rampant, growth stagnant, government disintegrating, and nothing working – so I’d read, all due to Brexit, naturally –…

Moroccan diary

24 June 2023 9:00 am

Most Australians know little about Morocco because it’s one of those places that rarely makes the news. Not much goes…

Voicing doubt

18 March 2023 9:00 am

When it comes to the Voice, Anthony Albanese is breaking all the rules for successfully changing the constitution. First, he…

Tony Abbott: Jim Molan, Australia’s fearless patriot

17 January 2023 11:58 am

Tony Abbott: statement on Jim Molan Jim Molan will be remembered as a fearless patriot who served our country with…

Preparing for war

13 August 2022 9:00 am

This is not a book for anyone complacent about the China challenge, yet it should be compulsory reading for everyone…

Hockey sticks to diplomacy

28 May 2022 9:00 am

If you want an inside view on the Trump White House, there could hardly be a better read than Joe…

Presumption of guilt

30 April 2022 9:00 am

The Pell case is a contemporary Australian version of the infamous Dreyfus case in 19th century France and may even…

China has begun its campaign to take Taiwan

13 November 2021 9:00 am

Normally, if the response to a speech of mine was that it had been a ‘despicable and insane performance’ from…

Disappointed in the Libs?

9 October 2021 9:00 am

How might the centre-right do better? This is the question that the promising young writer Jake Thrupp has posed; and…

Jesus & the journo

28 August 2021 9:00 am

Greg Sheridan, the foreign editor of the Australian newspaper, is best known for his shrewd analysis of our country and…

Justice betrayed

26 June 2021 9:00 am

It was always an inherently implausible accusation: that Australia’s most senior Catholic prelate had sexually assaulted choir boys after Mass…

In the trenches

20 February 2021 9:00 am

I can hardly recall a more engaging and uplifting biography than this life of Major-General William Holmes, who was killed…

George Pell: Behind Bars

19 December 2020 9:00 am

This is the prison diary that should never have been written because Cardinal George Pell should never have been in…

Decency personified

4 July 2020 9:00 am

The life of Paul Ramsay shows that business people don’t have to be ruthless to succeed. Many will find this…

Smith not Mill

11 April 2020 9:00 am

For a long time in this country, conservatism was the political creed that dare not speak its name. The term…

Stone not gathering moss

7 February 2020 10:00 pm

If you are part of that multitude of Australians who fear that our country is drifting backwards – becoming less…

Tony Abbott: Why I changed my mind about multiculturalism

28 December 2019 8:01 pm

Spectator writers, past and present, were asked: ‘When have you changed your mind?’ Here is Tony Abbott’s response: A rather…

Religion of peace?

21 December 2019 9:00 am

This easy-to-read volume of essays, each originally published in the journal of Catholic culture, Annals Australasia, is an important caveat…

Tony Abbott: My heart leapt when Boris Johnson became prime minister

2 October 2019 6:36 pm

If Britain is to be a free country, the difficulties of leaving simply have to be faced. Now, I know…

Diary

14 September 2019 9:00 am

For the past three years, I had been looking to say something strong and substantial about Brexit. I first had…

Ex-Pollie Pedal

27 July 2019 9:00 am

Maybe it wouldn’t surprise you to know how constrained and routine most MPs’ lives become. It’s day after day of…

No deal? No problem

2 March 2019 9:00 am

Britain, we’re led to be believe, is heading for the worst catastrophe in its history. Officialdom is warning that a…

Tony Abbott: How to save Brexit

27 October 2018 9:00 am

It’s pretty hard for Britain’s friends, here in Australia, to make sense of the mess that’s being made of Brexit.…

Mysterious ways

4 August 2018 9:00 am

This is Greg Sheridan’s best book because it is his bravest. He tackles an important subject in a challenging way…

Australian diary

5 May 2018 9:00 am

The frustrating reality of public life is that there’s usually a lot less to show for it than the headlines…