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Allan, James Allan
I have to confess that I’m a little bit insulted that no one in the totally impartial and apolitical Commonwealth…
Fran’s feminist fascists
‘I thought there would be a range of views on this in the panel,’ said wannabe full-time Q&A host Fran…
The carbon dioxide trap
Many people who discuss climate change believe that if atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise so does the Earth’s temperature. This…
Labor’s lamentable loss
The question Labor grandees Craig Emerson and Jay Weatherill should have asked in their review of the ALP’s loss in…
Lefties’ shaggy dog story
At this distance, it’s hard to credit the derangement of the US leftist media over Donald Trump. The president had…
Since records began
If we are being asked to shut down our coal export industry and the 48 coal turbines that supply 75…
Brother, can you spare a solar panel?
In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog, it’s not easy being Green and no-one knows that better than Mike…
My finest hour
Every journalist dreams of the scoop that will make his name. Ten years ago this month I finally got mine…
Letter from Japan
With ubiquitous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples proclaiming the nationwide universality of religious belief, Japan is the ideal location for…
A bill of rights? Kel horreur!
Kel Richards’ proposal in these pages for a bill of rights (‘Conservative Notes’, 2 November 2019) as a solution to…
Out like Flynn
James Flynn is not an obvious enigma, even if he does hold the distinction of possibly being the only scholar…
Treachery of the elites
The greatest struggle in the West, and especially amongst the English-speaking nations, is an internal one. This is not to…
Shark bait
‘That moment when they lock eyes and they acknowledge you, it’s hard to put it into words,’ a clearly smitten…
Boys unburden their load
Last week, news broke that something terrible had happened on Melbourne’s public transport. It wasn’t violence, drug taking, or vomiting—these…
Greta’s familiar tune
When I listened to Greta Thunberg’s recent speech at the UN, I was struck by the immediacy of her dystopian…
PM abdicates responsibility
The drought is our greatest problem today. While they can’t make it rain, it is elementary that governments can move…
Slaving away for human rights
Mauritania in north-west Africa isn’t really a beacon of human rights. Of the 4.5m population, 500,000 are slaves. Regardless, the…
Business/Robbery etc
Beware! It is not merely an economic threat to Australia and the world. There will be far more serious consequences…
Two-faced Aunty
It’s understandable that our national broadcaster feels confused and besieged. So many of her once loyal friends are turning on…
Albo’s climate drought
These are deadly days for Australians trying to eke out a living on the land but spare a thought for…
Insiders won’t go down without a fight
The European Union has a habit of working with the establishment figures in countries to topple governments that…
Eavesdropping on sin
Whatever the federal government is thinking of doing to protect what the Constitution calls the ‘free exercise’ of religion, it…
Politicians are responsible for the drought
‘I’m going to make a shitload of money.’ Peter, a farmer, listened intently to the merchant banker boasting to the…
Trump’s blood-Kurdling stupidity
‘After defeating 100 per cent of the ISIS Caliphate, I largely moved our troops out of Syria,’ tweeted President Donald…
Antisemitism’s perfect storm
It’s the world’s oldest bigotry and it’s on the rise again. Antisemitism is associated with the darkest chapters of human…
