Politics

Simon says Teals keen for costly minority government

15 March 2025 8:41 pm

From the National Press Club: The disdain for conservatives was palpable in Simon Holmes à Court’s address at the National…

Albanese’s tariff spin

14 March 2025 12:12 pm

A distraction from home-grown economic woes

Trumpet of Patriots announces a Liberal election platform

14 March 2025 9:11 am

From the National Press Club: Clive Palmer’s address on March 13 delivered the first tranche of the Trumpet of Patriot’s…

Labor’s debt apocalypse is upon us

11 March 2025 3:00 pm

The Albanese government has spectacularly failed on every level. Instead of pricking the Covid-inspired spending balloon it inherited, Labor has…

Unnecessary distraction on the Right

10 March 2025 4:41 pm

We’re weeks away from an election. The economy is floundering, social cohesion is under unprecedented strain, and we’re saddled with…

How long can we cruise?

10 March 2025 2:14 pm

Australia is like a cyclist who has stopped peddling. We have been travelling for some time ,not under our own…

What does it mean to be an Australian?

10 March 2025 8:45 am

As we approach another Federal election, which I believe to be my 25th as a voter, this proud Old Bushy…

What did the WA Liberals do wrong?

10 March 2025 8:25 am

‘Is this the result I hoped for? Of course not. Is this what we have been working for? Absolutely not.…

Albo’s education funding: a predictable failure in schooling

9 March 2025 8:36 pm

I shuddered when I read this closing sentence in The Australian: NSW Teachers Federation President Henry Rajendra said the agreement…

Why free speech is an essential election issue

8 March 2025 2:40 pm

As the 2025 election is looming – scheduled to be held sometime before Saturday, May 17 – many people have…

Time for a population policy

5 March 2025 5:05 pm

Back in 2019, then Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in a foreword to the government report, Planning for Australia’s Future Population…

Labor’s boring old Mediscare election

25 February 2025 6:45 pm

Labor has run out of money, run out of credibility, and run out of ideas. There is no other explanation…