Politics
John Howard, Tony Abbott, and John Anderson weigh in
The stately figures of the Liberal Party have weighed in on the Coalition split, but stopped short of giving policy…
How the right can recapture ‘Greens-land’
I live in probably the greenest part of Australia, politically speaking. My local, state, and federal representatives in inner-city Brisbane…
A very different perspective on the Coalition’s divorce
The meteoric rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party this year, which I predicted in The Spectator Australia last July,…
Save the last dance: Tim Wilson defeats Zoe Daniel
Tim Wilson has lived out the fantasy of every wet Liberal by retaking a Teal seat. It is a victory…
Coalition split a disaster for conservatives, at least in the short term
Today’s bombshell announcement by Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, that his party is ending its Coalition agreement with the Liberals, adds…
I hate to say it, but the Nats need to split
From Shanghai: Sir Robert Menzies is my political hero. I’ve written about him for the Robert Menzies Institute and to…
Success – conviction pending…
Australians already have a Labor Party. They don’t need another one.
Albo’s Disraeli moment: stealing the Coalition’s clothes
Post-election commentary has focused on the various leadership changes for both the Coalition and government front bench. Much more important,…
Liberal Party: reform and rebuild
Families are the forgotten people
Albanese’s ‘progressive patriotism’ scares me
Anthony Albanese’s ‘progressive patriotism’ scares the shit out of me, and it’s not only because his Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, wants…
An island of strangers
Is this the end of the UK’s open borders experiment?
The last thing the Liberals need are gender quotas
The Liberal Party is scrambling for solutions to broaden the party’s appeal after a crushing election defeat, with some suggesting…
Chris Bowen’s socialist, energy-poor future
Anthony ‘Albo’ Albanese is determined to undermine (poor pun) Australia’s economy in pursuit of a socialist, energy-poor future. The evidence…
Beyond the sliding doors election
‘This election…is a sliding doors moment for our nation,’ declared Peter Dutton, and maybe he was right, and in ways…
Let’s give Sussan Ley a chance
The knives have come out for Sussan Ley. She is being attacked from both the left and the right. But,…
Andrew Hastie: ‘I have a desire to lead’
While the factional sharks allegedly circle Angus Taylor, having perceived him as a threat to the future power of the…
What happened to Albanese’s crusade to save the Port of Darwin?
When Anthony Albanese’s integrity as a regional leader and caretaker of Australia’s national security was on the line during the…
Chris Bowen vs the laws of physics
The Net Zero Titanic is headed for an iceberg
The Great Liberal Split of 2025
The wets have won. Now their empire stretches over the remains of Menzies’ Child. Echoing the Great Labor Split of…
Nothing to be proud of
The wets are drowning the conservative spirit
Littleproud paves the way for Ley-Wilson Wokefest
The National Party had a chance to give conservatives a sense of dignity by electing Matt Canavan as their new…
What the leadership needs is unapologetic historical Liberalism
As the Liberal party licks its wounds after last weekend’s defeat, it must reckon with how far its political judgment…
Matt Canavan vs David Littleproud
Localism battles globalism as the Nationals debate Net Zero
The Great Reset
Liberals’ and Nationals’ leadership implodes after Jacinta Price’s defection
Factions killed Liberal broad church
Formalised factions are commonly associated with socialist political parties. Marx viewed religion as the opiate of the masses. No wonder…
