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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The right-wing stupidity repeating Liberal Party history
‘Put the majors last’ is the slogan of low-information, low-effort voters who are fed up with being taken for granted…
Man-made warming: today the room, tomorrow the world
A serious question for voters in this federal election campaign: If climate change is a scientific matter, why wasn’t it…
Albo and Dutton do battle for the Port of Darwin
Leasing the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company for 99 years is easily one of the biggest national security…
Demanding a billion dollars from Elon Musk is insane
Pretend you are the European Union. Russia is on your doorstep, side-eyeing its next annexation. Islam is creeping across the…
Why was Trump the first to address the ideological battle in universities?
The Trump Administration’s survey requesting information about US-funded research at Australian universities was full of questions our own politicians should…
Please be quiet
America’s political leadership is sensitive to criticism. We know this. High-ranking individuals within the Administration have told us. This has…
Trump’s tariffs – an historic perspective
It is worth remembering that trade between countries is more than goods and services; it is also about pride and…
Former judge denounces Labor for pushing feminist ideology into the Family Court
‘The Family Court system is in enormous trouble.’ That is a momentous statement given that the speaker, Adelaide barrister Stuart…
Adolescence and the engineer of human souls
An apocryphal quote from Uncle Joe Stalin was that artists in the Soviet Union should be the ‘engineers of human…
The whirligig of federal elections
On the eve of the previous Federal Election, I authored an opinion piece in this publication entitled, We need passion…
The rise of civil conflict
In his address to the 61st Munich Security Conference, American Vice President, JD Vance, said of the magic of democracy:…
Australian Christians Party wins its first seat in WA
Although the election in WA turned over a very disappointing result for conservatives overall, there have been some huge wins…
Angus Taylor’s Budget Reply leaves conservatives wanting more
From the National Press Club: Australia has had record numbers of business failures on top of declining productivity. That means…
A conservative action plan
The election is over, and the results are clear: the Liberal Party under-performed – badly. Because of that, Western Australia…
Conservatives would love Dutton to slash ABC funding
Panic entered the headlines earlier today when word leaked that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton might engage in a bit of…
A bill of natural rights for Australia
With the Australian federal election (declared for May 3, 2025), now in campaign mode, let’s look at a crucial aspect…
A belief in ‘fairness’ is critical to democracy
In a democracy, the perception of fairness is as crucial as actual fairness. If citizens believe the ‘game is rigged’,…
The schemers, the naive, and the fearful
It was late Sunday morning, March 23, 2025, when Kathrine posted her question in the reader comments at the end…
Who has the courage to fix workplace law?
Will politics defeat sensible labour policy, just as it has with taxation, our disgraceful duplicative mining approvals procedures, and our…
Labor clueless on foreign affairs
Goodness knows why the Chinese government would want to put pressure on the Albanese government during an election campaign, but…
Labor and its gangrenous alliance
Labor and the Greens have been locked in an unofficial coalition for decades. Recently, they have been joined by the…
The UK, a nation in crisis?
As the plane turned onto the runway, I stole one last glimpse out the window before leaving Heathrow. I felt…
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