In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Feeling unwelcome in my country
I am feeling increasingly unwelcome in the country of my birth, as I am subjected to ubiquitous welcomes to and…
Australia’s managed fragmentation
We cannot allow the state to believe Australians accept censorship in exchange for safety
Savage words, savage deeds
Locally sourced ranting is a problem. This is where a particular subject – say the current US President – leads…
Under 16 social media ban isolates teens with medical conditions
I was born with a rare disorder 54 years ago, and for 43 of those years I felt like an…
A holy night for nostalgia and self-reflection
Christmas is one time of the year where it is okay to let nostalgia off the chain. I like to…
A short history of Kremlin thugs
To President Trump, the time for talking to Vladimir Putin is really over. He’s insulting you daily with the military…
When ideology replaces judgment, citizens pay the price
As 2025 draws to a close, Australia faces a failure more profound than any single policy misstep. Our institutions are…
Australia’s fatal moral naivety
One of the great confusions in modern Australia is the belief that niceness equals alignment. Every Australian has had a…
Appeasement 0, Jew Hatred 15
As, slowly and painfully, we come to terms with what happened on Bondi Beach on Sunday, I divide my reactions…
That is no country for old men
The fall of Constantinople showed what happens when sovereignty is lost
Why our leaders refused to name the ideology that attacked us
A society that cannot describe a threat cannot contain it
Liberals do a George Costanza
I’ve decided to weigh in on the Liberal Party and its path back to government. I know this will be…
Was it ‘actually’ Netflix who stole Christmas?
I just finished watching My Secret Santa, Netflix’s top-streaming Christmas movie this season, and boy, they don’t make them like…
Bondi massacre: can the waves ever wash away our government’s failure?
What happened in Sydney over the weekend was all too predictable. On Sunday, Chabad of Bondi organised an event for…
You can’t share a country without sharing a culture
Assimilation is a dirty word in modern Australia










































