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Dark oxygen vs green energy: a $16 trillion problem
‘Dark oxygen’ sounds sexy and mysterious, but science rarely delivers on its amorous threats. In this case, dark oxygen refers…
What Said, said
Decolonisation in the 20th Century wasn’t always a great success. Over a million people were slaughtered in communal violence when…
I know the antidote, Douglas
I had just finished watching the Netflix series, Lioness, the other day when I read your lament, Douglas Murray, in…
The political war on tomorrow’s children
Elon Musk, ever the provocateur, has made perhaps his most contentious appeal: the world needs more babies. His pro-natalist views…
How the ‘Normiecons’ still don’t get the New Right
Every morning, I wake up and scan hopefully the opinion pages of The Australian for any sign of a sympathetic…
The growing advocacy of a fraudulent two state solution
In response to Israel adopting defensive measures in the wake of an unprovoked massacre undertaken by Hamas, a notion is…
Conservatives applaud Queensland’s pause on puberty blockers
The Queensland government has suspended puberty blockers for those under 18 due to concerns raised about state-wide paediatric gender therapies.…
Beer and spirits are too expensive, Mr Dutton!
It’s no secret that Labor and the Greens want you to ‘eat ze bugs’. The way our economy is going,…
Our disordered world
Australians are a vastly successful people, but what will our children inherit from us? There are a lot of things…
Trump is not a slaver
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s accusation that Donald Trump is a ‘white slaver’ might be one of the most idiotic things…
Australia’s founders understood MAGA better than today’s centre-right
The Australia Day debating season has now finally, mercifully, come to an end for another year. It is clear the…
Australia: a land divided into tribes
One knows that an election is looming when the Prime Minister criss-crosses the country and promises to dole out money…
Living in an age of digital sedation
Indoctrination is simply hypnosis stripped of its mystique. In our society, we experience a form of ‘mass hypnosis’ that does…
Ten ‘wins’ in ten days since Trump took office
Even before the inauguration of Donald Trump occurred, it was evident that the zeitgeist of the Western world had shifted.…
The WHO is finished: step away, Mr Dutton!
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a horse that’s been flogged to death. Then it’s been turned over and flogged…
Pronouns out, professionalism in
‘Pronouns in the bio’ are one of those fashion statements destined for the cringe of history, like Gothic piercings, leotards…
Albo’s ridiculously insulting gender law
Ten years ago, I attempted to hire a male secretary and accounts department aid. It is rarely talked about in…
The era of GeoEconomics is upon us
The think tank Chatham House describes ‘GeoEconomics’ as ‘the interplay of international economics, geopolitics and strategy’. The central question in…
Is peace possible?
As Israeli hostages are being released, many are hoping for an end to the conflict. Such hope is naïve because…
Finally, a president that does more than sit on a beach in Delaware!
America finally has a President capable of doing more than lying on a beach in Delaware. Donald Trump has done…
Why do they fear RFK?
The forces of darkness, also known as rusted-on Democrats, are doing everything in their power to stop Robert F Kennedy…
Authoritarian bans on AI won’t work
Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace, raising urgent questions about its impact on society. One of the latest…
Freedom of speech vs freedom of flags
One unintended consequence of the distant conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has been a sharper examination in Australia of the…
Trump’s Australian revolution
The new US President, Donald J. Trump, has begun his term with a bang not a whimper, issuing a record…
Yes, Elon Musk deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Celebrity nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize usually sit somewhere between embarrassing and insulting, but this year’s nomination of billionaire…
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