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Albo government’s perfect storm of weakness
I first set foot in Brunei in 2019. It was, and remains, a jewel of Southeast Asia. Verdant, orderly, and…
How multiculturalism destroys societies, Australia included
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported in March that net overseas migration rose to 311,000 in September 2025, marking a…
Angus Taylor to echo One Nation’s migration policy
One Nation has been at the forefront of migration policy. Many months ago, One Nation posted their policy which states, among…
Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls
Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied…
Embarrassing: Is Australia missing the next tech age?
While Australia remains fixated on renewables, the rest of the world is accelerating into a new era of energy and…
Born in April: A toast to Jefferson and Hitchens
Today is April 13th. Thomas Jefferson was born on this date in 1743. Christopher Hitchens was born on this date…
Western Australia frustrated over fuel stockpiles?
The Albanese government appears to have frustrated one of its state Labor allies. Western Australia Energy Minister, Amber-Jade Sanderson, has expressed…
One Nation is protecting cash, not the Treasurer
Those who heard Senator Michaelia Cash’s speech about One Nation’s decision to vote against Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Competition and Consumer…
Every little bit helps. How to waste $20 million on an ad campaign
While the Treasurer plots how to take money out of our pockets in the next Budget, we discover the Albanese…
What if they held an election and nobody came?
The South Australian state election in March saw Labor comfortably home, yet again, but the insurgent One Nation became the…
Addressing Australia’s self-inflicted energy crisis
How could Australia be suffering a double energy crisis when the nation exports several times more energy than it consumes…
A five-point plan for Aussie AI
When a tech giant is thinking harder about public policy than the government, something has gone wrong
‘How to Save Our Churches’ – A Catholic Perspective
A church that survives only as a cultural landmark will eventually become a museum
After October 7, deterrence is no longer enough
The October 7 Hamas terrorist attack did more than expose a catastrophic intelligence failure. It exposed the limits of deterrence…
The foundations of Iran
The philosophy of Zoroaster, the legacy of Cyrus the Great and Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh
Government set to make extreme police powers permanent
The ‘frog in boiling water’ is a common anecdote. According to the story, if you put a frog in boiling…
Is One Nation more Liberal than the Liberals?
Among the major parties, who’s policy-lite? It’s the Liberals...
Iran and the death of the decarbonisation empire
Online publications with a habit of operating like mouthpieces for the renewables industry, have been scathing at the suggestion Australian…
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