In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Dear Liberals, middle ground ‘niceness’ doesn’t win elections
Conservatives want a voice. Why would they choose a whisper?
Why do the Greens support people who want them dead?
Like other leftist organisations, the Australian Greens have predictably opposed US-Israeli action against the Iranian Islamic dictatorship. Despite opposing Islamist…
What does Australia expect to gain by snubbing Trump?
The Strait of Hormuz is the artery carrying one-fifth of the world’s oil. President Trump’s call for allied warships to…
One Nation’s ten-year crusade to secure Australia
All their efforts were blocked by the major parties who are panicking today
Transitioning a principled politician to a Coalition frontbench team player
It is sometimes said that a principled politician can never become a team player because their principles, even if they…
The 30th anniversary of the first Howard government
John Howard gave us hope. Albanese has promised us hardship...
Secession by Western Australia: time to cut the cord
Bulgaria isn’t known as a source of humour, but back in the days of the Eastern Bloc and the Iron…
A letter from a migrant about becoming an Australian
My parents brought me to Australia 70 years ago. I am writing this letter to myself – and anyone else…
Labor refuses to rule out fuel rationing and won’t cut excise tax
‘Don’t panic!’ cries Chris Bowen, while Richard Marles coughs and stammers his way out of questions pertaining to future fuel…
On the ancient, exhausting, male compulsion to watch the world burn
There is a phrase that has quietly colonised the male psyche, one that doubles as internet meme and genuine behavioural…
Where is the October 7 tribunal?
Its perpetrators have remained beyond the reach of international law
Australians want politics out of sport
Australian rules football is like a religion in Victoria. The buzz that the city experiences in March when footy returns…
Free speech. Use it or lose it.
A serious debate must be undertaken in Australia to amend our Constitution to include protection of free speech for all…
Unfounded claims of racism hurt Australia
The great Thomas Sowell has stated: ‘Racism is not dead, but it is on life support – kept alive by…
Revenge of the preppers
Australians are panicking because they do not trust Albanese with fuel security
Are the wheels falling off the Royal Commission?
The resignation of Dennis Richardson from the Bondi Beach Royal Commission should, in my opinion, ring alarm bells across the…
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How Tickle v. Giggle happened
One man’s discrimination is another girl’s protection
Too many devil-worshippers in the Liberals’ broad church
Thanks to Labor’s deception, One Nation’s rise is here to stay
