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Net Zero nations trapped in mad race for oil
World leaders attempt to ‘talk open’ the Strait of Hormuz
The new rotten boroughs of accountability
Technology should not replace Parliament; it should discipline it
The breach of trust fuelling One Nation
One Nation is now the most intriguing phenomenon in Australian politics. Thirty years after Pauline Hanson first entered federal Parliament,…
From Atousa to Noor
In this article, I seek to trace a continuum between the distant past of my homeland, Iran, and its imagined…
Moira Deeming’s preselection chaos demands Liberal Party reform
This can never be allowed to happen again
How Australia can prosper in a lawless world
Navigating the epidemic of world lawlessness – part two
Policies for prosperity
Grantlee Kieza’s biography of Mary Reibey (1777-1855), the woman pictured on the $20 note, provides a splendid account of how…
Trump tells the world to go get its own oil
Early this morning, US President Donald Trump effectively told the Albanese government where they can source some desperately needed oil…
What we need now are more politicians!
At least, that seems to be what the Labor government thinks...
Democracy makes you rich
How can you make ordinary people prosperous? Free trade and the market economy was George Reid’s controversial policy (Prime Minister…
The ghosts of lockdowns past
In a macabre parallel with the Easter celebration, the National Cabinet was resurrected this week, dragged back into life, ostensibly…
The questions that keep us alive
The future of Jewish life will not be secured by persuading the world, but by inspiring our children
Trump considers ground invasion to seize enriched uranium from Iran
Speculation out of the US tonight that President Donald Trump is considering an extremely dangerous and complex military operation. In…
Labor backflips on fuel excise as crisis intensifies
Albanese insists they do not want a repeat of the Covid era
Moira Deeming must move to One Nation
From Macau: The Victorian Liberals have done it again, only this time the farce has played out in under 24…
Trust, control, and crisis: a tale of two nations
Iran demonstrates civilisation cohesion while Australia behaves as a low-trust society
Editor’s picks
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Who you gonna trust, baby?
Conservative leaders need to listen more closely to Shakespeare
A constitution to rule them all
How much power is concentrated in Pauline’s hands?
The lessons our schools need to teach
Today’s students are woefully ignorant of how our government works
