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I want my country back! Who took it…?
A difficult question of citizens, political power, migrants, and institutions
The politics of low-cost energy
Fixing the damage from the forced renewable energy transition could take two decades
One flag, two economies
The commentariat is fighting about Hanson’s word: monoculture. However, the whole country has already effectively adjudicated on the idea. We know the answer...
Are Labor’s so-called productivity reforms ‘shovel-ready’?
Neglect and weakness have become the story of Albanese’s reign
One standard or none at all, Albanese!
The Albanese-Kylie Minogue episode will soon fade from headlines, but the double standard should not
There is a single law: the outsider is not fit to govern
History disagrees. Some outsiders save nations, others ruin them. It is too early to tell on One Nation and Reform...
The sun never goes down on the American Empire
On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles. The symbolism…
What the Princess of Wales said at Wimbledon without saying anything
The most devastating intervention in the Duke of Sussex’s long war over his British security detail came last week, and…
Albo’s cold fart warmed up, or Gus’ genuine cool?
Anthony Albanese stepped off his RAAF jet last October in his jeans with a Joy Division T-shirt stretched across his…
An open letter to the Honourable Angus Taylor
The Liberals can still save Australia, if they are brave enough
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