In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The threat we refuse to name
There are dangers a society can screen for and dangers it cannot. Metal detectors catch knives. Infrared cameras detect weapons.…
The tide has gone out at Bondi. Will it ever rise again?
Yesterday’s tragedy at Bondi has hit hard. As the gravity and horror sinks in, we will all feel much worse…
The struggle against terror and extremism
After the uprising of radical leftist forces and extremist Islamist groups in 1979 and their seizure of power in Iran,…
When Chanukah light meets Australian darkness
At 6:47 pm on the first night of Chanukah, Bondi Beach felt unrecognisable. For a moment, it recalled something far…
Old hatreds have infiltrated Australia, and we let them in
From Cologne: I’ve just been to the City Museum in Cologne where the collection attempts to grapple with Germany’s past…
The mysterious assailants at Bondi
Australia is a censorious and increasingly secretive nation. In such an environment, clarity matters, especially in moments of public trauma.…
Bondi Beach mass shooting terror attack: what we know so far
ASIO confirms one gunman known to authorities
One Nation’s conservative conversion
There are rumours that One Nation is head-hunting another two Coalition members. If true, this is Reform behaviour. Nigel Farage’s…
Frosty relations
Treasurer Jim Chalmers made a song and dance about Antarctic investment earlier in December, obscuring the deteriorating situation in Australia’s…
Pauline Hanson’s burqa protest: a stand for free speech and national identity
In a dramatic, defiant move, Senator Pauline Hanson entered the Australian Senate Chamber wearing a full black head covering known…
Barnaby Joyce did not leave the Coalition
Australia is entering a realignment that the political class still struggles to interpret
Men have walked away from fiction
Men have abandoned modern fiction in droves. Blame video games, movies, or social media if you must. However, the real…
CIS Nanny State Awards for 2025
Each year, CIS gathers the most ridiculous examples of intrusion into our lives, to find the winners of our annual…
The middle class is being managed, not supported
Walk into any supermarket in Australia and you’ll find the country’s mood on full display. Not in the specials bin…
Countdown started on Anika Wells as she initiates an audit on expenses
If Sussan Ley cannot organise the demise of Communications Minister, Anika Wells, we might as well admit the Liberals are…
