In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Neither globalisation nor protectionism
A closer alliance with NZ, Canada, and UK may offer the best of both worlds
Iran: When is war the lesser evil?
For forty-five years, the West has tried to weaken Iran’s regime without toppling it, and the people of Iran have…
Another ‘world first’ from the Allan government
The Victorian Labor government has continued with its ‘world first’ legislation with its recently announced work from home laws joining…
Who gives a toss about Kyle and Jackie O?
This week the news cycle has been dominated by the spectacular implosion of Australia’s highest-paid radio duo, Kyle Sandilands and…
Iranian warship sunk off Sri Lanka raises more questions than answers
The alleged sinking of an Iranian warship off the south Sri Lankan coast raises more questions than answers at present.…
Houthi pirates are Iran’s canaries: Will they drop off their perch?
The Houthi pirates have gone awfully quiet. For years, they have been holding the Red Sea shipping industry to ransom…
The case for American-Israeli intervention in Iran
Only a few days ago, on February 24, I argued that because of Iran’s: …egregious violations of basic human rights,…
Grief over Khamenei reveals a serious problem in Australia
I have always been very critical of Tony Abbott for his inability to recognise his enemies when they were standing…
Angus needs time, but conservatives want a revolution
We are witnessing the greatest social change since the sexual revolution of the 1960s
We are in the final days of the liberal epoch
It is rare thing in the corporate wokeonomy that an important figure has the guts to speak out about important…
How do we teach ‘tolerance’ in schools?
Once again, we have some leaders inferring that the best way for children and young people to learn tolerance is…
ASPIRE’s defence of the culture wars
This week I represented the Institute of Public Affairs at John Anderson’s Aspire conference. Anderson believes Australia and the West…
Voters will keep voting Labor, even when dissatisfied
The right remains unstable, with conservatives favouring One Nation
Chris Minns declares he’s leaving … eventually
Aw… but everyone loves him? At least, that is what I am told by a nauseating procession of Labor and…
Did the First Fleet commit genocide through Smallpox?
Leading up to Australia Day a number of media outlets produced content claiming the First Fleet committed genocide by unleashing…
The Ayatollah is no A-more-ah!
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally found his spine and backed Donald Trump. In the process, he whispered to his dog:…
Albanese’s catastrophic ‘deplorables’ moment
And how Pauline Hanson turned it into political merchandise
The Western left are crying for Khamenei
Hear that? There are people wailing in the streets of the West – sodden with tears and outrage at the…
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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
