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Nigeria: 303 children and 12 teachers kidnapped
It is now believed 303 children and 12 teachers have been taken hostage by gunmen in Nigeria after a more…
Why was Turkey so keen to host COP?
It is not often we have cause to praise Turkey, but last week they saved the taxpayer $1.5 billion. Well, sort…
When ceasefires become a false end
History has taught one stubborn lesson: the page that ends the fighting is not the same thing as the page…
Yes, most young offenders understand their crimes
I heard a mental health professional suggesting that incarcerating young people would not be good for them, even if they…
Leaderships change, but Net Zero policy endures
Since 2015, when an anaemic majority of Liberal MPs replaced Tony Abbott with Malcolm Turnbull, the establishment figures across the…
Speech, truth, and the coming age of digital conformity
Safety is the last thing on the minds of digital censors
The demonisation of Israel
Since its formation on May 14, 1948, Israel has been vilified in various degrees by hostile states and by leftist…
Victoria Liberals ditch Brad Battin for Jess Wilson | Terry Barnes. S3 Ep 11
A moderate coup or a desperate act to save the Victorian Liberals from another election disaster? The Liberal Party voted…
Nationals replace Dugald Saunders with Gurmesh Singh
While the Victorian Liberals were stealing headlines with their surprise leadership switch, the NSW Nationals also changed their leader. This…
The future will be built by sustainable coal
From the National Press Club: I know many conservatives are not huge fans of the mainstream media, but we shouldn’t…
The green mirage destroying Australia
Australia’s headlong rush to Net Zero by 2050 is not just misguided policy, it is a deliberate economic wrecking ball…
Moderates roll Brad Battin with pro-Voice Jess Wilson
First female Victorian Liberal leader to set a new agenda
Andrew Hastie: the Liberals’ last lifeline
Andrew Hastie’s bid for the leadership isn’t just another chapter in the party’s factional saga. It is the Liberals’ Last…
NSW Liberals can lead on energy
The NSW energy debate has drifted further from reality with each passing year. Politicians chase targets, oppositions trade slogans, and…
Speculation rife that Andrew Hastie’s time has come
Too much listening. Not enough doing. Liberal Leader Sussan Ley was warned from the start that her softly-softly approach to…
We are not Robespierre’s children
The three momentous mistakes we currently make are not to bend all our efforts to fix economic growth and therefore…
The trouble is nobody believes Sussan Ley
Devastating poll results shows One Nation closing in on Coalition










































