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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

Nigeria: 303 children and 12 teachers kidnapped

22 November 2025 11:38 pm

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?

22 November 2025 9:40 pm

It is not often we have cause to praise Turkey, but last week they saved the taxpayer $1.5 billion. Well, sort…

The Trump Doctrine in the Americas

22 November 2025 4:41 pm

Where the Monroe Doctrine meets the Roosevelt Corollary

When ceasefires become a false end

22 November 2025 1:32 pm

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

21 November 2025 8:35 pm

I heard a mental health professional suggesting that incarcerating young people would not be good for them, even if they…

Boeing Bowen heads up Turkey’s COP-out

21 November 2025 12:53 pm

This is not leadership, it is frequent-flyer diplomacy.

Leaderships change, but Net Zero policy endures

20 November 2025 6:34 pm

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

20 November 2025 2:44 pm

Safety is the last thing on the minds of digital censors

Passing the Battin another own goal

20 November 2025 2:00 pm

Liberal Party members treated with contempt

The demonisation of Israel

20 November 2025 9:09 am

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

20 November 2025 4:00 am

A moderate coup or a desperate act to save the Victorian Liberals from another election disaster? The Liberal Party voted…

The ideal leader for today’s Liberal Party

19 November 2025 6:33 pm

Think about that and weep...

Nationals replace Dugald Saunders with Gurmesh Singh

19 November 2025 12:30 am

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

18 November 2025 11:02 pm

From the National Press Club: I know many conservatives are not huge fans of the mainstream media, but we shouldn’t…

In need of a Trump Renaissance

18 November 2025 10:25 pm

A super serious satirical spoof for a confused planet

The political remorse economy

18 November 2025 9:53 pm

Australia’s leaders turned contrition into control

The green mirage destroying Australia

18 November 2025 9:41 pm

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

18 November 2025 1:27 pm

First female Victorian Liberal leader to set a new agenda

Andrew Hastie: the Liberals’ last lifeline

17 November 2025 4:39 pm

Andrew Hastie’s bid for the leadership isn’t just another chapter in the party’s factional saga. It is the Liberals’ Last…

Sleeping under the Southern Cross

17 November 2025 4:31 pm

Where has our Eureka gone?

Middle class saviour fantasies

17 November 2025 3:44 pm

Should we introduce direct democracy to Australia?

NSW Liberals can lead on energy

17 November 2025 1:15 pm

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

17 November 2025 11:20 am

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

17 November 2025 4:06 am

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

17 November 2025 3:39 am

Devastating poll results shows One Nation closing in on Coalition