In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
We must stand with the Jews
My Great-Uncle William Cooper Stood with the Jews. Now, it is our turn...
Ben Roberts-Smith, Shah Wali Kot, honour, and the war Australians barely know
Aaron Patrick spoke at the Gallipoli Memorial Club’s inaugural Lone Pine Dinner. At the event, he signed copies of his…
The Treasury has a vision. (There is medication for that.)
Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of West Germany once observed that people who have visions should go and see a doctor.…
Don’t raid WA’s GST – make WA Labor spend it properly
Western Australia’s GST deal should not be treated as a blank cheque for the Cook Labor government
Why is Albanese so defensive about Bowen’s tropical talkfest?
The Prime Minister appeared distinctly agitated when answering questions about Bowen’s expensive and poorly attended paradise climate talkfest in Fiji.…
Should I fear writing this article?
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is forming a cross-agency group to counter climate and energy ‘misinformation’...
Strange ‘communists’ I have known
We write pious articles about ‘Populists’ and wonder why this moral universe does not work, and why the peasants are revolting
The position of the Shahbanu: beyond a royal title
Throughout Iranian history, the term Shahbanu has never been merely a ceremonial title. In the cultural understanding of Iranians, the…
Clayton’s Royal Commission
We need a royal commission into radical Islam, its teachings and its influence within Australian government, institutions, education, and the media
Repeal the red tape – switch on the future
Politicians put our nuclear future on hold and politicians can restart it, if they choose...
Who owns Australia? Don’t ask. Nobody knows.
Australia just crossed a trillion dollars in debt. The truly comic part is that nobody can tell you who holds the IOUs
Classy, biased bigotry, brought to you by your ABC
Barnaby Joyce still speaks to the ABC, but they don’t deserve the privilege
Is offshore wind a defence risk?
The argument against Net Zero technology deepens on the frontline...
No shame in the democracy game
Political participation is celebrated ... until the participants reach the wrong conclusions
Education departments have a plan for the bully. What about the victim?
A victim of school bullying has not volunteered to become part of somebody else’s rehabilitation program...
The death of the heroic political backstory
Why the age of the carefully curated origin myth is becoming harder to sustain
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Barnaby’s bread and circuses
One Nation cannot forever evade responsible policies
Chairman Kim’s codswallop
We should be highly sceptical of claims on Aboriginal frontier wars
