In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The anatomy of a scandal
What the Establishment thinks of Pauline Hanson, Nigel Farage, and Donald Trump
Arash the Archer
In Iranian mythology, Arash the Archer represents the highest form of sacrifice for one’s homeland. His story is not merely…
Conservative civil war is a distraction
And won’t get Angus Taylor any closer to being Prime Minister
Ten problems with the Greens’ Anti-Conversion Bill
In keeping with what we has occurred in many other states in Australia, the Greens in Tasmania are seeking to…
I’m a freelance journalist. AI is stealing my work and calling it ‘training’
AI may become the largest uncompensated transfer of creative work in history
Britain discovers Pauline Hanson
And they might learn something from her about surviving the Establishment powers...
I want my country back! Who took it…?
A difficult question of citizens, political power, migrants, and institutions
The politics of low-cost energy
Fixing the damage from the forced renewable energy transition could take two decades
One flag, two economies
The commentariat is fighting about Hanson’s word: monoculture. However, the whole country has already effectively adjudicated on the idea. We know the answer...
Are Labor’s so-called productivity reforms ‘shovel-ready’?
Neglect and weakness have become the story of Albanese’s reign
One standard or none at all, Albanese!
The Albanese-Kylie Minogue episode will soon fade from headlines, but the double standard should not
There is a single law: the outsider is not fit to govern
History disagrees. Some outsiders save nations, others ruin them. It is too early to tell on One Nation and Reform...
The sun never goes down on the American Empire
On June 17, 2026, Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles. The symbolism…
What the Princess of Wales said at Wimbledon without saying anything
The most devastating intervention in the Duke of Sussex’s long war over his British security detail came last week, and…










































