In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The Liberal Party’s women problem
While Australians are worried about the housing shortage and how to pay expensive electricity bills, the Liberal Party frets about…
David Crisafulli to the United Nations: ‘You don’t control me!’
Well damn… I confess, I didn’t have David Crisafulli sporting the biggest balls in Australian politics on my Bingo card,…
John Howard, Tony Abbott, and John Anderson weigh in
The stately figures of the Liberal Party have weighed in on the Coalition split, but stopped short of giving policy…
How the right can recapture ‘Greens-land’
I live in probably the greenest part of Australia, politically speaking. My local, state, and federal representatives in inner-city Brisbane…
Victoria: financially and morally bankrupt
Victoria has had just two Treasurers in 11 years – both have played central roles in bankrupting the state. It…
A very different perspective on the Coalition’s divorce
The meteoric rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party this year, which I predicted in The Spectator Australia last July,…
Save the last dance: Tim Wilson defeats Zoe Daniel
Tim Wilson has lived out the fantasy of every wet Liberal by retaking a Teal seat. It is a victory…
Victoria’s basket-case a harbinger for Albo’s Australia
From Shanghai: The Victorian Budget, delivered on May 20, foreshadows the Albanese government’s policy direction. Victoria’s basket-case economy mirrors federal…
Coalition split a disaster for conservatives, at least in the short term
Today’s bombshell announcement by Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, that his party is ending its Coalition agreement with the Liberals, adds…
I hate to say it, but the Nats need to split
From Shanghai: Sir Robert Menzies is my political hero. I’ve written about him for the Robert Menzies Institute and to…
Everyone has lost control of the digital age
American conservatives currently riding the Streetcar Named American Democracy could well imagine they’re seeing the hated Streetcar Named Woke rumbling…
Albo’s Disraeli moment: stealing the Coalition’s clothes
Post-election commentary has focused on the various leadership changes for both the Coalition and government front bench. Much more important,…
The end is nigh for Chris Bowen’s Net Zero
The UK is living our future with the public turning on green energy
Albanese’s ‘progressive patriotism’ scares me
Anthony Albanese’s ‘progressive patriotism’ scares the shit out of me, and it’s not only because his Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, wants…
The cost-of-living’s dirty secret
Every Australian voiced an opinion about the cost-of-living crisis during the months leading into the Australian federal election. The election…
The smoking ruins of Mordor
As we stand amidst the black, smoking ruins of the 2025 election, there are two or three small green shoots.…
The last thing the Liberals need are gender quotas
The Liberal Party is scrambling for solutions to broaden the party’s appeal after a crushing election defeat, with some suggesting…
Chris Bowen’s socialist, energy-poor future
Anthony ‘Albo’ Albanese is determined to undermine (poor pun) Australia’s economy in pursuit of a socialist, energy-poor future. The evidence…
Beyond the sliding doors election
‘This election…is a sliding doors moment for our nation,’ declared Peter Dutton, and maybe he was right, and in ways…
