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Can bold energy policy turn the polls for Dutton?
The Liberals are behind Labor in polls for the May 3 election. Can they reverse this? Here is a possible…
A ludicrous proposal to solve the housing crisis
What if the rich and privileged had to rent out their extra rooms?
Chris Bowen’s 200 tonne carbon footprint nightmare
It has been an existential election for Chris Bowen. Not only is the Climate Change and Energy Minister largely irrelevant,…
Albo and Dutton debate was a complete farce
Central to our two-party liberal democracy is political debate. Our system allows for peaceful revolutions at the ballot box. It…
Debates: sound and fury
Tonight Sky News Australia will host a town hall meeting/debate between Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton with an audience supposedly…
Trump’s tariffs: a bad idea executed badly
President Trump has imposed tariffs on almost all countries, with tariffs ranging from 10 per cent up to 46 per…
In defence of the Camino de Santiago
The pilgrimage known as the Camino de Santiago for over a thousand years has drawn people from across the globe…
Free your mind
Aristotle believed that a majority of humans were in fact slaves by nature. If we include slavery of the mind,…
The right-wing stupidity repeating Liberal Party history
‘Put the majors last’ is the slogan of low-information, low-effort voters who are fed up with being taken for granted…
Man-made warming: today the room, tomorrow the world
A serious question for voters in this federal election campaign: If climate change is a scientific matter, why wasn’t it…
Albo and Dutton do battle for the Port of Darwin
Leasing the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company for 99 years is easily one of the biggest national security…
Demanding a billion dollars from Elon Musk is insane
Pretend you are the European Union. Russia is on your doorstep, side-eyeing its next annexation. Islam is creeping across the…
Why was Trump the first to address the ideological battle in universities?
The Trump Administration’s survey requesting information about US-funded research at Australian universities was full of questions our own politicians should…
Please be quiet
America’s political leadership is sensitive to criticism. We know this. High-ranking individuals within the Administration have told us. This has…
Trump’s tariffs – an historic perspective
It is worth remembering that trade between countries is more than goods and services; it is also about pride and…
Former judge denounces Labor for pushing feminist ideology into the Family Court
‘The Family Court system is in enormous trouble.’ That is a momentous statement given that the speaker, Adelaide barrister Stuart…
Adolescence and the engineer of human souls
An apocryphal quote from Uncle Joe Stalin was that artists in the Soviet Union should be the ‘engineers of human…
The whirligig of federal elections
On the eve of the previous Federal Election, I authored an opinion piece in this publication entitled, We need passion…
The rise of civil conflict
In his address to the 61st Munich Security Conference, American Vice President, JD Vance, said of the magic of democracy:…
Australian Christians Party wins its first seat in WA
Although the election in WA turned over a very disappointing result for conservatives overall, there have been some huge wins…
Angus Taylor’s Budget Reply leaves conservatives wanting more
From the National Press Club: Australia has had record numbers of business failures on top of declining productivity. That means…
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