In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
What’s the point of ASIO?
The ASIO chief is this bizarre figure in the Australian political landscape that pops up every now and then to…
Whyalla: a leading edge in Australian industrial econocide
The attempts of the Commonwealth and South Australian governments to rescue the Whyalla steelworks is the latest ad hoc measure…
Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
In early 2020, as Covid spread across the globe, Australia scrambled to respond. Protective equipment ran short, national stockpiles had…
Trump’s Gaza plan: calling for an Islamic act of compassion?
President Donald Trump recently swept aside 70 years of conventional wisdom surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict and proposed to temporarily depopulate…
Trump, Vance, Musk, and Milei: the men who defeated the Left
‘Will it be that, in 200 years’ time, there is a historical note in the history textbooks… There was something…
Housing affordability is killing the Aussie dream
The steady decline of fertility rates in Australia presents a multifaceted challenge with wide-reaching implications for the nation’s social, cultural,…
Pro-life doctors in NSW face the axe
A new bill introduced into the NSW Parliament titled Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Health Care Access) Bill 2025 has thrown…
Consumed with hatred: Hamas’ frenzied killing of Jews
Many assume that Hamas is distinctly at war with the Israelis and not specifically with the Jews. However, while Hamas…
E-safety censorship cannot save us from ancient hate
There is something loathsome about bureaucrats promising to ‘keep people safe’ by controlling the public’s access to information. I was…
Dutton proposes stripping citizenship from migrants who spread hate
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has suggested that migrants could lose their citizenship if they are found to express hatred toward…
Trump is not talking like a US leader
Donald Trump’s latest remarks on Ukraine are not just factually flawed but dangerously misleading. His claim that Ukraine ‘talked’ the…
Be more resilient…?
My friend – a Canadian who had the gall to move back to Canada – asked me, ‘Lizzie, why are…
Power speaking truth to irrelevance
In his historic speech at the Munich Security Conference, JD Vance told European leaders not to shut down opinions with…
Dutton and Abbott have got Ukraine wrong, not Trump
Peter Dutton has said that Trump is wrong on Ukraine, while Tony Abbott has claimed that the US President is…
Senator Gerard Rennick calls out hate speech overreach
An Australian Senator is protesting new hate speech legislation, likening lockdowns on free speech to Covid-era overreach. People First Senator…
Green steel? Go woke, go broke
After the Premier of South Australia put Whyalla Steelworks into administration, Mr Albanese found another $2.4 billion of taxpayers’ money…
Dutton: the latest leader to sacrifice popularity to Ukraine
Winning the federal election is going to be a delicate game of numbers considering Australia’s two major parties are competing…
Donald Trump succeeded where John Howard failed
Former Prime Minister John Howard is widely loved by the loyal Blue Ribbon conservative base – even those who swell…
Essential steps to making Australia great again
Early and evasive action: The ABC As Ross Cameron was a bike-riding friend of Tony Abbott, I rang him just…
Dutton is no Trump when it comes to the gender debate
If only the LGBTQ+ political activist movement would leave their agenda in the bedroom, as Peter Dutton wistfully muses. Asked…
Civilisation and Faith: the showdown for the West
An editorial on Os Guinness’ vision for the future
