In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
A party that thinks Vaucluse is Australia
The Liberal Party has discovered a new theory of renewal: if the roof caves in on Wednesday, replace the beams…
Liberal Party is dead, and moderates just delivered its eulogy
Yesterday I was toying with Nietzsche’s idea that God is dead, and we have killed him, but in a Menzian…
G20 leaders ‘defy Trump’ gloating that net zero will cost trillions
There is something remarkably juvenile about prime ministers, presidents, and media establishments gloating that the G20 Leaders’ Summit has ‘defied…
International Men’s Day momentum builds
What does the growing support and recognition of International Men’s Day mean? Last week in Adelaide I hosted my third…
Trump keeps talking, Putin keeps shooting
The failure to conclude Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is Donald Trump’s first really big boo-boo. The failure fuse was lit…
Memo to Jess Wilson: I’ve found your shadow Treasurer for you
On Friday, I spent an afternoon at the H R Nicholls Society annual conference, as a guest of the Society.…
Live not by spin
In 1974, after being arrested for the crime of telling the truth, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn released his famous essay Live Not…
Vale Allan Moffat, the gentleman racer
I was seven years old when Allan Moffat and Colin Bond crossed the line 1-2 in their Ford XC Falcon…
Javier Milei proves economists wrong with radical free markets | Adam Creighton S3 Ep 12
Argentina is defying the experts by clawing its way out of socialism under the leadership of Libertarian President Javier Milei.…
Nigeria: 303 children and 12 teachers kidnapped
It is now believed 303 children and 12 teachers have been taken hostage by gunmen in Nigeria after a more…
Why was Turkey so keen to host COP?
It is not often we have cause to praise Turkey, but last week they saved the taxpayer $1.5 billion. Well, sort…
When ceasefires become a false end
History has taught one stubborn lesson: the page that ends the fighting is not the same thing as the page…
Yes, most young offenders understand their crimes
I heard a mental health professional suggesting that incarcerating young people would not be good for them, even if they…
Leaderships change, but Net Zero policy endures
Since 2015, when an anaemic majority of Liberal MPs replaced Tony Abbott with Malcolm Turnbull, the establishment figures across the…
Speech, truth, and the coming age of digital conformity
Safety is the last thing on the minds of digital censors
The demonisation of Israel
Since its formation on May 14, 1948, Israel has been vilified in various degrees by hostile states and by leftist…
Victoria Liberals ditch Brad Battin for Jess Wilson | Terry Barnes. S3 Ep 11
A moderate coup or a desperate act to save the Victorian Liberals from another election disaster? The Liberal Party voted…
Nationals replace Dugald Saunders with Gurmesh Singh
While the Victorian Liberals were stealing headlines with their surprise leadership switch, the NSW Nationals also changed their leader. This…
