In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
The men we have forgotten
Australia’s silence on male mental health and family-law marginalisation is an election issue that should cross the aisle
The other bracket creeps
Everyone knows about income tax bracket creep. Wages drift up with inflation, taxpayers slide into higher brackets, and the Commonwealth…
What if Snowy 2.0 was never a good idea?
In 2017, I wrote an article printed in The Australian on the March 28, titled: Snowy Two: Turnbull’s pipe is…
How a sexy plane upset the left
Leftwing politics, globally, is full of sexy planes. If you want to see a parade of private jets, attend a…
Labor’s disgusting intergenerational tax reform
Taxing older Australians will not make the young any richer
The high (moral) crimes of left-wing ideology
It is easy to forget that what we think of as ‘constitutional democracy’ covers fewer than half of the world’s…
Whitewashing fundamentalist Islam?
Given Iran is a despotic Islamic theocracy dedicated to destroying Israel and perpetrating a Jihad against the West, and given…
The battle for Farrer … and conservatism
While I am a Queensland Senator, the political battle taking place in Farrer is fascinating. Usually, a by-election triggered by…
The other strait we should be worrying about
A disruption to Taiwan’s semiconductor industry would trigger a shock far greater than any oil crisis
Let us forget Welcome to Country on Anzac Day
I had a great-uncle, the brother of my maternal grandfather, who died at Gallipoli. My father was in the RAAF…
Reclaiming the Port of Darwin must be on the national agenda
Australia faces its most uncertain strategic environment since the end of the second world war. In such times, governments must…
Booing, Welcome to Country, and the long activist game
Several things can be true at once. A majority of Australians, as suggested by the Voice to Parliament referendum, disagree…
Come on, Avi – hurry up and Free Palestine!
I used to work with Avi Yemini, the Australian Bureau Chief for Rebel News. He won’t mind me writing this (I…
Gina Rinehart: Lest We Forget
The following is a transcript from Gina Rinehart’s Anzac Day Sunset Tribute at the Sydney Opera House. Today, we especially…
A continent-sized nation, living in a corner of itself
Australia is one of the largest countries on earth, yet most of its population and economic activity are concentrated in…
Perpetual indignation is not a Constitutional principle
Many harsh things have been said about our beautiful country. Yet the Australian Parliament now also wants to ‘…foster informed,…
Do land claims present a risk to North American society?
Canada is taking risks with its sovereignty on the West Coast, and the rest of North America should be paying…
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How Tickle v. Giggle happened
One man’s discrimination is another girl’s protection
Too many devil-worshippers in the Liberals’ broad church
Thanks to Labor’s deception, One Nation’s rise is here to stay
