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Ukraine is wearing Russia down
Here in Ukraine, there is the sense that the grinding war imposed by Russia has reached a turning point, and…
The legless green energy transition
Think of wind, solar, and batteries as the three legs of a stool supporting the Net Zero transition program. The…
‘Yes’ to ISIS brides, ‘no’ to the Iranian women’s football team…
This is how Labor celebrates International Women’s Day?
Reasons for hope in Iran’s future
The doomsayers neglect the decades-long internal pressure for change
The excellent Australian Constitution
How do you describe the Constitution of one of the most successful Western liberal democracies in history? We can be…
Saving Moira Deeming
Victorian Upper House member Moira Deeming is one of the most loved and respected conservatives anywhere in the country –…
Running on empty
How Labor is turning fuel security into another Net Zero scam under the banner of ‘national security’
Has every galah in every pet shop become an expert in international law?
To paraphrase Paul Keating, I guarantee that if you walk into any pet shop in the West or indeed the…
Substantially uncertain about being certainly substantial
Australia’s Treasurer, a man with a PhD in political science and the communicative precision of a fortune cookie, stepped to…
Neither globalisation nor protectionism
A closer alliance with NZ, Canada, and UK may offer the best of both worlds
Iran: When is war the lesser evil?
For forty-five years, the West has tried to weaken Iran’s regime without toppling it, and the people of Iran have…
Another ‘world first’ from the Allan government
The Victorian Labor government has continued with its ‘world first’ legislation with its recently announced work from home laws joining…
Who gives a toss about Kyle and Jackie O?
This week the news cycle has been dominated by the spectacular implosion of Australia’s highest-paid radio duo, Kyle Sandilands and…
Iranian warship sunk off Sri Lanka raises more questions than answers
The alleged sinking of an Iranian warship off the south Sri Lankan coast raises more questions than answers at present.…
Houthi pirates are Iran’s canaries: Will they drop off their perch?
The Houthi pirates have gone awfully quiet. For years, they have been holding the Red Sea shipping industry to ransom…
The case for American-Israeli intervention in Iran
Only a few days ago, on February 24, I argued that because of Iran’s: …egregious violations of basic human rights,…
Grief over Khamenei reveals a serious problem in Australia
I have always been very critical of Tony Abbott for his inability to recognise his enemies when they were standing…
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