In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
From the Sydney Opera House to Anzac Day: A pattern of impunity
A fortnight ago, Jewish communities across Australia and the world paused for Yom HaShoah, a solemn remembrance of the six…
President Trump addresses shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
‘That was … very unexpected,’ said President Trump, addressing the press after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.…
Media God bothering
Donald Trump got the whole media God Bothering-thing started with his now deleted post of him dressed in white Jesus-robes…
This Anzac Day, I Remember John Elmhurst Price
There is a small newspaper clipping in my mother’s possession, fragile and yellowed with the passing of nearly a century.…
The Digger’s Code: Anzac Day and the Vernacular of Belonging
As we pause this Anzac Day to remember the fallen and their mates, spare a thought for our native language…
Could a former Prime Minister help reform the Liberal Party?
Factional wars and external pressure from the Teals and One Nation have created the perfect storm for Liberal Party reformers.…
Australia’s shameful silence on youth gender medicine
Another major peer-reviewed study on so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ has been published, and predictably, Australia’s political class has responded with the…
The wolf in inclusion’s clothing
As a former anglophile, I liked their earlier stuff better, and I often check in to see just how close…
The professor versus the politician
Andrew Leigh used to be more up-front about the downsides to diversity
Gina Rinehart’s act of kindness toward veterans
Broke Labor, the delusional Greens, and their cultivated maze of semi-socialist converts have been beating their ‘eat the rich’ drum…
Jess Wilson seeks to protect war memorials and colonial statues
Jess Wilson and the Victorian Liberals had to do something to win back disaffected conservatives after their preselection disaster, and this is…
Why the Middle East cannot be understood – or repaired – through corrupted language
I. When Words Fail, Policy Follows Clear words produce clear thoughts. Clear thoughts produce coherent policy. When language decays, so…
I hope Farrer pick One Nation candidate David Farley
Since the South Australian state election last month, myself and the other six new One Nation Parliamentarians have been busy…
Multiculturalism and the language of ‘values’
The return of multiculturalism as a live political question in Australia has been swift – and faintly familiar. The Coalition’s…
The keys to the kingdom
Turning Australia’s resource wealth into a sovereign and sustainable future by 2050
Australia’s energy problem isn’t resources – it’s strategy
Australia is one of the most energy-rich countries in the world, yet remains exposed in the very systems those resources…
The bonfire of the ideals
Henry Parkes, the Father of Federation, was converted to free trade by Richard Cobden, the apostle of free trade and…
Before the celebration, the cost
The link between sacrifice and statehood is not historical, it is immediate, and it remains widely misunderstood
Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality
Why engagement with Iran and its proxy network will not deliver peace
EU threatens Australia’s tea tree oil industry
Tea tree oil is a proud Australian export worth around $40 million per year to the essential oils and cosmetics…
Editor’s picks
Magazine
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
