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A bill of natural rights for Australia
With the Australian federal election (declared for May 3, 2025), now in campaign mode, let’s look at a crucial aspect…
A belief in ‘fairness’ is critical to democracy
In a democracy, the perception of fairness is as crucial as actual fairness. If citizens believe the ‘game is rigged’,…
The schemers, the naive, and the fearful
It was late Sunday morning, March 23, 2025, when Kathrine posted her question in the reader comments at the end…
Who has the courage to fix workplace law?
Will politics defeat sensible labour policy, just as it has with taxation, our disgraceful duplicative mining approvals procedures, and our…
Labor clueless on foreign affairs
Goodness knows why the Chinese government would want to put pressure on the Albanese government during an election campaign, but…
Labor and its gangrenous alliance
Labor and the Greens have been locked in an unofficial coalition for decades. Recently, they have been joined by the…
The UK, a nation in crisis?
As the plane turned onto the runway, I stole one last glimpse out the window before leaving Heathrow. I felt…
Tough love for the Coalition as its campaign is slow to get going
I’m writing this at lunchtime on Monday. In federal election campaigns, for logistical necessity major policy drops and media opportunities…
The usual suspects aren’t happy about Victoria’s crackdown on crime
After softening Victoria’s bail laws in a misguided fit of compassion that saw crime rates soar and victims pile up,…
Billboard Chris is the hero Australia needs against ideologically driven government censorship
I doubt any sane person has heard or read the phrase ‘her penis’ without rolling their eyes. For female victims…
Do Australians care about free speech?
‘Free speech’ is losing its position in the political conversation. It’s not only because rising middle-class poverty is shifting people’s…
ANU’s $200 million wake-up call
The looming $200 million deficit at the Australian National University isn’t just a solitary crisis – it’s a red alert…
Antisemitism, moral bankruptcy, and political opportunism
Why the Albanese government is failing Jewish Australians
Not all cultures are created equal
Like many, I have long believed that calling one culture superior to another – especially in discussions on immigration –…
Federal Election set for May 3rd
So it begins. The most important five weeks of our lives. The Australia that is born on May 3rd will…
Dutton fires gun on the election
Anthony Albanese may think he’s being smart by announcing the election the day after Peter Dutton’s reply-to-the-Budget speech, but because…
Budget reply: back on track
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton began his Budget reply by thanking Australians for listening and reminding them that they would soon…
The fringes of Australian politics
Something’s in the water. That is the best explanation we have so far for the escalation of bizarre behaviour happening…
The task ahead
In August 1914 Australia went to war. By the end of 1914, the German Schlieffen Plan had failed and for…
The Trump Liberation Day tariffs and Australia
Trump has variously made the case for support for domestic production of goods, like semiconductors, that are of military importance.…
The growing menace of trees
Australia is threatened by dangerous trees. They have infested our cities, menaced our power lines, invaded our grasslands, and fuelled…
Impossible business growth underpins house of cards Budget
From Parliament House, Canberra: Last year Australia experienced record numbers of business failures. While the percentage of businesses was not…
Dark humour: Labor brands itself the party of tax cuts
Can anyone think of a more efficient way to waste trees than printing copies of the Budget on the eve…
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