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Who needs the Department of Climate Change anyway?
One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce sent the collective Left into fits of hysteria by repeating Senator Hanson’s desire to make the…
You can trust One Nation to keep their word on migration
The Liberal Party could not be more rattled by the rise of One Nation and the speech by Angus Taylor…
Glory and shame, two noble myths corrode
What the Ben Roberts-Smith affair says about war, myth, and national self-deception
ABC’s war on those who fight wars
There is a particular kind of arrogance that only flourishes at a safe distance from danger, and the arrest of…
Before the Dawn Service, there was this
The staged arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, just weeks before Anzac Day, is not just bad optics. It is a signal…
Private health insurance: time for a reset?
Australia’s $6.9 billion annual subsidy supports a model that’s losing consumer confidence. There’s a proven alternative. The crisis is real…
Has protesting gone too far?
Groups that seek to disrupt instead of inform have taken our streets hostage
Part of Victoria’s petrol production up in flames
Major fire at Victorian fuel refinery leaves Chris Bowen scrambling
Strait of Hormuz: Where geology, myth, and international law converge
The geography of the Strait of Hormuz is not man-made; it is the result of a long process shaped by…
International Law in dire straits
The United States’ decision to impose a naval blockade is a legally contentious move under International Law. The measure follows…
Angus Taylor’s ‘wrong rein’ on immigration
The immigration horse is definitely the one that has wandered off to the One Nation side of the paddock, but…
Albo government’s perfect storm of weakness
I first set foot in Brunei in 2019. It was, and remains, a jewel of Southeast Asia. Verdant, orderly, and…
How multiculturalism destroys societies, Australia included
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported in March that net overseas migration rose to 311,000 in September 2025, marking a…
Angus Taylor to echo One Nation’s migration policy
One Nation has been at the forefront of migration policy. Many months ago, One Nation posted their policy which states, among…
Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls
Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied…
Embarrassing: Is Australia missing the next tech age?
While Australia remains fixated on renewables, the rest of the world is accelerating into a new era of energy and…
Born in April: A toast to Jefferson and Hitchens
Today is April 13th. Thomas Jefferson was born on this date in 1743. Christopher Hitchens was born on this date…
Western Australia frustrated over fuel stockpiles?
The Albanese government appears to have frustrated one of its state Labor allies. Western Australia Energy Minister, Amber-Jade Sanderson, has expressed…
One Nation is protecting cash, not the Treasurer
Those who heard Senator Michaelia Cash’s speech about One Nation’s decision to vote against Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Competition and Consumer…
Every little bit helps. How to waste $20 million on an ad campaign
While the Treasurer plots how to take money out of our pockets in the next Budget, we discover the Albanese…
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Too many devil-worshippers in the Liberals’ broad church
Thanks to Labor’s deception, One Nation’s rise is here to stay
