In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Don’t fall for Putin’s Nato furphy
As Trump and Putin spend over an hour on the phone today (Feb. 13 as I write) to talk potential…
A Soviet-style revolution in Victoria
A common feature of successful revolutions is chaos. Those who have sought change, and have succeeded, have very often not…
Enshrining free speech in the Constitution
I have introduced the Constitution Alteration (Right to Free Speech) 2025, the purpose of which is to enshrine freedom of…
DOGE this… The biggest scandal in American history
In an ordinary news cycle, the current President rescinding the former President’s security clearance would be a matter for the…
On mass immigration, we need to listen less to elite talkfests, and more to conservatives of the heart
What should be the most important issue of the 2025 Federal Election in Australia? Nuclear power? Whacking Woke? The gender…
Kerr’s own goal
The Sam Kerr saga has exposed the shocking hypocrisy of Football Australia and the identity politics at the heart of…
Victory for the Free Speech Union and Celine
Australia is caught in a tug of war between free speech and censorship. The former is overwhelmingly preferred by the…
Dutton should sound out Miranda Devine to be Washington Ambassador
The news that Australia does not get an exemption from Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs is a failure of the…
The government never let a good crisis go to waste
That old political maxim, ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste…’ comes to mind when considering the government’s restrictions…
Labor policy makes gas more expensive
Sometimes politicians say things that are true. When they do, people often note that they are ‘saying the quiet part…
The Northern Territory has a vital role to play in defending Australia
In Australia’s latest National Defence Statement, it says that: ‘Australia faces the most complex and challenging strategic environment since the…
A crash course in tariffs
‘Tariff’ has staked an early claim to the title of 2025 Word of the Year. Highly relevant and commonly misunderstood…
Uniparty Hate Crime Bill won’t stop hate crime
The voting behaviour of senators on February 6 was bizarre to say the least. Labor’s Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes)…
Support for Trump’s Gaza plan will soon emerge
Donald Trump’s proposal to own and rebuild Gaza has been criticised by every expert and the Arab nations in the…
Coalition defend their support of hate speech laws
The Coalition is facing extensive backlash following its decision to embrace Labor’s new hate speech laws. Despite having some of…
Australian company insolvencies
ASIC released their latest insolvency statistics earlier this week and the results are concerning. A company becomes insolvent when they…
Boosting defence quickly and cheaply
Indulge yourself with a fascinating read of Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson’s 1911 recommendation for the protection of Australia’s coast. The…
Hate crimes: a new woke attack against free speech
A new and unprecedented law has passed the chamber, marking an incredibly frustrating time for those conservatives who are paying…
Let the leftists have their own way!
Lefties say and do the dumbest things! When it comes to leftism, most of us have learned long ago that…
Will Trump inspire Dutton to undo the Uniparty?
There is so much hot air blowing around at the moment. Almost every leftie on social media is having a…
The DOGE-esque plan to save $90 billion
We have been asking for some Trumpian politics, and perhaps we have found it in a press conference yesterday. One…
Voters want Trump, but with an Aussie accent
Conservatives are crying out online for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to go ‘full Trump’, or at least ‘a little bit…
China now rapidly falling behind
China’s autocratic President Xi Jinping has been reported many times as believing that America is in terminal decline. This has…
Trade wars: risks and opportunities for Australia
President Trump’s weaponising of trade may simply be applying pressure to correct what he sees as unequal access for goods…
Hamas and Putin
A two-state solution? Been there done that. Israel was state one, Gaza was state two. Gaza was under the armed…
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