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Albanese’s dangerous dance with Palestine
It’s identity politics at the expense of national integrity
Donald Trump’s nuclear strike on Iran saves the world | Michael de Percy. S3 Ep 2
Spectator Australia’s Canberra Correspondent Michael de Percy on why US President Donald Trump has made the world safer by showing…
One Nation – The de facto opposition? | Malcolm Roberts. S3 Ep 1
While the Sussan Ley Opposition ‘listens’, Queensland Senator Malcolm Roberts says One Nation are prepared to take Albanese’s government on…
Covidphobia’s replacement
Covidphobia’s replacement is – Sexophobia! I have been considering the successor of Covidphobia for a while and almost settled on…
Trump corridor and the geopolitical shift in the South Caucasus
On August 8, 2025, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a historic peace agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump. At the…
Albanese’s longtime dream becomes reality: at what cost?
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has realised a long-held ambition. From his early days in politics speaking at pro-Palestine rallies,…
Albo breaches social contract with Palestinian recognition
In a move that reeks of ideological posturing over prudent statecraft to ensure our national security, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
Victoria rejects clarity around self-defence
The insane reasons given by Labor, the Greens, and Animal Justice
Housing: a government-manufactured crisis
Government fees and taxes almost double the cost of housing
William Wentworth’s submission to the productivity roundtable
The US often draws on the American Revolution in its public debates. Australia has the unparalleled achievement of our 1850s…
Australians (should) have a right to defend their homes
‘At the moment, in Victoria, there’s some exemptions for self-defence in your home, but we want them to look at…
Controlled by confidence: the unchecked power of AHPRA and the state
Professional regulation is supposed to exist to protect patients. But in Australia today, that purpose has morphed in something far…
Time for PNG to wake up to Canberra’s woke agenda!
The term ‘Kokoda’ has been hijacked to support Canberra’s Woke agenda for our Pacific neighbours. Their campaign of stealth began…
Regulators are choking investment in the name of protection
In February this year, the Federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations & Financial Services delivered a clear and carefully reasoned…
Putin’s word is worthless
History is a tough teacher. Learn and win or ignore and fail. Our track record as humans is rather poor.…
Australian politicians react to Albanese’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state
Protests have consequences. Allowing a mob to strut across the Sydney Harbour Bridge was all the encouragement needed for Labor…
Tony Abbott doesn’t go far enough on energy policy
Australia’s renewable energy subsidies were underpinned by a con-job
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