In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.
Sunday first?
The start of a new year and a new calendar brings to mind the confusion foisted upon us by different…
Malthusianism needs to die before it kills us
There’s always that one guy, standing on a street corner, raving about the ‘end times’. For the last fifty years,…
The Culture Wars need a touch of sincerity
When it comes to the Culture Wars in 2023, I have two simple resolutions: Assume they are sincere. Be sincere.…
Henry Cavill rightly abandoned Woke Witcher
When I think about the state of modern entertainment, I often find myself referring to an old episode of Family…
Range anxiety: Tesla’s $2.2 million fine
Since the first electric car silently rolled onto the street, ‘range anxiety’ has been a primary concern for customers –…
City of Stonnington promises religious freedom ‘for now’
Victorian activists are insisting that Christians should be banned from renting public spaces for worship services because their views on…
The myth of female innocence
When I was 15 years old, I inadvertently angered a group of mean girls who hung out at the roller…
Pandemic survivors and the silent victims of excess mortality
Many in the media, politics, and the health industry have expressed the view that Australia has fared well since the…
Are we headed toward the death of reason?
In one important way, the death of Pope Benedict last week was the death of reason in an increasingly secular…
My time with Cardinal Ratzinger
I first met Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the mid-nineties. He was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and midway through his…
Covid 2023: a crisis of trust
The past couple of months have seen some quite startling Covid studies published in reputable medical journals that should be…
Thanks for all the fish
Environmentalism now requires the prefix ‘real’ to separate it from its toxic cousin, eco-fascism. In terms of real environmentalism, there…
Pope Benedict XVI: the first victim of cancel culture
In January 2008, Pope Benedict XVI was invited by one of Italy’s (if not the world’s) leading universities, La Sapienza…
Canada to re-educate Jordan Peterson for ‘wrongthink’
Wokeism has destroyed Canada. We knew the situation was bad when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau froze the bank accounts of…
Twitter’s free speech threatens radical trans activism
I sat down to write this article about how Elon was being held captive in some areas in his expressed…
The power of many
It was 2014 when I first heard from Andrew, a young Queensland dad, who was being denied contact with his…
That’s not cricket! The Don knew his economics
It is increasingly common for professional sportsmen and women to express political opinions, particularly in the age of Twitter. Most…
Adams aims wrong’un at the Don and Kamahl
The recent disclosure that Sir Donald George Bradman warmly welcomed Labor’s defeat in the 1975 federal election must have come…
Monarchist League issues ultimatum on the Voice
The federal government under Anthony Albanese, regardless of what it admits and what the media reports, is moving fast to…
WEF Watch: carbon accounting
Given the risk posed by the closed-door lobbying group more commonly known as the World Economic Forum, this year The Spectator…
In search of common sense
I am sure that, like me, you have not only used the term ‘common sense’ yourselves, but have heard many…
Is Queensland’s Minister for Women selling out women and girls?
Under Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Women, and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Shannon Fentiman’s new bill, a…
Will history judge Benedict XVI more kindly than his contemporaries?
This weekend I have been touring TV studios trying to set the late Pope Benedict’s life and work in perspective.…
Liberate New Year’s Eve
We are nearly at the end of the first day in 2023. Presumably, most people have ruined their resolution diet…
Australia’s New Year resolutions
As I consider the future and look forward to the year 2023, I have resolved to make the following solemn…