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Biden’s tragic theatre: the legacy of a puppet president
There is a terrible fear that Joe Biden’s presidential term has been little more than a performance – a bad…
Nuclear energy to take centre stage at Davos
For decades, nuclear energy has been relegated to the sidelines of the global debate on climate change and clean energy.…
Israel and the reshaping of the Middle East
Fifteen months of attacks by Iran’s axis of resistance on Israel have proved to be a staggering strategic misjudgement that…
Is this the end of Australia Day politics?
The battle of the vernacular and the political narratives around Australia Day finally seem to be reaching an exhausted truce.…
JD Vance is the best succession plan for Australia
I read JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy years before he was popular. In fact, I bought his book while I was…
Social justice has a toxic subculture
As the war between Israel and Hamas moves toward a potential ceasefire, one might expect calls for calm and relief…
Australia was not invaded
Was Australia invaded by Britain on January 26, 1788? For a growing number of people, our national holiday, which marks…
Multiculturalism in Australia, RIP?
‘Australia’s culture is multiculturalism.’ This was the answer my high school teacher gave when my class was discussing what Australian…
The Church is not meant to be a Holy hookup app
The Pope’s declaration that he will admit gay men into the priesthood – provided they pinkie swear to remain celibate…
The post-Christian world is not pretty
Historian Niall Ferguson, one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals, is the latest high-profile academic to convert to Christianity…
Trump’s threats reawaken Canadian nationalism
Canadians are living through interesting times. There are a few days left before Donald Trump officially returns to the White…
Whatever happened to the Ice Age?
We are in the middle of another (supposedly) ‘unprecedented’ summer, so it is no surprise that sensationalising social media is…
Farms for food: fossils for fuel
A cover story in The Economist, entitled, The coming food catastrophe, compiled sobering facts regarding worldwide food production and distribution.…
Why it is vital the Victorian Liberals get it right this time
Australians in other states have long taken a quizzical view of Victorian politics. Many are rightfully baffled by the Victorian…
The media resent Dutton’s patriotism pledge
Who is spearheading the political narrative of Australia? Is it the robust debate between Coalition and Labor – the elected…
Australia’s success, girt by sea and golden sands
Is the story of Australia a horn of plenty or a cornucopia which we systematically fail to celebrate each year…
Reckless renewables: what’s the real cost to Australians?
In 2024, I finally checked off a major bucket list item: travelling west across the continent by train and returning…
Starmer’s artificial intelligence
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer started the week with some hardcore deflection. Despite throwing nasty allegations at Elon Musk, Starmer…
Just Stop Oil desecrated Charles Darwin’s grave
Desecrating the grave of the UK’s most famous scientist might seem like a strange thing to do for members of…
The Six Triple Eight is nonsense
What comes to mind when you hear the word brave? Possibly it’s a vision of Allied soldiers storming the beaches…
The decline of the West: a lament from above
In the voice of Winston Spencer Churchill, published from On High. As I gaze down from the eternal battlements of…
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