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No answer on the apocalypse that never was
They’ve had over 30 years to show us the metaphorical climate change money. Over 30 years to respond to the…
Rage against the zeitgeist
The climate of thinking, the Zeitgeist, can seriously limit a country. The story of Australian democracy began in the 1850s,…
Trump’s autarkic ambitions
The rationales Trump offers for his trade policy include those with some legitimacy which seek to put pressure on Canada…
The WEF wanted a Great Reset. Here it is!
My guilty pleasure involves flicking through the pages of old political magazines, side-eyeing failed speculation, particularly from those who built…
A Rudd-y mess
Before engaging in a trade war, you have to consider what the penalty is for ‘winning’. This may come as…
Simon says Teals keen for costly minority government
From the National Press Club: The disdain for conservatives was palpable in Simon Holmes à Court’s address at the National…
Exam group-think
It’s obvious cultural-Left activists are indoctrinating students across the nation’s classrooms. Examples include teaching radical gender ideology, climate alarmism, a…
The political hysteria behind ‘Hate Speech Laws’
Australia’s newest authoritarian approach to controlling its political climate has been manufactured through the enactment of Federal and State hate…
Trump’s tariffs are accelerating our economic restructuring
Donald Trump’s tariffs are not just a policy decision; they are an accelerant. They are pushing forward an economic restructuring…
Victoria’s anti-free speech agenda shelved – for now
Those who value freedom of speech will be relieved that the Victorian government’s attempt to pass its anti-vilification legislation has…
Is the US steel tariff ‘entirely’ unjustified?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese characterised the US steel tariff to be imposed on Australia as ‘entirely unjustified’. That might be…
Trumpet of Patriots announces a Liberal election platform
From the National Press Club: Clive Palmer’s address on March 13 delivered the first tranche of the Trumpet of Patriot’s…
Scorched Earth disease control
Way back in 1858 Nongqawuse, a prophetess of the Xhosa tribe in South Africa had a vision telling her that…
Gender pay gap drama sparked by newly released WGEA figures
The grievance industry has sprung into action with the release of the latest gender pay gap figures by the Workplace…
Wind energy: the worst peacetime policy blunder?
Wind droughts would have been the most important discovery in the 20th Century but the discovery came too late to…
Holding court over culture
The decision of the High Court this week that found native title is ‘property’, is bold. It potentially opens the…
The reckoning that never came
Nearly three years ago, on the eve of the election, I wrote my debut Spectator Australia article calling for a…
The failure of Family Law reform in Australia
John Stapleton spent a quarter of a century working as a general news reporter for two of Australia’s leading mastheads,…
Reciprocal tariffs would be foolish
Trump imposing tariffs on Australia was perhaps inevitable. Trump 2.0 is not the Trump 1.0 who negotiated free trade agreements…
You can thank our politicians for Trump’s tariffs
It’s all fun and games until Trump pulls the tariff card. Remember that while having a chuckle at the President’s…
Censorship laws: a rod for our own back
An Australian pro-Palestine activist has been charged with allegedly using ‘insulting words in public’ under Section 17(1) of Victoria’s Summary…
Is Jacqui Lambie right, are Vice Chancellors overpaid?
University Vice Chancellors are often accused of being overpaid and of under-performing. For example, Jacqui Lambie has posited that university…
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