Has the King snubbed Sunak over the Elgin Marbles?
Diplomatic ties are of great importance to King Charles. So it was no surprise that his sartorial choice at the…
The Cybertruck is a dud
The Cybertruck is here. Finally. Maybe. Sort of. Thursday was the “Cybertruck Delivery Event,” where they finally rolled off the…
When did publishers stop caring what their readers actually want?
It was easy to choose books for my young nieces and nephews this Christmas. First, I ruled out stories about…
Ron DeSantis just isn’t presidential material
Sans Trump, the Republican presidential debates of 2023 have mostly been piddling contests in a shallow pool. We’ve seen nasty…
Hamas has made a mockery of the ceasefire deal
Early this morning, Hamas fired the first shot that signalled the end of its ceasefire deal with Israel, roughly an…
The EU is in denial about stopping the boats
The Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling is the latest EU initiative to address the continent’s migrant crisis. Unveiled in…
Does a political solution to the Israel-Gaza conflict exist?
Is there a political solution to the Gaza conflict? Earlier this morning, the seven-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas broke…
Has newsweek become newspeak?
People may suspect they are living in an Orwellian media fever-dream when articles like this appear in Newsweek. Over the…
The conceit of the elites
Without a change to our governing model, Australia will witness the same upheavals we’re seeing in Europe
Alistair Darling only saved the country
Alistair Darling was one of the most consequential politicians of the past half-century but he had the misfortune to be…
Alistair Darling was a great man
The death of Alistair Darling is a grievous loss. British politics has lost a man of decency, character, integrity and…
Peak stupid? NSW Liberals back Greens and Labor on Net Zero target
Two big events occurred in Macquarie Street on Thursday morning. In Parliament, the Liberals joined the Greens in the Lower…
Winston’s moment
The Shaky Isles have a new government. At last. Christopher Luxon, with whom I spent a pleasurable day in Hawke’s…
Henry Kissinger saved us from a much worse world
‘If I give you a copy of my book,’ I said to Henry Kissinger two months ago, ‘which chapter will…
Newsnight doomed itself
Whither Newsnight? Or do I mean wither, Newsnight – shortly to be reduced to a 30-minute debate show shorn of…
The remarkable life of Henry Kissinger
The next few weeks will be filled with remembrances, fulsome appreciations, and harsh criticism of Henry Alfred Kissinger, who died…
Time for Albo to cut Bowen loose
Australia’s energy policy is an embarrassment on the international stage
Get used to Labour being the party of low taxes
It takes some to get used to Labour posing as the party of low taxes, but it is something that…
Blueberry Fields Forever
‘Let me take you down, ’cause I’m going to blueberry fields. Nothing is real, and there is nothing to get…
Is Treasurer Chalmers the Pontius Pilate of interest rates?
Australian Prime Ministers typically leave a single memory to mark their reign. Morrison had his lump of coal. Rudd loved…
