The debt ceiling battle lurking after the elections
Though many pundits may not be able to see past Tuesday’s midterm elections, as soon as the voters decide which…
How worried are the Democrats about the US midterms?
‘There are two things that are important in politics,’ said the 19th century senator Mark Hanna. ‘The first is money…
Bright green: the case for eco-optimism
Of all the world leaders at the Cop27 summit today, I suspect Rishi Sunak will be one of the least…
Would a lower foreign aid target be so bad?
Whatever happened to David Cameron’s promise to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on foreign aid? Amid much criticism, it…
Is it too much to expect the Home Secretary to obey the law?
As Home Secretary, on the whole, you’ll want to stay on the right side of the law, right? I mean, you’re in charge of the…
Republican support for Ukraine is fading
There is much that is uncertain about Tuesday’s elections, but it seems all but certain that the GOP will take…
Stand up for Australia
I have been involved with the Australian Monarchist League for many years now, but when I stepped up as Campaign Chairman of…
Chris Luxon: where is National in the fight for free speech?
Minister of Justice Kiri Allan confirmed on Sunday, after almost a year of silence on the issue, that the proposed…
Climate policy: driving us in the wrong direction
In the not-too-distant future, the climate policies of the Albanese government will become untenable. Why? Because these policies are based…
Renewables-only is naked ideology
Daniel Andrews has ripped away renewable energy’s cloak of economic and engineering respectability. Unveiling his new energy policy for Victoria…
How many Russians have fled?
Ever since the war in Ukraine started there have been reports about Russians emigrating, either fleeing conscription or simply dismayed…
How I kept my inner rage against our Dear Leader
What I learned during 200+ days of Victoria’s Covid lockdown
Risk aversion and the failure of our emergency services
The litany of errors in the emergency services’ response to the Manchester Arena attack has been widely detailed this week,…
The FBI will face a reckoning after the midterms
It is said that towards the end his life as he sank into dementia, Maurice Ravel was tormented by the…
Will this election finally be the end of Betoism?
Democrats across the country should be grateful for what Republicans are about to do: rid them of a nagging disease…
Football’s problems run far beyond the Qatar World Cup
Are there any redeeming features of the Qatar World Cup? Perhaps one: the tournament has a sane and logical format.…
How Matt Hancock turned a failure into success
Eating kangaroo penis on live TV will not be the first gut wrenching challenge of Matt Hancock’s career. At the…
Why Turkey and Ukraine called Putin’s grain deal bluff
Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin declared an end to the deal allowing Ukraine to export its grain to the world.…
We need to talk about boomer radicalisation
Andrew Leak, the man named as the perpetrator of the petrol bomb attack on Dover migrant centre was, on the…
Matt Hancock is perfect for ‘I’m A Celebrity…’
How can a man have such good and bad judgement? Matt Hancock’s wife is an absolute babe, but his career…
Zero-Covid is the new one-child policy
It has been a remarkable few days for China’s increasingly absurd and at times chilling zero-Covid campaign. There was outrage…
Musk reveals free speech owned by advertising giants
The Twitter elite, who spend most of their time preaching about socialism and ‘equality’, have debased themselves to the level…
Tim Ryan’s phony ‘moderate’ persona
Tim Ryan is cunning. Facing an ultra-tight race against J.D. Vance for Ohio’s US Senate seat, Ryan is hedging his…
On the (dystopian) beach
Nevil Shute’s classic apocalyptic 1957 novel about the end of the world, On the Beach, was set, as such horror…
Manchin’s rebuke shows how toxic Biden’s energy views are
It’s not often that a senator launches a brutal, frontal assault on a president from his own party. It’s even…
