Queen Elizabeth I was a woman
I’m old enough to remember when girls were allowed to reject stereotypes and just be themselves. If girls wanted to…
Matthew Guy is literally history
The Victorian Liberal Party is very likely to change leaders, again, roughly 100 days out from the Victorian state election…
How the Liberals stuffed up the Senate
In March 2016, the Turnbull Liberal government joined forces with the Greens to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act and abolish…
A bigger problem than Morrison’s predilection for portfolios
We must correct the secrecy and overreach of power seen in the pandemic
Self ID ‘wild card’
The Herald Sun is reporting that the women in the Dame Phyllis Frost Correctional Centre in Victoria are objecting to what they call…
The New York Times’ strange silence on Rushdie
The New York Times has never been shy about sharing its opinion – especially when it comes to bashing Britain. In…
Ukraine has found Russia’s Achilles’ heel in Crimea
Another day, another Russian arms depot up in smoke. The latest attack, this time on an ammunition storage site near…
The Channel migrant crisis will make or break Liz Truss
Liz Truss has been clear about her key selling point throughout her leadership campaign. At its launch she boasted: ‘I…
Could this election be a turning point for Kenya?
In Kenya’s latest general elections, ‘The Hustler’ William Ruto has been declared our new President after a narrow victory against…
UK wages drop in the sharpest fall on record
Over the past six months, Britain’s unemployment figures have arguably been the economy’s saving grace. While the labour market has…
The article that made Boris ‘hang my head in shame’
Boris Johnson has written more than his fair share of controversial stuff over the years. Whether it’s jibes at Islam,…
Why is JK Rowling missing from this influential artists list?
Rarified cable TV channel Sky Arts has recently revealed its list of the top 50 most influential British artists of…
Eat what we tell you
Carbon ratings, meat taxes, and lump sums to allow the poor to 'buy animal products'...
The dangerous zealotry of trigger warnings
The toddlers who attend our sandstone creches to earn their arts degrees – all the while feigning hurt from micro-aggressions…
The political quad that rules Australia
Australia is being run by a political quad who, despite appearances of difference, believe the same things. From New South…
Australia needs a vibe shift
America’s new right gives hope – and blueprints – to Australian conservatives
New Zealand’s Three Waters coup
New Zealand’s mainstream media has finally named the elephant in the room. Late last month, the nation’s biggest newspaper, the New…
Iran can’t shirk the blame for the attack on Salman Rushdie
So according to Iran it is Salman Rushdie’s own fault that he got stabbed. It had nothing to do with…
Partition wasn’t inevitable
‘Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,…
Is the West’s Ukraine response about to fracture?
Wars aren’t always decided on the battlefield. As bravely as Ukrainian soldiers defend their homeland from Russian invasion, their heroics…
Will Sri Lanka win its struggle for peace?
The late great Sunil Perera, popular Sri Lankan singer and satirist, lamented that people should be clamouring to come to…
The two faces of Vladimir Putin
‘Putin’s Philosopher’ Aleksandr Dugin, self-styled deep thinker and ideological architect of current Russian expansionism, has claimed there are two distinct…
America is forgetting how to make stuff
Articles about the future and “progress” have been popping up a lot lately, with conversations revolving around the inevitable advancements…
The shine comes off Saint Jacinda’s halo
Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently…
Salman Rushdie and the incitement of violence
When I met Salman Rushdie in New York a couple of years ago, he told me that the days in…
