Climate virtuoso Europe destroys Oder river
Fifty years ago, environmentally conscious Westerners were worried about the pollution that often accompanies the trappings of civilisation. Rubbish is…
Sovereignty is a colonising concept
Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe entered the Parliament’s Senate chamber with a black power salute and proceeded to disrespect the oath…
Has Pelosi helped square Xi’s Chinese puzzle?
Napoleon was supposed to have said, ‘Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.’ China is…
Neutered ‘Voice’ a bureaucratic mess?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s proposed Voice to Parliament is something that a lot of right-wing commentators want to hate, but…
Carbon squeeze: Australia’s dark future
Australian energy policy is rapidly evolving from expensive virtue signalling to actual disaster. After narrowly scraping through the federal election…
Oxfordshire County Council’s climate crusade
Something funny is in the water in Oxfordshire. In recent months councillors there have embarked on a spree of unorthodox…
#IStandWithJKRowling
‘Horrifying news [regarding Salman Rushdie]. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be okay.’ Author JK Rowling tweeted her concern…
Afghanistan, one year on
Afghan women’s meetings on Zoom with their supporters outside the country often now end in tears as the stories of…
France’s support of Rushdie puts Britain to shame
If any further evidence was needed of the moral cowardice of the British political class it has been provided in…
Britain is a vetocracy
England is in the grip of its most widespread drought in 20 years. Water companies are implementing hosepipe bans. Half…
Is Elon Musk next after Trump?
Whatever your thoughts are about Donald Trump, the man, it’s the apparent weaponisation of law enforcement against Donald Trump, the…
The Right side of politics
The Coalition’s nine-year period in federal power represents a missed opportunity to address conservative issues. Instead, the inner-city wets increased…
Surf and TERF
‘I read the news today oh boy… About a lucky man who made the grade. And though the news was rather…
The West cannot do business with Iran
Salman Rushdie’s would-be assassin might have been a lone wolf. He might have had no contact with military or intelligence…
Salman Rushdie overcame his fear
After Ayatollah Khomeini ordered Muslims to kill him for publishing The Satanic Verses in 1989, Julian Barnes gave Salman Rushdie…
How did theft become effectively decriminalised in Britain?
Haven’t we all had that panicky, sinking feeling at one time or another? A realisation that we’ve been the victim…
Why everyone should be ‘quiet quitting’
The Devil Wears Prada, a 2006 box-office hit adapted from Lauren Weisberger’s best-seller, is the story of Andy Sachs (Anne…
Is Putin planning a September surprise?
Ukraine appears to be faring well in its fight against Russia. Explosions have rocked a Russian military base in Crimea and…
There is no point nationalising the energy sector
Household energy bills are rising very rapidly, and are now expected to be over £4,000 per year by October and…
What is a classified document, anyway?
What is a classified document? Donald Trump seems to have lots of them — and the FBI sure wants them back.…
Silencing Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie, award-winning author and figure of fury to the Iranian regime, has been stabbed yesterday while giving a lecture…
The Liberals’ worst enemy: themselves
Reading Morning Double Shot Editor Terry Barnes’ piece on Friday made me think of the history of the Liberal party and how,…
Amnesty International’s shame
While writer Myroslav Marynovych was a political prisoner of the USSR from 1977-87, he received letters from supporters who were…
Showdown at okay coral
Figures released last week show record coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef. It is hardly a surprise that its…
