Labor’s ship of fools
Last week I predicted that Anthony Albanese would continue his campaign, Riding Solo, fronting the media without help from his…
Who the ‘bloody hell’ are the Libs?
The 1987 election was the first I took interest in. Seeing two politicians of conviction, Bob Hawke and John Howard,…
Striking a deal with Putin might be the least bad option
As horror mounts over Russia’s war crimes, the clamour for Vladimir Putin to be held to account is growing. Joe…
How North Korea’s crypto hackers are funding Kim’s missile habit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed last night to ramp up his country’s nuclear arsenal. Such weapons don’t come cheap,…
Is Slovakia a mafia state?
As soul searching in Britain continues over Boris Johnson’s alleged proximity to a slice of cake, a different sort of…
Ukraine triumphs on Russia’s turf
‘Jaw jaw’ remarked Churchill ‘is always better than war war.’ And some of London’s finest jaws were being put to…
Who’s afraid of Elon Musk?
The meltdown over Elon Musk’s acquirement of Twitter is my favourite world event of 2022 so far. It is delicious.…
The relentless march of Europe’s zombie centrists
Journalists rarely had it so easy as when it came to writing up the final result of the French presidential…
The Musky scent of freedom
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has put a ring on it. This morning it was announced that social media platform and…
Taking the mickey out of Mickey
There’s a sad trend in Western society of late to erase childhood from the experience of childhood, a sort of…
The end of the last Arab Spring success story
Visibly, and with very little pretense, Tunisia is sliding into tyranny. In the last two years, its president, Kais Saied,…
Biden lives long enough to become the villain
“You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” Harvey Dent says to…
Australia’s major parties: censorship, thoughtcrime and suppression
By most measures and standards, Australia is a beacon of freedom – a state where any citizen can espouse and…
Stoking the fires of energy policy
Stung from previous election losses, the ALP is at pains to deny that it will introduce a carbon tax. The…
The perverse joys of Elon Musk buying Twitter
The predictable yet somehow still hilarious news that Elon Musk is to acquire Twitter for $44 billion has been greeted…
Polling payday for pollies
Politics is big business in Australia. The major parties rake in stupendous amounts of donations every election cycle and have…
In praise of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
If there’s one quality that defines Elon Musk other than his entrepreneurship, it’s his ability to drive his detractors mad.…
France is eternally divided
A lot happened in France last night. After a lacklustre performance, long disillusioned supporters were unable to summon any enthusiasm…
How long can Olaf Scholz last?
Just what exactly is going through German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s head? ‘Russia must not win this war’, he says. But it is…
A football regulator is bad news for the beautiful game
It will stop shady oligarchs and brutal autocracies buying up clubs simply to whitewash their reputations. It will ensure financial…
The case that sums up the police’s warped priorities
If you want a snapshot of how warped the police’s priorities are these days, look to the case of Kevin…
Where does Macron go from here?
The French do not want Emmanuel Macron’s party to win in the National Assembly, at least according to polls taken at…
Forget Le Pen 2027
If Emmanuel Macron has any sense he will be back in the office this morning. Sunday night’s celebratory shindig was…
Fair go, mate!
The first time I heard the phrase ‘fair go!’ I was a young reporter new to Australia from Britain and…
Restoring Menzies’ Australia
I came to Australia from India in December 2000 where I had been a senior civil servant fighting socialist policy…
