Edward VIII and the reserve powers
When Sir John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government, only welded-on Labor Party supporters and a handful of Marxist university students…
It’s time to bring the Falklands into the United Kingdom
Today marks 40 years since Operation Rosario, when Leopoldo Galtieri’s commandos landed on the Falkland Islands and began an invasion…
Why Macron’s poll lead is dwindling
With eight days to go before the first round of voting in the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron has just…
What progressives can learn from France’s straight-talking communists
The latest poll has France’s socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo on 1.5 per cent. This is the party that won the presidential…
How New Zealand’s zero Covid strategy fell apart
The biggest thing in the political rock world returns to the international stage this spring with a one-off appearance at…
Who’s to blame for France’s catastrophic intelligence failure in Ukraine?
From the outset of the war in Ukraine, the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence agencies have accurately predicted every twist and turn of…
How Russian drones are being used to spy on Kyiv
‘That used to be my neighbour’s Skoda,’ says Alexei Marchenko, as he points to a twisted lump of metal in the…
Did China just take out an NBA player?
It sure looks like basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom has been blackballed by the NBA for his candor over the…
An alternative South Australian perspective
The Flat White article, A South Australian perspective, will win plenty of admirers in Sydney and Melbourne. It is the people…
Cashed-up and morally broke
The Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, and in particular – the Treasurer – have a problem; Australians have stopped…
Could the ‘Cook Islands Option’ save our Pacific family?
In light of the possibility of a Chinese military base soon being installed in the Solomon Islands, it may be…
Has Josh saved ScoMo’s bacon?
You may not have guessed it from Josh Frydenberg’s speech, dolefully read at the pace of a 45-rpm record played…
Mighty and majestic
There is nothing like a ghastly war, an inscrutable election and a great rush of entertainment high and low to…
Aussie life
According to our National Archives, the aim of the Immigration Restriction Act, aka the White Australia Policy, was ‘to limit…
