Why is the EU copying China’s Belt and Road initiative?
Much like Mark Twain’s apocryphal quote about arguing with idiots who ‘drag you down to their level and beat you…
Net zero emissions? That will be $3000 for each of you, each year
In a widely accepted assessment, Energy consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. estimate the carbon price must rise to $160 per ton by…
Daniel Andrews is no longer just a threat to Victoria, but the nation as a whole
Stricken by all the attention being paid to New South Wales, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, joined the ABC’s 7.30 for…
God botherers shouldn’t bother Mark McGowan
According to the proposed changes to the National Curriculum, Christianity is being expunged from what it is to be Australian.…
What’s behind the South African riots?
South Africa is ablaze once more. In the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) and Gauteng (which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria),…
Michael Gove’s paper-thin case for Covid passports
Next Monday is ‘freedom day’ when all social distancing restrictions are removed. Clubs will reopen, pubs will be packed, sports…
Britain is ill-prepared to deal with rising inflation
Inflation is on the rise again. For the third consecutive month, the Consumer Prices index outpaced the forecasters’ consensus, landing at…
Why do those who abuse Priti Patel get a free pass?
Remember when Labour MP Clive Lewis got into trouble for saying, ‘On your knees, bitch’? It was at a fringe…
Is the vaccination emperor as naked as his lockdown cousin?
In my article in The Spectator Australia on Tuesday on discrepancies between models that predicted a reduction and data that showed a surge…
Has Boris Johnson forgotten what he once said about IRA terrorists?
Boris Johnson’s approach to dealing with historical prosecutions in Northern Ireland has achieved that unique political feat in the Province: uniting both…
How Macron was outfoxed by a dead Napoleonic general
Skeletons don’t always lurk in cupboards, some of them hide under dance floors waiting for a particularly rousing party to…
How did the Tories get taking the knee so wrong?
Steve Baker’s warning to his colleagues about the way they respond to footballers taking the knee has shaken like a…
China and the Taliban: the Axis of Assholes
As the Taliban prepare to yet again, a quarter of a century later, take over Afghanistan, an olive branch is…
New Zealand’s transgender debate is turning nasty
New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. But now,…
The Godfather’s guide to tackling the coronavirus pandemic
The federal government needs to take a leaf from Mario Puzo’s classic mafia novel The Godfather — let alone Francis…
Why Haiti’s president was assassinated
There was a time when Haiti was at the centre of the New World. It was one of the richest…
France’s deep unrest
Today is the 232nd anniversary of the great French revolution. Time to take the temperature of the nation. The regional…
Inside the Great Siege of Sydney
The current Covid-19 restrictions on normal life in Sydney and surrounds have been portrayed as both ‘lockdown lite’ and ‘draconian’ — and…
Masterchef win leaves a bad taste in the mouths of the haters
First Hillsong won Australian Idol. Then, they won the Federal election. Last night they won Masterchef. It was all too…
Why I’m off to the Liberal Democrats
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s roadmap to normality was criticised as vague but it did contain one piece of substance –-…
Two more weeks of lockdown? This would change the pollies and penpushers’ minds
The latest government edicts by New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian are proof that one can lose all the good…
The New York Times has caused more vaccine hesitancy than Fox News
During the Trump years, Fox News was notorious for carrying advertisements with a target audience of one. Dueling ads would…
Could street protests finally topple Cuba’s communist regime?
Could the growing tide of protests finally topple Cuba’s communist government? Many Cubans are certainly angry: Sunday marked the largest-ever demonstration against…
Will Italy’s Euro win lead to a baby boom?
Could Italy’s triumph on Sunday result not just in a trophy for the azzuri, but a baby boom for a…
The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Review Authority is failing the national interest test
They say that a country is a state of mind rather than a place. It has some truth to it…
