We’ve already got Danandrewstan. The nation can’t afford Gladystopia
These are testing times for New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian. This latest Covid outbreak is the biggest since the…
Why can’t the Margaret Court haters be a little more Ash Barty?
Ash Barty’s historic Wimbledon win was a wonderful moment for the whole nation to come together … and to hate…
England had it and they threw it away
England 1 (Shaw) Italy 1 (swarthy cheat) England had it and threw it away. Much the better side in the…
Are ministers prepared for ‘freedom day’?
Is the government having a wobble over ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July? Well, for one thing you won’t hear ministers…
Ron DeSantis, the Great Right Hope
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is carrying an enormous burden, whether he knows it or not. As of right now, he…
The Oldest Culture? Aboriginal astronomy
The first in a series of articles examining Dark Emu-style claims. Just a few days ago, Bella d’Abrera from the…
Inside a dictator’s playground
Armed soldiers guard the barbed-wire compound. Helicopters buzz around the parameter, drifting above families on tandem bicycles. Groups of giggling…
England, Italy and the power of national pride
As an Englishman in enemy territory I am lucky that love is a more powerful emotion than patriotism otherwise after…
Jess Phillips is wrong about football’s double-barrelled surnames
As the nation went football mad last week, nowhere was there a more stark expression of the ‘I’m-new-to-this performative fandom’…
Our ABC, Aborigines, bushfires, climate change, koalas and rainforest
After CSIRO published my Ecological History of the Koala in Wildlife Research, the ABC made a rare mistake. Fran Kelly interviewed…
No campaign to arm ourselves against the government?*
The luvvies on Twitter are going wild because the government is unveiling a vaccination campaign that has a military officer…
Welsh independence faces an existential crisis
Wales has never embraced the notion of independence and perhaps never will. So it was unsurprising that YesCymru, a grassroots…
Our Afghanistan shame
There are multiple historic examples why the nation known variously as Afghanistan has been termed “the graveyard of empires”. This…
Do the bleeding hearts prefer Daniel Andrews’ Covid containment solution?
The usual suspects have found a way to play the race card as Sydney’s coronavirus lockdown tightens. The Weekend Australian…
The Queen praises England’s ‘spirit, commitment and pride’
In a heartfelt letter addressed to Gareth Southgate, HM the Queen has sent her ‘good wishes’ to the team and praised…
What’s the problem with Gareth Southgate’s ‘war talk’?
War analogies are a cherished football tradition. From chants of ‘Stand up if you won the war’ to the Daily…
North Korea’s cryptic crisis
For years, the West has tried to cajole the North Korean regime using sanctions, much to the frustration of Kim…
Justin Trudeau isn’t the progressive leader he thinks he is
It came as no surprise to me to see activists ‘celebrating’ Canada Day by setting fire to churches and toppling…
The Soviet spectre haunting Afghanistan
As US and British forces pull out of Afghanistan, further victims of the ‘grave of empires’, Russia is experiencing a mix…
Boris’s cunning has allowed him to share in England’s Euro 2020 glory
You campaign in poetry, you govern in prose. That was the formula of legendary New York governor Mario Cuomo and…
Is Australia racist?
Yes, I am writing another article making the claim that Australia is not a racist country. While some might think I have an obsession with the topic, I…
Terf war embroils Guardian HQ
Fractious times over at Guardian towers. The long-running battle between Kath Viner, the paper’s editor, and Anette Thomas, the media…
Leave, convert or perish: The fate of Afghanistan’s minorities
President Biden’s decision to ‘end the war in Afghanistan’ means the complete withdrawal of 3,500 US troops by the 20th…
The Kremlin’s plan to destabilise the West
On Sunday, Russia releasedits new National Security Strategy. In many ways, it picked up from where the 2015 version left…
