Trump’s State of the Union was a perfect chance to gloat at Democrats

5 February 2020 7:37 pm

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address began with a snub to Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she extended her hand across…

The fury of the left, explained

5 February 2020 7:02 pm

In a recent Spectator Australia article and subsequent interviews with Alan Jones and Graham Richardson, I summarised that ‘eucalypts are…

Five priceless moments from Trump’s State of the Union address

5 February 2020 4:19 pm

As Democrats watch their single accomplishment, impeaching the president, go up in flames before their eyes and the nation remains…

Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address was nothing less than magnificent

5 February 2020 3:36 pm

One of the many things that F. Scott Fitzgerald said that sound good but aren’t true is this: ‘There are…

Pelosi ‘might as well rip up any plans for attracting independent voters’, says Trump campaign

5 February 2020 2:59 pm

Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh condemned Nancy Pelosi for ripping up a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union…

Barnaby Joyce won’t go away

5 February 2020 1:35 pm

As soon as the recent Nationals leadership spill confirmed that Michael McCormack would remain the leader of the party by…

The night I saw the real Adam Bandt

5 February 2020 12:01 pm

It was the autumn of 2013 and the Australian car industry was struggling under the weight of currency parity with…

No one saw Pete Buttigieg coming except himself

5 February 2020 9:45 am

Small wonder that Joe Biden skedaddled out of Iowa as fast as he could to New Hampshire. It looks like…

NeverTrump 2020 died in Iowa

5 February 2020 8:08 am

In a night that saw a nightmare ending (or beginning) for the Democratic party in Iowa, one thing became resoundingly…

Iowa Democrats couldn’t have picked a worse time to mess up

5 February 2020 5:10 am

What happened — or didn’t happen — in Iowa last night is unbelievably bad. It is an international embarrassment, one…

Don’t focus on the focus groups

5 February 2020 5:00 am

There is a way to win elections that has nothing to do with performance. I am reminded of this when…

Void the Iowa caucus results

5 February 2020 4:57 am

Perhaps the most annoying response to last night’s Iowa debacle are the haughty scolds from journalists and pundits chastising anyone…

Boris’s eco plans will end in tears

5 February 2020 2:37 am

At least no one will be able to accuse it of not caring about the environment. The government has just…

The Iowa shambles is a delight for Trump

4 February 2020 7:35 pm

Voters in Iowa lined up in high-school gymnasiums across the state last night to prepare for a long few hours…

Why the Iowa voting fiasco matters

4 February 2020 7:35 pm

The Monday night caucuses were the biggest moment in four years for Iowa Democratic Party. They screwed it up beyond…

The Democrats’ Iowa shambles is a delight for Donald Trump

4 February 2020 6:13 pm

Voters in Iowa lined up in high-school gymnasiums across the state last night to prepare for a long few hours…

Punch-drunk Biden gets a beating in the gym

4 February 2020 5:52 pm

Joe Biden once promised to take Donald Trump behind the gym and beat him up. Early results in the Democratic…

The American left’s fill-tilt lunacy

4 February 2020 5:45 pm

The phrase “Liberalism is a mental disorder” can be dismissed as simply a conservative smear. But as the current election…

Chaos wins the Iowa caucus

4 February 2020 5:05 pm

Six months ago, you would have predicted a Joe Biden win in the Iowa caucuses. Four months ago, Pete Buttigieg…

All you need to know about Adam Bandt in just three Tweets

4 February 2020 2:40 pm

What do you need to know about Adam Bandt? He’s a twit. A hard-left twit from the inner-city — such…

Mad Uncle Barnaby stays in the attic

4 February 2020 12:03 pm

Politics is the natural stage for egotists, narcissists and attention-seekers. So it was no surprise today to see Barnaby Joyce,…

They do it tough in Adam Bandt territory

4 February 2020 11:18 am

Eight hundred and fifty dollars for a table? And all the proceeds go towards? Still nothing about where the proceeds…

Where’s that mojo, ScoMo?

4 February 2020 5:00 am

Talk about testing times. In the lead up to the federal election last May, Scott Morrison made an artform of…

Emergency terror laws set to end early prisoner release

4 February 2020 4:46 am

The government has this afternoon unveiled its response to the Streatham terrorist incident on Sunday – which saw a man recently…

In Canberra tonight: WTFF?

3 February 2020 9:44 pm

Welcome to the most bizarre night in Australian politics since the well-refreshed Tasmanian Liberal Bruce Goodluck wandered into an evening…