Iran, Israel and DFAT’s award-winning cowardice
Last week, Scott Morrison was awarded the Jerusalem Award by the Zionist Federation of Australia for his moral courage in…
Aaarrrggh!!
Earlier this month, 1,100 people crammed into the function room of Miramare Gardens in Sydney’s Terrey Hills, to honour former…
Electric cars crash
As a senior investigative reporter, I can handle a notebook, a pen and my spaniel Natasha’s leash in each hand.…
Simon Collins
Like any right-thinking Australian, I was outraged to learn from a newspaper that our oldest bank has broken the law…
Guilt by association
It was inevitable that Prince Andrew’s interview would be used to support a push for a politicians’ republic. Janet Albrechtsen…
Wokepac
The Bank of New South Wales, now Westpac, got its start way back in 1817. For two centuries, its name…
Diary
The words on the roadside hoarding capture the spirit of Singapore. ‘Let’s make Singapore our garden,’ they proclaim. Kilometre after…
If we can’t trust big government, how can we trust it with religious liberty?
Ten days ago, Attorney-General Christian Porter confirmed at the National Press Club “religious hospitals and aged care providers will be…
‘This country will never be cowed’: Boris responds to London Bridge attack
Boris Johnson has just released a statement in response to the terrorist attack at London Bridge this afternoon. Several people…
Five reasons why this election could still go wrong for the Tories
With YouGov’s MRP model pointing to a 68-seat Tory majority, Conservative voters might think they have pretty solid ground for…
Channel 4’s climate change debate was a sham
I’ve seen some mad political debates in my time, but none as bonkers as last night’s climate debate on Channel…
Forget the Deep State, it’s the Shallow State that’s the big issue
As one of my friends is fond of saying, one man’s perversion is another man’s great night. The same can…
An American explains Thanksgiving: it’s a lesson in economics
As an American living in Australia, it can be hard going at times – especially now. No sumptuous turkey dinner…
The ABC’s in a PC pickle
Political correctness is out of control. You know it, I know it… and, it seems, even ABC diehards know it. …
Let’s be better than the left dealing with different opinions
The story goes that a student of philosophy was asked in an exam to prove a chair which had been…
When it comes to trust, our party leaders could learn from Tony Blair
According to a YouGov poll 45 per cent of Britons believe today’s party leaders are worse than any of their…
Tories shouldn’t be terrified by Trump’s trip to London
Never mind the polls, Conservative insiders are more terrified about something else at the moment. The Donald is coming. CCHQ…
What’s woke this week?
Animal rights and feminist film criticism have stirred up wokeworld this week and, as we predicted last week, the run-up…
Why YouGov’s MRP poll will worry the Conservatives
When the 2017 snap election result came through, it proved a shock to many who had been covering the campaign…
Clive James isn’t dead. He’s just off learning something new
There must be poets writing today who can’t remember a time when Clive James wasn’t dying. Indeed, his capitulation to…
Healthy, safe, quality lives matter more than an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’
Much has been written about the demand for an Indigenous voice. While such an idea is necessarily political, I wish…
The farce of the ‘Anonymous’ Trump official
Remember ‘Anonymous’? He — or, of course, she (or ‘zhe’ or ‘they’, etc.) — was the person who, back in…
Jeremy Corbyn’s failings are being critically exposed
After last night’s interview with Andrew Neil, Jeremy Corbyn desperately needs to change the conversation. He attempted to do that…
I love a man, er, Green in uniform
It’s going to take a long, long time to ever forget Greens Party leader Richard Di Natale’s 2016 spread in…
Rebels with all the wrong causes
No one has been glueing themselves to the streets the last few days, but it doesn’t mean that the X-men…
