Anna Bolena
Where would we be without the Tudors? Certainly our shelves, stages and screens would seem empty without their era which…
Secretive media office exposed
Operating from the bowels of Parliament House is the highly secretive OCPC, the Office of Commentariat and Polling Coordination. Despite…
Del-Cons vs Turnbulls
It was the Del-Cons — published in our pages — wot won it and the thumping victory for conservatives at…
The Inevitability of Impeachment
It looks more and more like a foregone conclusion that impeachment proceedings will be initiated against Donald Trump in the…
Labor’s problems are all too obvious, but Liberals can’t forget they’ve got issues too
It has been said for the past decade or two that the parliamentary Labor Party is finding it increasingly difficult…
Trump: American Shogun
Japan has a new emperor, and so do we. Donald Trump isn’t merely president. He wants to be America’s shogun.…
Can relearning our history save the West from decline?
It was the noted English historian Paul Johnson who once wrote: “The study of history is a powerful antidote to…
The cosmic magnetism of Trump and Brexit
Polite British eurosceptics still insist that Brexit isn’t Trump and Trump isn’t Brexit — as if that meant anything at…
Five reasons why National Reconciliation Week won’t change a thing
In 2008 prime minister Kevin Rudd issued an official national apology for the mistreatment of Australia’s indigenous people. Since then,…
The minimum wage is madness
In March this year, ACTU boss Sally McManus made headlines with her call for a six per cent increase in…
The Boris Brexit court case isn’t as bad for his leadership bid as some hope
Will Boris Johnson being told to answer to allegations of misconduct in a public office derail his leadership campaign? The…
Operation Stop Boris is backfiring. Again
As the race to replace Theresa May heats up, Operation Stop Boris is now in full swing. Boris Johnson remains…
Why Joe Biden can’t win
Like the poor according to Jesus of Nazareth, Joe Biden we will always have with us, or so it seems.…
The 2020 Democrats you’re likely to see at the debates
Televised debates are one of the great mysteries of electoral politics. One major gaffe can sink a candidate, they say.…
Angus Taylor: fighting for coal and cheap power, but is it too late?
In contrast to his predecessor, the eminently likeable Josh Frydenberg, Angus Taylor can be abrasive and has managed to antagonise…
The new wild colonials: country voters have turned on everyone
Once upon a time in Australian politics there was such a thing as natural constituencies – the well-heeled inner suburbs…
The Melbourne accused: tragic, but not the Australian everyman
The four men charged with the four alleged murders of women that have rocked Melbourne in recent months share some…
Labor admits it’s lost the trust of people of faith – but what will it do about it?
In the post-election diagnostics several people have recognized that a failure to connect with people of faith and anxieties concerning…
The Wolff is at the door
The Wolff is once more at the door. The Guardian reports that Michael Wolff, the author of Fire and Fury,…
2020: Will Gen Z elect a Boomer president?
Not a week goes by without my Generation Z students asking, ‘Does America have an age problem?’ It does, but…
Trump Derangement Syndrome: now shrinks tell the terrible truth
Donald Trump’s election was a shock to many people. And it was a shock that continued to reverberate long after…
ScoMo’s Mal-formed ministry
Our peeved yet perspicacious political insider writes exclusively: CBD never contemplated recovery could occur so rapidly (physically, in the head,…
How Rory Stewart can save the Tories
What does Rory Stewart’s time at the helm as prisons minister tell us about his fitness to lead the Conservative party…
Now for government by normal, sane and decent folk – not the shriek freaks
The man on the Clapham omnibus has been travelling to and from that south-west part of London since at least…
The minors are now major parties, despite old player and media whinges
Is there really a continuing drift away from the major parties in Australian parties? Like many I have in recent…
