Turnbull, winner?
It may be far too early to declare Malcolm Turnbull a potential winner of the next federal election but it’s…
Brown study
What a refreshing change it is, after decades of the mumbo jumbo of compromise and indifference, to have a president…
A diplomatic error
An ancient Bedouin proverb says ‘I, against my brothers. I and my brothers against my cousins. I and my brothers…
Australian notes
Want to know how low the commitment to free speech has sunk these days? About a week ago the White…
Budget conjuring trick
The Federal Budget process is no more than a conjuring trick to ensure the next election results in a high-taxing,…
Keep the roots of Western Civilisation healthy
Last year’s same-sex marriage campaigns prompted Australians to think deeply about one of the principal institutions underpinning civil society. But…
Parklife
During more or less the whole 20 years that my wife and I have lived in the Blue Mountains we…
Tafelmusik – Bach and His World
One of the most admired music ensembles in the world is touring for Musica Viva Australia until 4 June (Perth,…
Betraying Trump and Israel
The decision by Australia to boycott the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem is yet another in a long…
What does the church stand for?
Last week’s Met Gala in New York raised some eyebrows, focusing, as it did, on the connection between high fashion…
When’s the ABC going to sic the #metoo mob onto Paul McCartney
With the western world awash with #metoo movements, and men’s attempts at intimate relationships with women stalling under feminist pressure,…
Lifeline: so what happens next?
Clearly, something went horribly wrong at Lifeline for anyone at the organisation to even contemplate inviting extremist feminist activist Clementine…
Abortion: not left or right, just wrong
Labor MP Penny Sharpe’s Safe Access to Reproductive Health Clinics Bill was read in the upper house of the New…
Medical research belongs in private hands
Researchers have a lot to celebrate after last week’s federal budget, with Canberra announcing that it will increase investment in the…
Life after Alfie’s death
The Hippocratic oath that all doctors swear imposes on them a duty to knowingly do no harm. Recently I engaged…
How mollycoddling made our moaning millennials
Millennials have been sold a lie. We were told by our parents that we could be anything we wanted. Everyone…
The problem with the ‘fearless feminist’ narrative
On the morning of May 11, seven family members lost their lives in a murder-suicide on a farm property East…
Should we really be spying on our children?
As a Member of the New South Wales Parliament, I often have the opportunity to participate in various committees and…
Ten religious reasons against climate change
Many in politics, as well as in the media, are unaware that there is a growing number of Christians who…
Downer and not out in Mayo
While Mad March may be over, the festival of democracy continues in South Australia. Off the back of a downright…
Check your privilege, Yassmin
An articulate, tertiary-educated professional with a specialist degree and access to multiple media platforms to make themselves heard throws a…
Show me the ‘himpathy’
The Sydney Writer’s Festival sounds like a right old barrel of positivity and empowerment. Continually oppressed attendees miraculously managed to…
George, Abbott and Howard were both Liberals too
The contest for the philosophical soul of the Liberal Party seems as old as the hills when one recalls the…
A Lifeline for true equality
Just when it seemed all hope might be lost to the left, a flower burst through the concrete. The petition…
Losing Kokoda
The ‘blackbirding curse’ is as damaging to Papua New Guinea’s adventure tourism industry as the ‘resource curse’ is to mining…
