Never forget: we fought for freedom
The thousands of Australians who enlisted to fight in the First World War did so because they believed that their…
The new assault on Anzac Day
For the last few years, there has been a growing annual assault against Australian identity. It starts off in early…
Tax by stealth – the art of plucking the golden goose
The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.…
Exclusivity diminishes the ANZAC spirit
ANZAC Day 2018 will see Australia begin the final run of commemorations for the Centenary of ANZAC – a program…
The Age encourages theft from churches?
Back in February what’s left of Fairfax’s three metropolitan titles — The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Canberra Times…
Time to bridge the divide and do decentralisation properly
If one was to drive out of Sydney’s Martin Place and head in any direction out of the city, it…
Mandatory diversity
The Israel Folau saga has reached an ending of sorts — but, unfortunately, with ominous implications for religious freedom. Rugby…
The left: from working to wokeing class
A fascinating graph from British academic Matthew Goodwin: As Goodwin comments, “Social democrats made a gamble that they could target…
Angus Campbell’s Kumbaya Corps
So, let me get this straight… in the ADF now, wearing a rainbow badge is officially sanctioned, but any form…
The Army serves the Crown, not itself
Last week the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell promulgated a minute proscribing the use of “death symbols” within…
Woke is murder
It’s interesting to watch the slow transformation of the former frontman of the Smiths Morrissey from the darling of the…
A home truth for the Tories: fix the housing crisis or lose power for ever
Much rot is spoken about how the young have it so bad. In fact, this generation is healthier, richer and…
Racism and the RSC: why I was a sitting duck for the arts mob
Our ducks are back. Two wild mallard have spent the last five springs on the brook which gurgles past us…
Portrait of the Week: Allied air strikes on Syria and the Windrush scandal
Home Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, apologised in Parliament for the treatment of immigrants from the Commonwealth from before 1971,…
The Church of England must be robust with its snowflake congregants
Sit the snowflakes down Sir: I was surprised to read Theo Hobson’s article about ‘snowflake’ Christians in the C of…
What the Windrush scandal reveals about Theresa May
Everyone speaks about the Windrush. The boat was actually called the Empire Windrush. The full name reveals what the story…
Corbyn’s profoundly anti-western worldview is fully exposed at last
The Tories’ great worry after the last election was that they had effectively vaccinated the electorate against Jeremy Corbyn. They…
A joke about Welsh vowels is a hate crime, say the tuppenny panjandrums
It took four days to actually see the pine marten in the flesh. We caught it on a trail cam…
Why I have succumbed to sourdough mania
This ought to be the perfect time for a rant about how we’ve reached peak sourdough. It’s been all the…
An odd new feeling has crept up on me – sympathy for the police
Spring has come to my local park in its usual way. First the magnolias, then the cherry blossom, then the…
I’m an optimist for trade despite the idiocies of politicians
I’m proud to be a member of the 661-year-old Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York, having qualified…
The wrong Brexit: what happened to ‘Global Britain’?
A few months ago, Britain’s most senior ambassadors gathered in the Foreign Office to compare notes on Brexit. There was…
James Comey is trying to take down Trump. He’ll fail
Americans forget their corruption in order to savour their innocence. When Republicans and Democrats are struggling to find ways forward…
What will the next war look like?
Imagine Peace. These were the words that appeared on an otherwise blank page in the New York Times on New…
Why do British charities want to shut down private schools in Africa?
Why would anyone who claims to care about the world’s poorest children try to shut down their schools? It’s strange…
