Why January 26 should be celebrated
Underlying the campaign to change the date of Australia Day is a barely-concealed hostility to the very existence of Australia…
The left want to rewrite the past to seize control of our future
Thirteen years ago, Mark Latham led the Labor Party. He was the favourite son and chief representative of Labor values and philosophy.…
Don’t let the loony left spoil our party
If you were a tourist attending the Australian Open, and you happened to have been perusing the papers in between…
Australians all let us rejoice, we’ve got the TTP
Hungry young foreigners who crowd around the lavish food samples waiting to be eaten in Tokyo department store food halls…
Are the Greens an actual travelling circus?
You would think there is one TV show in the nation, which wouldn’t show the Greens up for the ludicrous…
The stupidity of sex segregation in sport
When it comes to highlighting the extremism of the latest Leftist fad, The Conversation is the gift that just keeps…
Where have all the feminists gone?
I consider myself a feminist. But the word feminist has become so bastardised today by women calling themselves feminists that…
What exactly is the #MeToo message for schools?
Earlier this week, NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes backed discussion of the “anti-sexual harassment movement” #MeToo in classrooms. Well, that’s…
Seven uncomfortable truths about invasions, conquests, and imperialism
As most Australians are about to celebrate Australia Day this Friday and other Australians refuse to celebrate the Invasion Day…
The end of men?
This has been around for a while. Nothing to do with Rumpole’s observation of his wife as “She who must…
Shouldn’t we hear from victims of African crime – not just of racism?
Melbourne journalist Benjamin Miller writes in Fairfax Media on African crime “A mature society can talk about these issues in…
What’s in a (gender) pronoun? A response to Ben Shapiro
Is it he or she? Him or her? In the real world away from the keyboards and our smartphones, gender…
Jordan Peterson proves truth will out
Last week something insignificant occurred that may in future assume greater importance. Just like the defenestration of Prague, which started the Thirty…
A communique from Xi Jinping
A message of great joy from Chinese Peoples offering fondest salutations and joyous liberation to Australia on your national day.…
What do we do about selective schools?
Six years ago, I graduated from Normanhurst Boys High School, a selective school in New South Wales. I was awarded…
Time for a freedom fight back in our universities
‘Who has been too scared to express their opinion in a tutorial?’ I asked a room packed with students last…
Jeremy Corbyn’s takeover is complete – and the Tories are terrified
For Jeremy Corbyn and his allies, there has been no far-left takeover of the Labour party or its governing National…
Carillion crashes owing £1.5 billion: directors’ conduct is probed
Home Carillion, the construction and service-provider with 20,000 employees and many contracts for the public sector, went into liquidation with…
Justin Webb: the day I was forced to hide from John Humphrys
My friend John Humphrys has managed to get on to the front pages again. We first met in the 1980s…
The mischief of Bolshevism
From ‘The Bolshevik negotiations with Germany’, 19 January 1918: We think that the fact is fairly emerging from the negotiations…
Which UK employer pays men 80 per cent less than women?
Big losers Construction company Carillion collapsed with debts of £1.5 billion. How does that compare with other UK corporate failures?Overend…
Army recruiters should follow the Roman example
Advertisements encouraging men and women to join the army emphasise that their religious beliefs, sexual orientation and emotional needs will…
Why I won’t see The Darkest Hour
The BBC programme The Coronation, on Sunday evening, was extremely interesting, principally, of course, because of the Queen’s appearance on…
You can’t beat Corbyn with Miliband – but the Tories are trying to anyway
Tuition fees have all but killed the Liberal Democrats. The breach of their manifesto pledge to abolish the charges, compounded…
I recycle – then lie to myself that I’m saving the planet
‘I just want to say one word to you, just one word. Are you listening? Plastics.’ That iconic punch line…
