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Why are the Australian’s moderators more timid than its writers?
I have been struck by the striking contrast once again in the robust discussion that one can find in the…
Gun laws and the helpless horror of Bondi
Would even tougher gun laws have saved lives at Bondi?
The paradox of tolerance manifests at Bondi Beach
December 14 was the darkest day for Australia in my 30-year lifetime. Islamic extremism struck at the heart of the…
Breaking the obedience barrier
The attacks at Bondi were shocking, but they were not surprising.
The threat we refuse to name
There are dangers a society can screen for and dangers it cannot. Metal detectors catch knives. Infrared cameras detect weapons.…
The tide has gone out at Bondi. Will it ever rise again?
Yesterday’s tragedy at Bondi has hit hard. As the gravity and horror sinks in, we will all feel much worse…
The struggle against terror and extremism
After the uprising of radical leftist forces and extremist Islamist groups in 1979 and their seizure of power in Iran,…
When Chanukah light meets Australian darkness
At 6:47 pm on the first night of Chanukah, Bondi Beach felt unrecognisable. For a moment, it recalled something far…
Old hatreds have infiltrated Australia, and we let them in
From Cologne: I’ve just been to the City Museum in Cologne where the collection attempts to grapple with Germany’s past…
The mysterious assailants at Bondi
Australia is a censorious and increasingly secretive nation. In such an environment, clarity matters, especially in moments of public trauma.…
The night Australia died
The massacre on Bondi Beach has shaken our nation
Australia’s distant thunder
Would Canberra march to Europe’s drums?
Egypt’s blind spot
The role Cairo played in making Gaza’s war possible
Trump for dummies
Misunderstanding Trump is an existential threat to Australia
Nature positive (?)
A triumph of regulation pretending to be conservation
The subtle dangers of postmodern ideology
Our prison is looking more like Brave New World than 1984
Pauline Hanson’s burqa protest: a stand for free speech and national identity
In a dramatic, defiant move, Senator Pauline Hanson entered the Australian Senate Chamber wearing a full black head covering known…
Barnaby Joyce did not leave the Coalition
Australia is entering a realignment that the political class still struggles to interpret
Men have walked away from fiction
Men have abandoned modern fiction in droves. Blame video games, movies, or social media if you must. However, the real…
CIS Nanny State Awards for 2025
Each year, CIS gathers the most ridiculous examples of intrusion into our lives, to find the winners of our annual…
A preventable loss of life?
Natural disasters are not a morality tale
The middle class is being managed, not supported
Walk into any supermarket in Australia and you’ll find the country’s mood on full display. Not in the specials bin…
If Germans won’t fight for Germany, who will?
Have young German men been brainwashed by Woke?
The Kaviani flag
An emblem of Persian cultural solidarity
The civilisational equation no one in Australia wants to face
Multiculturalism is approaching a tipping point
