Flat White
Pauline’s ‘good Muslims’ comment
It is important to listen to what the Senator actually said...
The proof is in the polling
Peter Dutton lost because he refused to follow One Nation’s lead and fight the culture wars
Whitlam and Turnbull: two giants lost in their own wilderness
The question facing Australia isn’t whether we’re too progressive or too conservative
The rock and the storm
Trump, stoicism, and the limits of legal attrition
Numbers tell the story of Australia’s northern war
The anniversary of the first air raid on Australia occurs every year on February 19. The numbers associated with the…
e-bike nightmare: I almost killed two teenagers
I didn’t mean too, but I almost killed two teenagers on separate occasions. The first time was during the afternoon,…
ISIS brides, Gaza visas, and the IRGC
Is Canberra putting Australia at risk?
Sorry Tim. You’re dreaming…
The new Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson, has been more visible in the few days since his appointment than his predecessor…
Minds that dare: restoring Western education – a true story
It’s 2023 and the Western education system is broken, the culmination of a process that has its roots as long…
Vale Brigadier ‘Warrie’ George Lyon Mansford AM
An Australian Army legend
How Hollywood lost the plot
There was a time when one could identify a film’s author within minutes. Not from the credits, but from the…
Australia’s political orphans feed populist rise
When I was a young union official, angry, often obnoxious, and knee-deep in the Robe River dispute at the ripe…
Hard energy lessons from Europe point to our future
In Australia, all the way down at the bottom of the world, it sometimes takes time for certain messages to…
Andrew’s arrest – no silver bullet for republicans
Politicians’ republic? No thanks...
Allegedly distorting an alleged allegation
Have you observed that media outlets frequently use the adjectival term ‘alleged’ when referring to individuals who, although charged with…
The message of Munich
Iran is not just a Middle East issue
Patriotism has returned to young Australians
And now it must be channelled...
What can we learn from Milei’s Argentina?
Recent economic reforms in Argentina have been a smashing success
The art of joy and despair
My nation was depicted on the walls, but I was a foreigner
I’ll have what he’s doing
Angus Taylor needs to steal from Trump
Managerialist legacy parties are dying while the populists rise
Last November I wrote that, despite the electoral system in Australia and a few other significant differences with the UK,…
Give peace a chance
‘Give peace a chance’ was the theme of one of John and Yoko’s bed-ins in 1969. Apparently, they were reacting…
The great Australian shake-down
Daylight robbery with a tax assessment
There goes the neighbourhood!
State government-sponsored development rush creating community tensions
Angus Taylor should propose a Fairness Doctrine for Australia
Now it’s the conservatives turn to invoke a Fairness Doctrine
