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Australia’s fuel crisis: political incompetence, not Iran

28 March 2026 1:37 am

The severity of the global fuel crisis hitting Australia – that may well reverberate for years to come – is…

Shabbat Shalom: to those who run towards the fire

27 March 2026 6:52 pm

There is a line I have found myself returning to this week, watching events unfold in different corners of the…

Care factor ‘zero’ for striking ABC staffers

27 March 2026 3:29 pm

Many support an independent, ad-free broadcaster, but not at any cost

ABC staff chuck a tantrum while taxpayers foot the bill

27 March 2026 2:39 pm

The entitlement complex is breathtaking

Behind the Manosphere: the vacuum we won’t fill

26 March 2026 3:37 pm

The rules of the manosphere are simple: get rich, get fit, get girls. Just as the rules are simple, so…

Celebrating the resources sector

26 March 2026 1:42 pm

But we should be wary of emerging risks

Australia has a gas problem

25 March 2026 2:27 pm

Canberra must get serious about domestic reserves and natural resources

Why is this man still Treasurer?

25 March 2026 12:33 pm

Anyone paying even half attention knows it – Jim Chalmers is completely out of his depth, and Australians are paying…

What happens to centre-right politics if One Nation continues to grow?

25 March 2026 10:45 am

Some people have asked me why the fascination with One Nation in South Australia – after all they have only…

The myth of scarcity

25 March 2026 12:22 am

...meets the paradox of plenty

The old parties had their turn, and failed

24 March 2026 5:10 pm

One Nation turns out the Liberals’ lights

They burned ambulances. What more do you need?

24 March 2026 3:09 pm

You think you know where the line is? You think there are things that simply wouldn’t happen here in the…

No Schönborn in sight

24 March 2026 12:58 pm

The conservative establishment no longer knows what to save

No, One Nation’s migration policy will not cause a construction crisis

24 March 2026 12:35 pm

According to media reports, newly installed Liberal Leader Angus Taylor intends to turn his guns on One Nation in the…

Queensland LNP’s rushed preselection must be postponed

23 March 2026 6:13 pm

Matt Canavan could be left in an unwinnable second spot on the Senate ticket

The limits of power

23 March 2026 11:44 am

And the power behind the regime

The victory of the Iranian nation in Nowruz 2585

23 March 2026 1:57 am

Nowruz marks the beginning of the solar year and the first day of the first month of the Persian calendar,…

Bowen bends on sulphur, not on nuclear

22 March 2026 7:25 pm

If sulphur limits can bend under pressure, why can’t nuclear policy?

Coalition of three?

22 March 2026 7:17 pm

What if One Nation, the Nationals, and Liberals join together?

Is Australia’s Defence Policy also decided on the steps of the Lakemba Mosque?

22 March 2026 4:57 pm

In 2012, during a heated Labor caucus meeting, then-Foreign Minister Bob Carr reportedly issued a challenge to his colleagues that…

Why we should send a frigate to the Gulf

22 March 2026 4:30 pm

We should send a frigate to the Gulf. The government’s advice that it hasn’t been asked to send ships to…

Iran: dreaming of revolution

22 March 2026 12:26 am

Iran is at the crossroads once again. While bombastic left-wing activists and journalists are strangely quiet about Iranians fighting a…

What did I miss?

21 March 2026 5:20 pm

Australia’s political week in fast-forward

Labor trapped young people

20 March 2026 2:47 pm

RBA cash rate rises create serious concern for 5 per cent home deposits

Why do the Greens support people who want them dead?

20 March 2026 11:01 am

Like other leftist organisations, the Australian Greens have predictably opposed US-Israeli action against the Iranian Islamic dictatorship. Despite opposing Islamist…