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Nobel Peace Prize forgets its realist origins and goes full Woke
Few legacies have been as deliberately engineered as that of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor whose name is now synonymous…
Have tariffs ever worked? (asking for a mate)
China’s trade surplus hit $1.2 trillion in 2025 – a record, up 20 per cent from the previous year’s record…
After years on the sidelines, Liberals have joined the free speech debate
Turns out the culture wars do matter...
UK bans Eva Vlaardingerbroek
On January 13, 2026, British authorities abruptly revoked the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) of Dutch political commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek, effectively…
Why Australia’s new ‘hate speech’ bill threatens our national security
The adoption of legislation that adversely affects, even prevents, free speech has been of increasing concern in Australia. Next week,…
Albanese’s hypocritical two-tier rush undermines our democracy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has long positioned himself as a champion of due process, transparency, and democratic norms. Kindness is…
Hate speech is not Islamic terrorism, and where’s Pauline?
In the timeless wisdom of childhood playgrounds, we were taught that ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words…
Knowledge-rich
In July 1995, in a paper titled Liberal Education and the Purpose of Schooling, I argued instead of focusing on…
The creeping collapse of Australia
Soft parenting, soft schooling, a soft legal system, soft on immigration, soft on antisemitism, and a very soft government. Australia…
Why Australians should re-evaluate Nato
Australia is facing extraordinary and unprecedented new security pressures, as the world becomes increasingly prone to warfare, post-pandemic. During these…
Australians must be given a say on immigration
‘We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come.’ This was the famous quote…
They cut the internet. Then they killed
Iran is a test for the world’s conscience
Adelaide writers’ festival meets the ghosts of socialists past
The implosion of the Adelaide Writers’ Festival stands as a hard reminder of historical lessons ignored. Initially, the board cancelled…
Say his name: Erfan Soltani
‘Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.’ Breaking across social media this morning is the ghastly news that 26-year-old Iranian…
The voice of freedom, the voice of the Shah
In recent weeks, Iran has once again become the stage for one of the largest popular uprisings in its contemporary…
The trust fall
Why Australia must rethink its childhood vaccine mandates
Dump Aukus. Build Aujus
As a matter of national security, and basic strategic sanity, Aukus should be scrapped and replaced with Aujus. Drop the…
Losing the war on CO2
‘Unreliables’ are not fit for purpose to power a post-industrial society
Waiting for our next Menzies
Australia is not short of arguments – it is short of confidence. We remain a nation of builders – families,…
Ten reasons why the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall
What seemed unbelievable a few years ago has suddenly become a very real possibility at the start of 2026. Namely,…
Genocide, ethnic cleansing, and displacement of Kurds: world must hold Syria responsible
As the world focuses on Venezuela after the removal of President Nicolas Maduro, and the anti-government protests in Iran, the…
The Royal Commission’s social cohesion deception
If the Prime Minister is not careful, it could make the situation worse
What does ‘Javid Shah’ truly mean?
All Iranians across the world stand shoulder to shoulder with the protesters inside the country and chant ‘Javid Shah’. The…
The commonwealth of abusive complaints
Every morning, the first thing our federal government ministers do is wake up worrying about ways they can repair our…
Australians more likely to be victims of violent crime than Americans
The US experienced a serious violent crime increase of 59 per cent during the Biden Administration. Despite that increase, Americans…
