Flat White
The Liberal Party that forgot what held it together
I have been quiet for a week and a half. Now it is time to return to battle, a metaphorical…
Well, that didn’t take long!
Substack employs age-verification to the dismay of writers
Cultural frustration and the Age of Influencers
Tate and Chatfield are not building culture; they are selling it
Move the Capital to Alice
I bristle at the term Australian Gothic
Australia needs a Joseph
Preventing private debt collapse through wisdom, foresight, and just policy
Born in a cave
Here it is – Christmas again. And once again it can hold a lesson for us. For perhaps it really…
Merry Christmas from the heartland of Santa Claus
From Munich: German Christmas markets are the best in the world. There’s something about Germany that makes Christmas feel more…
Chelleh Night (Birth of Light)
Chelleh Night, or Shab-e Yalda, takes place at the time of the winter solstice, around December 21, the longest night…
The Bondi aftermath
Why leadership and outcomes trump bipartisanship
The end of public consent
Mass immigration. Multiculturalism. National disarmament.
Life is short, and precious
It was the beginning of Advent last week, and I attended church for the annual celebration. While I am not…
What went wrong, Albanese?
An open letter to the Prime Minister
Net Zero on energy promises
Labor delivered Australians nothing
This is not what it seems
Australia does not have a Jewish problem. It has a problem with how a confident society protects its citizens when…
The Star of David and the ‘True Blue’ Christmas
The Star of David is, without doubt the most well-recognised symbol for modern-day Judaism. The two interlocking triangles forming a…
Ideology, the curse of our era
It is difficult to write about tragedies that take away innocent lives and affect countless others. Perpetrated by the few,…
When light meets darkness
Australia’s security blind spot
Feeling unwelcome in my country
I am feeling increasingly unwelcome in the country of my birth, as I am subjected to ubiquitous welcomes to and…
Australia’s managed fragmentation
We cannot allow the state to believe Australians accept censorship in exchange for safety
Savage words, savage deeds
Locally sourced ranting is a problem. This is where a particular subject – say the current US President – leads…
Under 16 social media ban isolates teens with medical conditions
I was born with a rare disorder 54 years ago, and for 43 of those years I felt like an…
Can Albo deflect his way out of this one?
The dust has settled, and the politicking has begun
A holy night for nostalgia and self-reflection
Christmas is one time of the year where it is okay to let nostalgia off the chain. I like to…
A short history of Kremlin thugs
To President Trump, the time for talking to Vladimir Putin is really over. He’s insulting you daily with the military…
When ideology replaces judgment, citizens pay the price
As 2025 draws to a close, Australia faces a failure more profound than any single policy misstep. Our institutions are…
