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It’s malice, not cowardice
What could prompt anyone to suggest that Australia’s current government attitude to Israel is ‘cowardice dressed in the robes of…
The Israel-Iran war: the moral failure of a policy of neutrality
The Israel-Iran war has generated bizarre commentary from the Australian government. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, indicated that the two…
Mel Gibson: LA’s open borders crisis result of ‘destructive Democrat decision-making’
Mel Gibson, the Australian/American superstar and Trump Hollywood entertainment envoy, slammed Democrat leaders for encouraging anarchy, citing ‘incompetence and poor…
Albo disconnects from Trump’s defining moment
Prime Minister Albanese was busy enjoying his right to disconnect tonight as he sidestepped one of the defining moments of…
No justice for Deeming as Libs reward Pesutto
Moira Deeming might have received justice from the courts but not from the Liberals. Last Thursday night, the party threw…
President Trump strikes, saves the world
Today’s US military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, authorised by President Donald Trump, is a global reckoning. This decisive action…
Albanese’s contempt for US alliance risks Australian sovereignty
The Prime Minister’s grossly incompetent mishandling of the US alliance – in the name of ‘not being told what to…
Conflict, confusion, and caution
Why are there so many lawyers?
Australia needs a financial warfare command
If we don’t control our mineral advantage, someone else will
Land tax is communism
Labor’s greedy and cruel forever tax on the family home
Albanese must change his approach to Trump
More than any US President in recent history, Donald Trump’s focus is upon the interests of the US itself. Promotion…
Dismantling Net Zero not as simple as it sounds
The Prime Minister’s recent speech at the National Press Club reinforced that his government is all-in on Net Zero, stating…
Activism under the guise of good intentions
Climate change has become an omnipresent thread woven through the entirety of the Australian National Curriculum, stretching across subject areas…
Jim Chalmers: the unsustainable Treasurer
Could he be the next Prime Minister?
The President’s decision: will Trump assist Israel with dismantling Iran’s nuclear program?
As the Israel-Iran war approaches its sixth day, President Donald Trump may hold the key to whether the Islamic Republic’s…
Is Australia derivative?
Donald Horne complained in 1964 that we were ‘derivative’ with ‘second rate’ leaders. The coming of British liberties in 1788…
Penny Wong’s Middle East policy: out of her depth
Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s handling of Australia’s Middle East policy has come under fierce scrutiny – and with good reason.…
Trump’s military parade exposes weak Albo and Wong
On June 14, Washington DC roared to life with the thunder of tanks, the wokka of choppers, and the march…
Warwick Stacey: One Nation’s Senate ‘stunner’
One Nation’s newly elected senator, Warwick Stacey, brings to the table skills and experience that most Australian politicians have only…
Surfing the waves of nostalgia with Brian Wilson
The 1970s were a strange time to be a kid. The world was caught between post-hippie naivety and the gritty…
Superannuation… They are coming for it.
Paul Keating was Prime Minister of Australia from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996. In that time his political…
Australia’s legal system fails to make top 10
Many ordinary Australians would scoff at the suggestion that our legal system is ‘good’ or ‘very good’. The view through…
Productivity? Government is a dead weight on the economy
Past performance is the best predictor of future performance, so the business chiefs heading to Anthony Albanese’s Productivity Summit should…
Aukus at a crossroads: testing the trust in trilateralism
In 2021, the Aukus security pact was hailed as a bold reconfiguration of 21st Century deterrence strategy – a trilateral…
Productivity Summit: Do we really need a talkfest?
The irony of hosting a talkfest to improve national productivity hasn’t escaped commentary. If there’s more doing and less talking…
