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Two budgets away from fiscal responsibility

23 September 2026 3:17 pm

The Australian economy is not lost yet ... but it might be if we continue with the welfare state

Crisafulli and Check the Science

23 September 2026 3:01 pm

He has refused a minimalistic request to commence audits of science evidence behind environmental regulations that are crucifying farmers and fishermen

Macklemore wants to ‘free Palestine’. Which one?

22 September 2026 12:22 pm

American rapper, Macklemore, is the definition of a modern-day activist idiot. I’m sorry to be so blunt, but it’s true.…

Dead within a decade?

22 September 2026 11:11 am

This is not serious political philosophy. It is a spectacle...

Backing away from Net Zero

22 September 2026 11:01 am

Even the moderate Liberals know Net Zero is over...

What the Coalition’s meeting with Reza Pahlavi means for Australia

21 September 2026 1:05 pm

Australia has an opportunity to set an example for other regimes in the Western world

The Liberals must bite the bullet on preferences

21 September 2026 12:51 pm

Jess Wilson has a chance to win government in Victoria if she plays her preference cards carefully

Labor doesn’t give a toss about Australia

21 September 2026 10:50 am

The Labor government has slashed visas for those who cannot vote Labor

In government and out of control

21 September 2026 1:40 am

Australia has become a good place to watch the end of the world

Reza Shah II and Australia’s shadow government

19 September 2026 4:17 pm

The online meeting between Reza Shah II and Australia’s shadow government can be viewed as part of the growing dialogue…

Fauda and the shadow of October 7

19 September 2026 2:58 pm

Essential viewing for anyone who doubts the reality of October 7 or denies Israel’s right to respond

Mass migration overcrowds cities as regions left behind

18 September 2026 10:33 pm

Imagine an entire Lufthansa fleet of 27 Boeing-747s, at maximum capacity, picking up migrants from South and Southeast Asia, among…

Free speech and the fine print

18 September 2026 10:20 pm

Replacing politicians we can sack with judges who never face voters isn’t freedom. It’s a black-robed ruling class...

Methinks they doth protest too much

18 September 2026 12:57 am

With apologies to Shakespeare and Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, for the reference in the title, the recent ranting by both Labor…

Israel’s war in Gaza

17 September 2026 11:44 pm

A legal, moral, and strategic defence against genocide accusations

Novak Djokovic and the night his body said ‘enough’

17 September 2026 11:19 pm

If Djokovic retires, he will not disappear, he will continue to shape the world in ways that transcend sport

The load-bearing wall: Vale Dr Dale

17 September 2026 10:44 pm

Dale’s tenure at HIA was the age of uncomfortable truths delivered in plain language

Memo to Liberal Party

17 September 2026 4:17 pm

Pauline Hanson is not the problem, she’s the solution

Remembering September 11: still reeling 25 years on

16 September 2026 2:55 pm

On that day, peace was shattered, and a generation of Australians went to war

Veterans deserve better

16 September 2026 2:14 pm

Labor’s $5,000-a-year cap on veterans’ allied-health services

We have not forgotten

16 September 2026 12:16 pm

Reminding voters about the Liberal Party’s betrayal on censorship is not a good strategy

Please never explain

16 September 2026 10:14 am

Pauline Hanson should take advice from the late Queen Elizabeth II ... never complain, never explain

AOC and the parasocial nature of politics

16 September 2026 10:05 am

The loyalty people feel to their political tribe has been particularly intense in recent years

Restoring choice for stay-at-home parents

15 September 2026 8:39 pm

Government tax policy shouldn’t stop parents from raising their kids

Vale Jim Frecklington – an Australian craftsman for the ages

15 September 2026 4:03 pm

Australia has lost one of its most extraordinary and most artistic craftsmen. Jim Frecklington, royal coachmaker, horseman, artist, and patriot,…