Flat White
The high (moral) crimes of left-wing ideology
It is easy to forget that what we think of as ‘constitutional democracy’ covers fewer than half of the world’s…
Whitewashing fundamentalist Islam?
Given Iran is a despotic Islamic theocracy dedicated to destroying Israel and perpetrating a Jihad against the West, and given…
How welcoming are the Welcomes?
An Anzac Day ‘Welcome to Country’ that missed the mark
The battle for Farrer … and conservatism
While I am a Queensland Senator, the political battle taking place in Farrer is fascinating. Usually, a by-election triggered by…
The other strait we should be worrying about
A disruption to Taiwan’s semiconductor industry would trigger a shock far greater than any oil crisis
Let us forget Welcome to Country on Anzac Day
I had a great-uncle, the brother of my maternal grandfather, who died at Gallipoli. My father was in the RAAF…
The great gas give-away
Australia’s self-inflicted energy crisis
Reclaiming the Port of Darwin must be on the national agenda
Australia faces its most uncertain strategic environment since the end of the second world war. In such times, governments must…
Gina Rinehart: Lest We Forget
The following is a transcript from Gina Rinehart’s Anzac Day Sunset Tribute at the Sydney Opera House. Today, we especially…
Trust the markets
Conservatives need to resist the siren calls of failed ideas
A continent-sized nation, living in a corner of itself
Australia is one of the largest countries on earth, yet most of its population and economic activity are concentrated in…
Perpetual indignation is not a Constitutional principle
Many harsh things have been said about our beautiful country. Yet the Australian Parliament now also wants to ‘…foster informed,…
We are sleeping through history
Lest we forget. Not best we forget. And at what price?
A reflection on my father
Lest we forget the old Bill’s of life? I will never forget mine
Do land claims present a risk to North American society?
Canada is taking risks with its sovereignty on the West Coast, and the rest of North America should be paying…
God’s money and fool’s gold
Gold is God-designed money, but Bitcoin is merely a fool’s gold
From the Sydney Opera House to Anzac Day: A pattern of impunity
A fortnight ago, Jewish communities across Australia and the world paused for Yom HaShoah, a solemn remembrance of the six…
From the coronation to a modern civilisation
A hundred years in the name of Reza Shah
Media God bothering
Donald Trump got the whole media God Bothering-thing started with his now deleted post of him dressed in white Jesus-robes…
This Anzac Day, I Remember John Elmhurst Price
There is a small newspaper clipping in my mother’s possession, fragile and yellowed with the passing of nearly a century.…
The Digger’s Code: Anzac Day and the Vernacular of Belonging
As we pause this Anzac Day to remember the fallen and their mates, spare a thought for our native language…
Could a former Prime Minister help reform the Liberal Party?
Factional wars and external pressure from the Teals and One Nation have created the perfect storm for Liberal Party reformers.…
Australia’s shameful silence on youth gender medicine
Another major peer-reviewed study on so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ has been published, and predictably, Australia’s political class has responded with the…
The wolf in inclusion’s clothing
As a former anglophile, I liked their earlier stuff better, and I often check in to see just how close…
The professor versus the politician
Andrew Leigh used to be more up-front about the downsides to diversity
