Flat White
The four pillars of modern civilisation
When a high-energy society opts for an unreliable, expensive grid
Are guns laws Albanese’s most desperate shot yet?
Those who say Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is trying for a ‘John Howard moment’ by turning the Bondi terrorist attack…
Attacking the pen is not the answer
Why Australia needs a Royal Commission before it legislates on fear
The worst of 2025
2025 is drawing to a close. So, because everyone likes a listicle, let’s now trawl through some of the worst…
Offshore wind is no longer an energy debate
It’s a national security one
Disarmed, divided, dependent
The long betrayal of the Australian people
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






























