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The four pillars of modern civilisation

29 December 2025 1:51 pm

When a high-energy society opts for an unreliable, expensive grid

Are guns laws Albanese’s most desperate shot yet?

29 December 2025 10:53 am

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

28 December 2025 3:32 pm

Why Australia needs a Royal Commission before it legislates on fear

The worst of 2025

28 December 2025 2:54 pm

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

28 December 2025 11:37 am

It’s a national security one

Disarmed, divided, dependent

27 December 2025 5:49 pm

The long betrayal of the Australian people

The Liberal Party that forgot what held it together

27 December 2025 1:37 pm

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!

27 December 2025 9:13 am

Substack employs age-verification to the dismay of writers

Cultural frustration and the Age of Influencers

26 December 2025 4:10 pm

Tate and Chatfield are not building culture; they are selling it

Move the Capital to Alice

26 December 2025 2:01 pm

I bristle at the term Australian Gothic

Australia needs a Joseph

26 December 2025 1:38 pm

Preventing private debt collapse through wisdom, foresight, and just policy

Born in a cave

25 December 2025 3:00 am

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

25 December 2025 1:00 am

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)

24 December 2025 6:33 pm

Chelleh Night, or Shab-e Yalda, takes place at the time of the winter solstice, around December 21, the longest night…

The Bondi aftermath

24 December 2025 6:15 pm

Why leadership and outcomes trump bipartisanship

The end of public consent

24 December 2025 2:58 pm

Mass immigration. Multiculturalism. National disarmament.

Life is short, and precious

24 December 2025 1:00 am

It was the beginning of Advent last week, and I attended church for the annual celebration. While I am not…

What went wrong, Albanese?

23 December 2025 2:30 am

An open letter to the Prime Minister

Net Zero on energy promises

23 December 2025 2:00 am

Labor delivered Australians nothing

This is not what it seems

23 December 2025 1:40 am

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

23 December 2025 1:00 am

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

22 December 2025 9:34 pm

It is difficult to write about tragedies that take away innocent lives and affect countless others. Perpetrated by the few,…

When light meets darkness

22 December 2025 10:13 am

Australia’s security blind spot

Feeling unwelcome in my country

22 December 2025 8:00 am

I am feeling increasingly unwelcome in the country of my birth, as I am subjected to ubiquitous welcomes to and…

Australia’s managed fragmentation

22 December 2025 1:00 am

We cannot allow the state to believe Australians accept censorship in exchange for safety