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Why the Middle East cannot be understood – or repaired – through corrupted language

22 April 2026 2:49 pm

I. When Words Fail, Policy Follows Clear words produce clear thoughts. Clear thoughts produce coherent policy. When language decays, so…

Is the rule of law still fit for purpose?

22 April 2026 1:00 pm

Tug of war between public expectation and the judiciary

Angus Taylor’s immigration policy

22 April 2026 9:37 am

Discriminating on values and critical appraisal

The review settles the review

22 April 2026 12:54 am

But never the question...

I hope Farrer pick One Nation candidate David Farley

21 April 2026 7:32 pm

Since the South Australian state election last month, myself and the other six new One Nation Parliamentarians have been busy…

Multiculturalism and the language of ‘values’

21 April 2026 10:47 am

The return of multiculturalism as a live political question in Australia has been swift – and faintly familiar. The Coalition’s…

The keys to the kingdom

21 April 2026 8:39 am

Turning Australia’s resource wealth into a sovereign and sustainable future by 2050

Australia’s energy problem isn’t resources – it’s strategy

21 April 2026 7:23 am

Australia is one of the most energy-rich countries in the world, yet remains exposed in the very systems those resources…

The bonfire of the ideals

21 April 2026 7:05 am

Henry Parkes, the Father of Federation, was converted to free trade by Richard Cobden, the apostle of free trade and…

Before the celebration, the cost

21 April 2026 6:53 am

The link between sacrifice and statehood is not historical, it is immediate, and it remains widely misunderstood

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

20 April 2026 10:19 pm

Why engagement with Iran and its proxy network will not deliver peace

Energy crisis demonstrates the benefits of war

19 April 2026 2:14 pm

The anti-coal agenda is in a state of collapse

You can trust One Nation to keep their word on migration

19 April 2026 1:44 pm

The Liberal Party could not be more rattled by the rise of One Nation and the speech by Angus Taylor…

Glory and shame, two noble myths corrode

18 April 2026 11:12 pm

What the Ben Roberts-Smith affair says about war, myth, and national self-deception

ABC’s war on those who fight wars

18 April 2026 9:53 pm

There is a particular kind of arrogance that only flourishes at a safe distance from danger, and the arrest of…

Before the Dawn Service, there was this

18 April 2026 9:24 pm

The staged arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith, just weeks before Anzac Day, is not just bad optics. It is a signal…

The judicial invention of freedom: A bridge too far?

18 April 2026 5:32 pm

One Nation proposes a solution

Sisters are doing it for themselves

18 April 2026 12:06 am

With the help of the Federal Court

Private health insurance: time for a reset?

17 April 2026 9:38 pm

Australia’s $6.9 billion annual subsidy supports a model that’s losing consumer confidence. There’s a proven alternative. The crisis is real…

Strait of Hormuz: Where geology, myth, and international law converge

16 April 2026 3:56 pm

The geography of the Strait of Hormuz is not man-made; it is the result of a long process shaped by…

International Law in dire straits

16 April 2026 12:50 am

The United States’ decision to impose a naval blockade is a legally contentious move under International Law. The measure follows…

Angus Taylor’s ‘wrong rein’ on immigration

16 April 2026 12:10 am

The immigration horse is definitely the one that has wandered off to the One Nation side of the paddock, but…

Albo government’s perfect storm of weakness

15 April 2026 12:10 pm

I first set foot in Brunei in 2019. It was, and remains, a jewel of Southeast Asia. Verdant, orderly, and…

How multiculturalism destroys societies, Australia included

15 April 2026 11:17 am

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported in March that net overseas migration rose to 311,000 in September 2025, marking a…

Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls

14 April 2026 3:10 pm

Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied…