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When antisemitism is tolerated and hypocrisy becomes policy
Just as in the 1930s, the atrocities of the Holocaust did not emerge in a vacuum – nor did they…
Do refugees and illegal migrants have responsibilities?
Financially dependent refugees and illegal migrants are not easily integrated
Renewable energy is doomed
No sooner had the Prime Minister announced a roundtable on productivity when advice was being proffered on how further to…
Albo plays masterclass while Opposition forfeits
From the National Press Club: As I navigated the pothole-ridden roads into Canberra, rattling over newly installed rumble strips local…
Deliberate breakdown: the sinking of Australia
Exercising control over citizens is a lure for communists
Greta Thunberg’s irresponsible ‘Selfie Yacht’
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist turned self-appointed geopolitical saviour, has once again commandeered the global stage with her latest…
Tasmania quietly points to our socialist future
The election of Michelle O’Byrne as Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly on May 14, 2024 marked a significant…
Long time passing
As with Peter, Paul, and Mary’s signature 60’s peace anthem, Where have all the Flowers Gone, the wars and unravelling…
Welcome to the land of the authoritarian
The right to proselytise, to preach, to seek to convert people to your religion or point of view, to stand…
The Pandemic Accords: a solution in search of a problem
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has accomplished important work in its relatively long lifespan for an international organisation, including the…
The Mississippi used to flow into the Gulf of Mexico … until Trump
The latest of many changes in its history is the only one that hasn’t altered the course of the Mississippi.…
Crisis of faith for the Libertarians?
It was a difficult election for the Liberals, but even more so for the Libertarians. Previously the Liberal Democrats, there…
Is Israel a sacrificial lamb in negotiations for Middle Eastern investment?
On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel, marking the beginning of the Yom Kippur…
Jacinda Ardern’s triumph of style over substance
Jacinda Ardern’s tenure as New Zealand’s Prime Minister (2017–23) was lauded globally as a masterclass in empathetic leadership, her image…
Liberals back down on critical foreign student cuts
While the majority of this publication’s readers wish to see the restoration of the Liberal Party (or at the very…
Sacked by the staffers
How the Liberal Party lost its soul – and why Australia’s business community must seize it back
Libertarians ask, should we have the right to bear arms?
Constitution Amendment (Right to Possess and Carry Firearms) Bill
The ABC of ignorance
It has been quite some time since I have contributed a piece to The Spectator Australia concerning our friends at…
Have the Liberals gone soft on nuclear?
The wets in the Liberal Party are watering everything down so the whole project looks wet. Some say they are…
Albanese makes Australia a bludger
In Australian parlance, a bludger is a kind of lowlife, the kind that dodges shouting a round of beer. Just…
Foundational Liberal values
The current critical pile-on the Liberal Party after its disappointing federal election wipe-out is very much a mixed bag. Some…
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Trump punctures India’s hype
But risks significant harm to their strategic partnership as an Indo-Pacific counterweight to China
