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Paying for elections every three years is worth it
There’s an old joke about divorces. Do you know why they’re so expensive? Because they’re worth it. Elections are no…
Yalta 2.0: How to deal with Putin
When Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt met at Yalta in 1945, they proceeded to carve up Europe into spheres of influence.…
Chalmers is wrong about energy costs
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the government’s pledge to lower electricity prices by a third. He said: ‘If you look…
Our nuclear winter continues under blackout Bowen
Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, who has proved a disappointment in every portfolio he has been gifted, has opted…
Australia is a Christian nation
Australia is in the midst of a massive identity crisis. Let me explain. We are a country founded on the…
Did multiculturalism cost Australia free speech?
NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns has said something appalling. Whether or not it is true, remains to be seen. Essentially,…
Why the Australian Human Rights Commission must be abolished
The Australian Human Rights Commission recently published a report entitled Collateral Damage: What the untold stories from the Covid pandemic…
Eight sources of exasperation
Who could believe that 160 years ago, on the mighty Murray River, 2,000 bales of wool were carried on wooden…
Making billions worthless
I keep losing track of how many billions of dollars have been promised during this unofficial stage of our Federal…
No answer on the apocalypse that never was
They’ve had over 30 years to show us the metaphorical climate change money. Over 30 years to respond to the…
Rage against the zeitgeist
The climate of thinking, the Zeitgeist, can seriously limit a country. The story of Australian democracy began in the 1850s,…
Trump’s autarkic ambitions
The rationales Trump offers for his trade policy include those with some legitimacy which seek to put pressure on Canada…
The WEF wanted a Great Reset. Here it is!
My guilty pleasure involves flicking through the pages of old political magazines, side-eyeing failed speculation, particularly from those who built…
A Rudd-y mess
Before engaging in a trade war, you have to consider what the penalty is for ‘winning’. This may come as…
Simon says Teals keen for costly minority government
From the National Press Club: The disdain for conservatives was palpable in Simon Holmes à Court’s address at the National…
Exam group-think
It’s obvious cultural-Left activists are indoctrinating students across the nation’s classrooms. Examples include teaching radical gender ideology, climate alarmism, a…
The political hysteria behind ‘Hate Speech Laws’
Australia’s newest authoritarian approach to controlling its political climate has been manufactured through the enactment of Federal and State hate…
Trump’s tariffs are accelerating our economic restructuring
Donald Trump’s tariffs are not just a policy decision; they are an accelerant. They are pushing forward an economic restructuring…
Victoria’s anti-free speech agenda shelved – for now
Those who value freedom of speech will be relieved that the Victorian government’s attempt to pass its anti-vilification legislation has…
Is the US steel tariff ‘entirely’ unjustified?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese characterised the US steel tariff to be imposed on Australia as ‘entirely unjustified’. That might be…
Trumpet of Patriots announces a Liberal election platform
From the National Press Club: Clive Palmer’s address on March 13 delivered the first tranche of the Trumpet of Patriot’s…
Scorched Earth disease control
Way back in 1858 Nongqawuse, a prophetess of the Xhosa tribe in South Africa had a vision telling her that…
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Trump punctures India’s hype
But risks significant harm to their strategic partnership as an Indo-Pacific counterweight to China
