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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…
Mad about the climate
When my wife and I visited Japan in springtime a few years ago, we first stayed in Ueno, near Tokyo.…
Climate indoctrination is not an education
While the LNP election campaign was ineffective and amateurish one positive was the slogan ‘education, not indoctrination’. As countless parents…
Two remarkable Australian victories
The Coalition, led by Sussan Ley, is renewing itself under a new vision of small government and lower taxes, family,…
Young Australians unwilling to pay more than $50 for Net Zero
The Queensland government’s bold leadership in defunding the Environmental Defenders Office might seem out of step with the values of…
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Time to speak up, John and Tony
When team players need to break the vow of silence
AEMO’s ‘step change’ is stumbling
The energy regulator now admits it got its modelling all wrong
