Paul Collits, Author at Politics, Policy, Political Views

Paul Collits is Politicom’s Senior Political Commentator. He is a freelance writer and independent researcher who lives in Lismore, NSW. He has worked in government, industry and the university sector, and has taught at tertiary level in three disciplines – politics, geography and planning & business studies. He also contributes to Substack – https://paulcollits.substack.com/

Andrews’ statue belongs in the toilet

On : 03/10/202405/10/2024- by Paul Collits- 1 Comment

by PAUL COLLITS – WHATEVER else has happened this week past, there is one story above all others that has captured the attention of the disgruntled outsider class. Forget about the now routine Trump assassination attempts, Hezbollah rockets raining down on Northern…

‘Fight fight fight!’ – but how?

On : 21/09/202421/09/2024- by Paul Collits- No Comment

by PAUL COLLITS – WHEN Donald Trump said “fight” in Butler Pennsylvania late July, everyone cheered. Being the target of an assassination attempt (twice, now) certainly galvanises the troops. They will fight by voting for the Republican candidate on November 5, ensuring…

Leftists use ‘safety’ to steal away freedom

On : 14/09/202414/09/2024- by Paul Collits- 7 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – AUSTRALIANS are seeing a wholesale shift in power from the parents to the State. The political elites are now saying they no longer trust parents to supervise their children’s social media use. But this is merely a bonus….

Is Dutton up to the main job?

On : 14/09/202416/09/2024- by Paul Collits- 22 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – IT IS increasing likely Airbus Albo will become One Term Albo. He deserves to be rapidly turfed into the dustbin of history. Peter Dutton has made a big impact as opposition leader. But what will Dutton do next? …

Shorten’s a dud – & so are universities

On : 09/09/202412/09/2024- by Paul Collits- 3 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – SELDOM has so much been written on a man of such little consequence as former Labor leader Bill Shorten. He has been the story of the week. Alas, I am about to add to it. One who will…

Liberals worse than European socialists

On : 06/09/202405/10/2024- by Paul Collits- 5 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – DURING a recent absence from Australia, I thought I would stop by Old Europe and savour its remaining charms while it still vaguely exists in its traditional form. This provided a welcome break from the tedium of creeping,…

Albo a ‘sneering, gibbering wreck of a PM’

On : 05/09/202403/10/2024- by Paul Collits- 5 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – OPPOSITION Leader Peter Dutton has reduced Australia’s minimally venerated Prime Minister to a gibbering, spittle-flecked wreck of a leader. Clearly, Mr Dutton’s astonishing achievement of parity or better on preferred prime minister polling as a first term opposition…

Left perfects undisguised class hatred

On : 24/08/202418/09/2024- by Paul Collits- 1 Comment

by PAUL COLLITS – SOME readers may not be familiar with Professor Paul Krugman. Many will probably not be aware of his exemplary, world class thinking and writing as an economist who founded economic geography. Leftist elites think that we are the…

Five recent ‘conspiracies’ proven correct

On : 13/08/202407/09/2024- by Paul Collits- 2 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – A JAPANESE public official recently became the second politician in the world – as far as I am aware – to apologise for the global pandemic crimes of the political class. Kazuhiro Haraguchi, a former Minister for Internal…

US run by crooks & sleepers

On : 09/08/202406/09/2024- by Paul Collits- 4 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – COME January 2025, the United States of America might well be ruled by a crook. Sorry, another crook, if Peter Schweizer of the Government Accountability Institute is correct about the presidential incumbent. Kamala Harris has a seedy past,…