by ROGER CROOK – AUSTRALIA is no longer self-reliant, and its self-sufficiency is no longer a national ambition. We are surrounded by oceans and lack any capacity to ensure that the sea lanes, vital to our very existence, remain open. Electricity and…
by PAUL COLLITS – ANYONE observing the trajectory of modern societies will be unable to avoid the conclusion that individuals, communities, regions, nations, their “leaders” and the world have been overtaken by collective stupidity. As Stephen Hawking said: “The greatest enemy of…
by JEAN CURTHOYS – COMMENTATORS from Right-wing media routinely make the claim that the Left has taken over our ruling institutions. This is the thesis of the Left’s “long march” through the institutions, from student revolts of the late 60s and 70s…
by FRED PAWLE – THE symbolic colonisation of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by Islamists this month was just another step along Australia’s suicidal road to nowhere. In a brilliant speech delivered three days before he died of a heart attack in March…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE NSW Liberals are again in crisis with Leader Mark Speakman on shaky ground – and he can ultimately thank James Griffin for the mess. Speakman has recently sought to turn his social media image into Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Griffin tricked…
by CRYSTAL-ROSE JONES – INDIGENOUS activists claim the location for Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium has significant Aboriginal meaning as they attempt to halt the project. The Indigenous group is taking legal action in an attempt to veto plans for the proposed development…
by MICHAEL DE PERCY – IN THE annals of political irony, few names fit the bill quite like NSW Liberal Leader Mark Speakman. Here we have a man whose very surname evokes the act of articulation, of speaking out boldly in defence…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – THE fate of our greatest natural wonder remains a hot topic here and overseas – but if climate change doomsayers were correct with their monotonous predictions, it would have been dead years ago. Unfortunately, some potential overseas visitors…
by PAUL COLLITS – TENS of thousands of terrorist-adjacent protesters shut down the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday – and marched “for humanity”. Who could possibly disagree with that? Just like 17 years ago, another grievance group made use of the iconic…
by FRED PAWLE – SUNDAY’S march across Sydney Harbour was not about free speech — or even Israel, for that matter. Palestinians are not known for their prowess in the construction business. Instead, they have proved a dab hand at digging tunnels…
