by ROGER CROOK – IT’S generally accepted that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and many in his cabinet are liars. The “great lie” for which Albanese will always be remembered was his first. It was made by the “new Albo” – the slimmed…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – ARTIFICIAL Intelligence is a major issue these days for all sorts of reasons. These range from union concerns over likely job losses to the big question mark hanging over its huge energy appetite. Don’t accept Artificial Inteligence “facts”…
by ROGER CROOK – WHEN in Australia’s recent history did we agree that those in whom we entrust our future could lie to us and get away with it? Labor doesn’t care what debts they saddle the people with. Socialist ideology is…
THE following open letter was written by the NSW State President of the United Conservative Party, Ron Pike, to Federal Liberal Party Leader Angus Taylor. It first appeared in The Spectator Australia on July 5, 2026. Australians are being hampered by climate…
by PAUL COLLITS – THEY say the devil is in the detail. Perhaps it’s more relevant in these times of voter betrayal to say that the devil is in the politicians. They are an evil lot and, as St Paul would have…
by FRED PAWLE – AUSTRALIA, once the home of bronzed adventurers, is quickly becoming as forlorn and pessimistic as Europe was on the eve of World War I. On the evening of August 3, 1914, after it had become clear that catastrophic…
by PAUL COLLITS – ANY institution that doesn’t start off its life as explicitly Right-wing will end up drifting Leftwards. These are the words of the estimable John O’Sullivan, former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, writer, exemplary contributor to Quadrant magazine and President…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – WITH no clear end in view to the Middle East war, critics are partly right in claiming US President Donald Trump is releasing UFO files as a diversion from stalled peace talks. At the outset I’ll put my…
by DAVID FLINT – LAST Thursday night, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor delivered the Opposition’s Budget Reply, focusing on what he termed “generational tax reform” and significant structural changes to migration and housing. There is significant overlap between Angus Taylor’s 2026 Budget Reply…
by ROGER CROOK – PEAK climate scientists have admitted they were wrong about extreme weather scenarios, referring to their own modelling as “implausible”. While cleaning up my email folder the other day I came across an extraordinary article on Substack by Roger…
