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…
by DAVID FLINT – THE political establishment is in a state of shock. When Sky News Australia took the unprecedented step of calling the Farrer by-election for One Nation at an extraordinarily early hour, it wasn’t just calling a seat; it was…
by FRED PAWLE – FARMERS across Australia are quickly learning they are powerless to stop governments seizing land to make way for renewable energy infrastructure. A former member of the royal family arrested for allegedly betraying State secrets to a sex cult….
by DAVID FLINT – WITH NSW’s share of the Goods & Services Tax falling to 82 cents in the dollar, Premier Chris Minns is understandably complaining. Australia is replete with similar problems created over the years by cabals of centralist politicians and…
by FRED PAWLE – AUSTRALIA’S leaders are using the war in Iran and ensuing oil crisis to pretend they know how to fix the country’s problems. In truth, they’re making thr nation much worse. Commentators who predict that the war in Iran…
