THE Liberal Party commissioned an official review into its 2025 election disaster — and then tried not to release it. They thought it could stay internal. They thought it could be contained. Well — we have it. THE 2025 Federal Liberal campaign…
by PAUL COLLITS – WELL, there goes One Term Albo as a nickname! The Australian election result was predictable, though the extent of the anti-Liberal rout was not foreseen by anyone. Looking around the (non-American) Anglosphere, some interesting points of convergence are…
by FRED PAWLE – AUSTRALIA has dodged the bullet of fake conservatism and it’s now incumbent on those who can survive Labor’s treacherous incompetence to ensure a decent alternative is offered in 2028. Had Peter Dutton’s Coalition won this election, we would…
by REX WIDERSTROM – AUSTRALIANS have comprehensively rejected the soppy centre-Left agenda embraced by Liberal leader Peter Dutton, re-electing Labor with an increased majority. In a result that mirrors the recent Canadian election, Australia’s so-called centre-Right Coalition lost the May 3 federal…
by FRED PAWLE – IF THIS election is to be a test for who can hold the most contradictory opinions at once about religion, immigration and what’s left of our culture – Albo will win in a canter. If PM Anthony Albanese…
by PAUL COLLITS – VOTERS will not need reminding that elections in Australia are meaningless affairs these days. They are contested by two undeserving branches of the UniParty that together struggle to get two thirds of the primary vote. Real problems are…
by FRED PAWLE – THERE is nothing so ridiculous as the leader of a government telling us what he’d do if he were leading the government. Few people these days are naive enough to believe that Australian elections are direct and untainted…
by ROGER CROOK – THIS Federal Election play has been inflicted on us many times before – the only thing that changes are the players. The plot always remains the same. The build-up to electing the next Australian government is a tragedy;…
by NAZIYA ALVI RAHMAN – PETER Dutton has doubled down on proposed budget cuts across health, education and the ABC – arguing his focus is on rewarding excellence and eliminating waste. Speaking specifically about the ABC, Dutton said the broadcaster was not…
by NAZIYA ALVI RAHMAN – PETER Dutton has vowed to scrap major Labor policies – including climate change initiatives – as PM Anthony Albanese calls a May 3 federal election. In his official budget reply, the Opposition Leader said Coalition policies would…
