by FRED PAWLE – WIDESPREAD pessimism is causing an increasing number of Australians to move overseas. Curiously, Israel, where the future is even bleaker, doesn’t have the same problem. Last Thursday I commented on X that there seemed to be a lot…
by PAUL COLLITS – WITH the recent passing of the philosopher of moral virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre, thoughts have turned to other thinkers who viewed the world in similar fashion, back in MacIntyre’s day. I didn’t have to look far along the bookshelf…
by FRED PAWLE – WE are witnessing a fascinating geopolitical alliance between beta men and angry women, which can only be explained by the intimidating presence of Donald Trump. One often hears that “good times create weak men” as an explanation of…
by CINDI LI – ANTHONY Albanese has attempted to explain why he didn’t use the Bible during his official swearing-in ceremony at Government House. Most MPs use the Bible during the process, however, Mr Albanese – who self-identifies as Catholic – refused…
by ROGER CROOK – “The morning after the night before.” For as long as I can remember, those few words have been the catalyst for many jokes and more than a few cold and clammy feelings of remorse. There can be few…
by FRED PAWLE – LABOR’S top strategist will deliver a speech on Wednesday explaining how his team won the recent election. What he won’t say is that it was a charade that will end in catastrophe. The takeaway is that, to Labor,…
by NAZIYA ALVI RAHMAN – THE Greens have unveiled a major election policy promising free lunches to every student in Australia’s public school system. The initiative is estimated to cost $11.6b over the four-year forward estimates by the Parliamentary Budget Office. Liberal…
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 PAUL COLLITS – AUSTRALIA is doomed to another period of tip-toe, pale conservatism in the event of a change of government. Paul Kelly of The Australian newspaper penned a long-winded exposition this week on the state of Australian politics as the…
by ROGER CROOK – THE last time I saw Labor luminary Dr Jim Cairns was in the 1980s on a very cold Saturday morning in a market at St Andrews, up in the hills outside Melbourne. He sat behind an old card…
