It is more than a little alarming that, sooner or later, the preservation of Western civilisa­tion will be in the care of a damaged generation. As examined by Jonathan Haidt and Abigail Shrier in two new and disquieting books, there is much in that thought to keep one awake at night

The ousted Labor leader noted in his 1973 memoirs that the party had passed 'for the time being from the traditional control by the working class … to quasi trade union-cum white-collar-professional control'. Some 50 years on, the accuracy of that observation is beyond dispute. Also clear is that Labor will never again resemble its former self, its aims and purpose ever more abstracted in this era of woke

The dire economic consequences of ambitious renewable energy targets are seldom allowed to enter the debate. Driven by central planners, cheered on by rent-seekers and underwritten by the taxpayers who will be its victims, Australia's net-zero green wonderland is supposed to be just 26 years away. Who do they think they're kidding?

The elite’s geographical and intellectual isolation from their fellow Australians leaves its members struggling to comprehend how anyone could be against enshrining race in the Constitution. Blinded by self-virtue, the motive they wrongly discern is deep-rooted racism and hate. Regardless of how the referendum goes, the real causes of indigenous disadvantage will remain

With our colonial foundations grievously misrepresented, it is vital to note the honourable intentions of men like Cook, Banks, Phillip and Macquarie contributed to a distinct Australian culture—positive, rational, egalitarian and practical. No wonder the Left detests the nation that grew from those seeds

Allowing people to decide what to do with their own money and to strive after the station they wish to attain has proved a far more effective system of running human affairs. Far from protecting the powerful, capitalism actually makes them vulnerable

Changing leaders, as the Liberal Party has discovered, is an uncontrolled explosion. It changes the fortunes of the party in unbridled and unexpected ways.The collateral cost is high. It does not, however, fix the party’s underlying problems -- indeed, in the short term at least, it exacerbates them

The populism that inflicted Clive Palmer on Canberra and has now secured Donald Trump's presidential nomination is not driven by cheap bigotries, as those it targets would have us believe.  Rather, it is a clash between a dominant, insular elite and everyone else

The 800th birthday of Magna Carta was only lightly celebrated […]