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Recent events in the Liberal Party in two states have only reinforced the once broad-church party's drift to the secular left, leaving the shrinking minority of cowed conservatives in the Party and Christians across the electorate wondering how and why this has occurred. The Liberal Party's growing list of crimes against people of faith and against the churches is beginning to look like an agenda. This article first appeared at politicom.com.au.
An Upper Hunter “Miracle”? Explaining the NSW by-election
Written by Paul Collits
The "crucial" Upper Hunter by-election has come and gone. There are myths, and there is the reality. A Gladys miracle? Not really. There are deeper stories here. A version of this article appeared at The Spectator Australia's Flat White.
Zero Net Liberalism in New South Wales, Ten Years On
Written by Paul Collits
The New South Wales Liberal-led Government recently turned ten. Is there anything to celebrate in the Premier State?
Individual rights, traditionally conceived, exist prior to, and separate from, the State. Not any more, in the age of Covid and lockdown, all that we previously accepted about government has been discarded. And we did it. It is a Faustian bargain.
Amanda Stoker is a Queensland Senator of immense talent, traditional views and spine. A rare combo in the Liberal Party these days. Naturally she has been shafted, being consigned to a lowly position on the ticket for the next election. The result says plenty about Australian politics.
At last an Australian politician has come out and actually said what the whole anti-Covid push is about. Pity that the policy objective is impossible to achieve, is built on lies and will destroy what little remains of our freedoms.
Kelly, Flint, Kevin Andrews, Christensen, Stoker. There is a Pattern Here
Written by Paul Collits
It is perhaps no coincidence that the conservatives in the Liberal Party are falling like nine pins. What does this mean for the survival of conservative values in the Liberal Party? A version of this article was published in The Spectator Australia.
Andrew Peacock has passed away, an event accompanied by glowing tributes (inevitably, "great Australian") from the political class, present and past. How good was Peacock? And what, if any, were his achievements?
How Hard It Is For Christian Porter To Win His Defamation Case? – A Critical Appraisal
Written by Augusto Zimmermann
The Christian Porter defamation case has captured the interest of the nation and its media. The former Attorney General has been accused of historical rape. By a complainant now deceased, and her supporters. The allegations were spotlighted by the ABC. The eyes of the country are on the outcome, in the shadow of the Pell case and that of Fr John Fleming.
The universities of Australia are now lonely places. Crushed by Lockdowns, and suffering from myriad assaults that go back much further. Part One of this two part article examines the collapse of standards and the transformation of Australian universities into corporations where students are now seen as "customers". Part Two will examine the ideological campus.
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Why Christian Porter May Lose His Defamation Case
Written by Augusto Zimmermann
The Christian Porter defamation case against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is all over the media. While some legal pundits are confident Porter will prevail against chief Cardinal Pell accuser Louise Milligan, others are not so sure. The John Fleming case may portend an unfortunate legal precedent. This article appeared originally in The Epoch Times.
The Covid vaccines have been hailed as the world's route out of lockdown and associated measures. Not so fast, as we now are coming to realise. The inept Morrison Government should be held to far higher standards of accountability for our Covid mess and for all of the vaccine lies the Government has told or allowed.
The MeToo brigade were, sadly, not done with the vicious pursuit of Cardinal Pell. A year on, they are back for another Christian. Guilt by accusation, admittedly dished out with ideological selectivity, is in season again. Destroy. Destroy. Destroy. A version of this article appeared in The Spectator Australia of 13 March 2021.
This week we remember the election of John Howard's Government, twenty-five years ago. How the time as flown. Mostly Howard is remembered with affection. Some even have suggested that he was our greatest prime minister. Was he that good? Was his Government the best? Sober reflection is required, and hindsight helps.
