A collection of 53 posts
Australia is among the least violent countries in the world. There are things we should do to make women safer, but we should not succumb to a crisis narrative.
We are at a crossroads—either we prepare for a world of identity politics and populism, or we restore settlement politics in Australia.
A conversation with Quillette founder Claire Lehmann.
A conversation with the director of Australia's new Free Speech Union.
The founding of Australia is still worthy of commemoration.
There have been numerous incidents of vociferous trans activism in Tasmania, yet it was still possible to pass sensible legislation.
A conversation with heterodox sociologist Andrew Glover.
In rejecting the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Australians reaffirmed the democratic principle of equality before the law.
We should not make race the organising principle of a new chapter of our Constitution.
Legal equality and the politics of disappointment.
In its treatment of gender clinics, the flagship investigative program of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation failed to present crucial evidence.
Across the English-speaking world, the discussion of trans rights is governed by taboos, sacred myths, and, in some cases, outright lies.
Farewell to Australia’s best-known comic and social satirist.
The deal is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.
The idea of an Australian republic is attractive to some, but there's a strong case for a humble head of state.