Published in the Kyiv Post – 2 June 2025 —— The infamous Oval Office stand-off between Presidents Zelensky and Trump was quite possibly a seismic moment in history. Here was the leader of the free world berating the greatest freedom fighter of recent times for having the temerity to stand up for his country. While…
Published in the Australian, 31 May 2025 — In scale, the Liberals’ recent defeat rivals the rout of the old United Australia Party in 1943, that led to its demise and to the Liberals’ formation. It must mean a serious analysis of what’s gone wrong over recent times and what should change if the Liberals…
Delivered to CPAC Hungary, Budapest – 29 May 2025 Published in the Hungarian Conservative —— It’s good to be here at this global gathering – actually, a global gathering against globalisation – of thinkers and leaders in favour of strong and independent sovereign states, that work together when that accords with their interests and values….
Delivered to the Asian Leadership Conference, Seoul, Korea – 22 May 2025 Published in the Australian – 25 May 2025 —— It’s the lived experience of billions of people that shows the benefits of freer trade. After some seven decades of globalisation, the world in 2020 – pre-pandemic, pre-Ukraine, pre-October 7, pre-the intensifying contest with…
14 May 2025 Published in the Australian —— Immigration and multiculturalism was the issue neither side wanted to touch in the election campaign, even though it impacted heavily on the cost-of-living crisis both sides were pledged to address; even though it contributed to the wave of anti-semitism both sides were pledged to stop, and; even…
12 May 2025 Published in the Hungarian Conservative —— Australia is the only country in the world in recent times to have stopped a wave of illegal migration by boat. Just as Hungary is the only country in Europe to have secured its land borders by building a fence against illegal migration, to the great…
21 April 2025 Published in the Australian Speech notes for the address to the Conservative Breakfast Club in Brisbane —— I used to think that 1975 was the most consequential election in our history because Whitlam’s was our worst-ever government and because voters had to ratify the governor-general’s decision to dismiss him. But this election…
23 March 2025 Published in the Australian —— Ending the bloodshed in Ukraine, without turning that brave country into a Russian colony, is among the very greatest challenges of contemporary statecraft. The only truly just result, the expulsion of every last Russian soldier from every inch of Ukrainian territory, is unlikely to eventuate because Ukraine’s…
4 March 2025 Published in the National Post —— There is no point adding to the chorus of dismay currently being directed at U.S. president Donald Trump because it won’t do any good and will almost certainly make a bad situation worse. Instead America’s erstwhile allies just need to accept that there is now no…
24 February 2025 Based on remarks originally delivered to the Danube Institute in London Published in the Australian —— There’s been a lot to cheer in Donald Trump’s first month in office. He’s sacked diversity hires, declared that there are only two genders, swept away politically correct censorship, and pulled out of Paris saying that…