23 Feb 2026 Published on Substack Speech notes from the address to the Advance Australia Conference E&OE —— In my recent book, I declare that Australia is best described as one indissoluble federal Commonwealth under the Crown, with an indigenous heritage, a British foundation, and an immigrant character – and that’s because modern Australia was…
05 February 2026 Published on Substack E&OE —— As the world’s 14th largest economy, Australia can hardly be America’s most powerful or most important ally, but we have been its most reliable one. Ever since US troops went into action for the first time on the Western Front, on 4 July 1918, at the battle…
11 December 2025 Published on Substack E&OE —— It’s impossible to do justice to the life of Sir David Smith, whom we honour tonight, without considering the Whitlam dismissal, with which he will always be linked, the 50th anniversary of which has just passed. Some of the most watched footage in our history has the…
