Under normal circumstances in a normal world a Global Economic Crisis would spell trouble for the government of the day and provide ammunition for the Opposition. If this were the case Malcolm Turnbull would be riding high in the polls and Kevin Rudd would be struggling. But the reverse is true and it begs the question: ‘How come?’ (more…)

So the United Nations special rapporteur on indigenous affairs, Professor James Anaya, reckons our intervention in indigenous Northern Territory communities is ineffective and discriminatory - and that we are racist.

For the record this bloke represents the United Nations Human Rights Council which includes some of the most racist nations on our planet. It is a Left wing organisation with a hatred of  Western nations. Its champions include North Korea, the Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Egypt and Cuba. Its cheerleaders come from our inner-city urban chattering class. (more…)

Mark Latham’s insensitive spray against our servicemen and women took the edge of an insightful view of Labor’s largesse with taxpayer funds. Joel Fitzgibbon’s tenure as Defence Minister was untenable after his indiscretions with his Chinese connections. Our senior strategists in the Defence Department are charged with assessing threats to our national security and ensuring we have the proper force structure and resources to meet them. They have a complex and costly role that includes a high level of risk for our nation. (more…)