Liberals' last hurrah?

When Sir Robert Menzies retired, he left Australia in a better place than which he found it.

It is sixty years since Sir Robert Menzies retired. He left Australia in a better place than which he found it. And while the political party he founded has since lost its way at times, it has never been in such a perilous position as it is now.

If you were to ask me who the base of the Liberal Party is today, I can tell you it isn’t me. It’s not business people. It’s not conservatives. Indeed, it would take considerable research to find those who are satisfied with the Liberal Party outside the party machine itself.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Liberals' last hurrah?

If Ley’s backers get their way, it’s impossible to see how the Liberals can win an election.

But can Angus Taylor pull off a leadership coup without the moderates scuttling the ship out of spite? I don’t think so. All the genuine supporters abandoned ship some time ago.

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— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) February 1, 2026

Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups

If activists don't want the Australian state, then we need to ensure they are not benefiting from it.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Flag-burning justifies audits of funding for activist groups.

Taxpayer money should not be spent on activist groups, projects, or individuals who promote division, decolonisation, or seek to divide Australia along racial lines.

They can do that on their own dime.

It is not an appropriate use of taxpayer money. And yes, it's a lot of… pic.twitter.com/4TLcsNi4yx

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) January 27, 2026

Silvertail Liberals are up against sons and daughters of Anzacs

The Liberal Party thinks that changing their leader is going to fix the party’s problems.

Anthony Albanese is having a field day. The worst Prime Minister in Australian history is getting away with incompetence because his complete rock-show of a circus has been overtaken by the Liberals’ own clown show. It’s been happening for years, and the faceless machine-men and their turkeys are all coming home to roost. Even the ABC’s former chief leftologist has gleefully come out of retirement to tell us that, historically, One Nation’s surge hurts the Coalition most.

The problem with this idea is its premise. Once the Coalition finds its feet, it can turn back the tide … but that is nonsense.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Silvertail Liberals are up against sons and daughters of Anzacs.

Sussan Ley might as well be Albanese’s deputy. Andrew Hastie said what conservatives wanted to hear, then backed the government and then roused on his no-longer adoring followers after doing the opposite of what he said he’d do. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price explained that she missed… pic.twitter.com/RaWVTzebho

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) January 24, 2026