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Greens leader Adam Bandt is gone!

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It seems that you can stop the music. Bye, Felicia!

While I don’t like the Labor Party, the gracious exchanges between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese gave me some hope for our democracy. I have never wanted Labor to win so much as I did in the seat of Melbourne.

While I think Labor in their current form are socialist, they are a reflection of the weakness of conservatives in Australia. The Greens, however, are extremists. In my opinion, they have no place in Australian politics.

The good news is that Adam Bandt is gone!

Writing in Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

Despite a few ‘glimmers of hope’ (for Adam Bandt), it seems inevitable that he has lost his seat and the leadership of the Greens. His arrogant campaign to ‘keep Dutton out and get Albanese to act’ failed to resonate across the country. Although Bandt’s problems were also local, with a 2024 redraw of boundaries robbing the Greens of a few strong suburbs. Bandt wasn’t brilliant, but I fail to see how the movement can survive with someone like Mehreen Faruqi in charge. How many old school environmentalists envisioned their tree-hugging party as a Palestine-centric, rainforest-bulldozing, communist machine?

Terry Barnes had a few words to say, too, in the Morning Double Shot newsletter:

Michael de Percy’s working overtime in this election season. Today he rejoices in the demise of the diminutive leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, and the possibility the party of hard left activism will have no seats in the lower house. However, the Greens are not gone – this carbuncle on the bottom of Australian democracy still has power and influence in the Senate, wielded by people even more unpleasant and toxic, if that be possible, than Bandt. We are not done with this malevolent incubus yet, more’s the pity.

My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, Greens leader Adam Bandt is gone!

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, I salute you!

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Hopefully this isn't the last we will see of this talented conservative politician

One of the conservatives who understands Australia better than most politicians has been returned to the Senate for the Northern Territory.

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, you rock!

I’ve seen this honest and forthright politician speak at CPAC and she is all charisma and wisdom. The whole package.

What I love about Senator Price is that she is as Aussie as they come. Every bit of her being represents what we wish we were before the Woke nonsense came to our shores.


My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, I salute you!

Zoe Daniel is done and dusted

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Zoe Daniel is officially the biggest Teal loser [Fourishingfood CC BY SA 4.0]

It’s been an annoying weekend for conservatives, but the weather is always warm if you wait long enough:

Zoe Daniel is gone!

Liberal MP Tim Wilson has claimed Goldstein from Simon Holmes e Whatsit’s Teal party non-party MP Zoe Daniel.

What makes the victory sweeter is that Daniel claimed victory on Saturday night.

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter Terry Barnes had this to say:

For those of us disgusted with the Blue team gifting the Red team another two terms at least (hope I’m wrong on that, but it doesn’t look good), watching Liberal Tim Wilson zoom past his Teal nemesis Zoe Daniel in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein yesterday was a consolation prize. Michael de Percy celebrates Wilson’s resurrection as a tonic for conservatives but, as Wilson has always defined himself as a classical liberal, and is certainly not socially conservative, Michael should, perhaps, just welcome Wilson’s return as an intellectually-talented Liberal capable of bolstering a devastated Opposition’s denuded brainpower. Now to see whether accident-prone Monique Ryan in Kooyong and that Teal lady in Sydney’s Bradfield will join Zoe Daniel in the electoral out-tray. We certainly hope so, and that peak Teal has been passed.

Writing in the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

It is a weird point in the election process and no one is quite sure what’s going to happen in several critical seats with all the re-counts in progress. Candidates who claimed victory yesterday have found out this afternoon that they lost their seats. One of these casualties is is Teal ‘independent’ Zoe Daniel. As far as anyone can tell, she’s done and dusted – and soon to be joined by at least one more. Maybe even Greens Leader Adam Bandt. There are lots of upsets in progress – although almost none of them are likely to favour the Liberals. They were roundly thumped.

My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, Zoe Daniel is done and dusted.

Angus and Dan can save the Liberals

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Angus Taylor at the National Press Club during the 2025 election campaign

The mainstream media keep banging on about how the Coalition lost because they aren’t left enough. That is absolute nonsense. The Liberals facilitated the fracturing of the conservative vote by being Labor-lite. Every conservative knows this is true. Conservatives don’t want the Liberal Party to go left – they want the Liberal Party to be conservative.

Even NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman wants to drag the Liberals further to the left and to introduce gender quotas. We already have socialist parties. Conservatives want a conservative party, and they don’t care what woke wets think is best. But the only way Angus Taylor and Dan Tehan can save the Liberals is if they stand up to the Woke rot and represent conservatives with no excuses.

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes had this to say:

As the Saturday night dust continues to settle, the Liberal party has sank into a morass of recriminations, back-stabbing and finger-pointing. And yet their first order of business is choosing a new leader from current deputy Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and immigration spokesman Dan Tehan. Michael de Percy is advocating for a Taylor-Tehan unity ticket. Your scribe’s response is that Taylor must not be rewarded for the damage he has done the centre-right cause, allowing the Coalition’s key selling point of superior economic manager to be trashed to the point of being irrecoverable. Sussan Ley, who added a letter to her name for numerological harmony, for goodness’ sake, has history that Labor would exploit ruthlessly and, really, what has she done? In my view, Tehan is the short- to medium-term answer: someone who can keep the remnants of the team united, is policy-savvy yet knows how the political sausage machine works. Being a rural MP doesn’t matter, as he has an urban background. Reverse the de Percy ticket order and it might just work, or keep Ley in her current position with Tehan as leader. But put the political stake through Angus’s leadership ambitions.

My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, Angus and Dan can save the Liberals.

A great day for Albo’s Mediscam

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Albo during the 2025 election with his ubiquitous but otherwise useless Medicare card

Every time I see Albo wave his Medicare card around, I know he is gaslighting us. Labor has promised to increase the number of bulk-billing general practitioners (GPs) and to ensure that most Australians will be no more than a 20-minute drive away from a bulk-billing clinic.

In the lead-up to the election, the Australian Association of Practice Management said it was all ‘smoke and mirrors’. Here’s how the details are massaged.

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes had this to say:

Michael de Percy has also revisited Labor’s Mediscare 3.0 (or is it 4.0?) and labels it, with good reason, Mediscam. In that, he is perfectly right. I have some skin in the health policy game, not least around what patients pay for GP services. Given that, I predict Labor’s $9 billion GP bulk-billing boondoggle will not raise Medicare rebates high enough to tempt GPs to socialise their billings much, if any, more than they are now. It was rubbish when it was announced, it was rubbish when the Coalition stupidly ‘me-tooed’ it, and it is rubbish now.

My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, A great day for Albo’s Mediscam.

One Nation the big winner this election

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Pauline Hanson's One Nation increased its primary vote this election. [Source: X]

The real winner of this election was Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Unlike the other conservative parties, Pauline stuck to her guns. She didn’t deliberately antagonise the Coalition and for the most part her preferences were directed to them.

Not like the other conservative parties who did little more than fight against the Coalition. They deserve much of the blame for Labor’s win. Working Australians would have been better off if Clive Palmer had played lawn bowls.

What we needed was a conservative leader who would fight for us. Instead, we had conservatives fighting each other. Except Pauline.

My election comment in The Spectator Australia, One Nation the big winner this election.

Election 2025: Peter Dutton vs. the world

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Peter Dutton vs. the world.

Menzies’ party has been the most successful in Australian political history. Even in the last tumultuous decade, the Liberals have been in power for much longer than Labor. It’s a good thing, too. With the polls now pointing to a Labor minority or majority government, the next three years will be tough.

Writing in the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

Michael de Percy says that it seems as if the election campaign has been a case of Peter Dutton vs. The World. ‘It’s not just the unions that help Labor. Our entire education system is geared towards supporting progressive politics. While once upon a time universities were the forum for a contest of ideas, now they are a training ground for progressive politics.’ Indeed, the rising youth voting is almost a guarantee of a future uphill battle for any conservative leader. 

My election eve coverage in The Spectator Australia, Election 2025: Peter Dutton vs. the world.

Working Australians get nothing!

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Albo pulled his lame Medicare card stunt at the National Press Club, 30 April 2025.

From the National Press Club: Peter Dutton made a mistake by refusing to address the National Press Club this week. In recent memory, the two other (electoral) losers who decided to campaign in the final week rather than address the Press Club were Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison. I rest my case.

Albo is a smooth performer, and today he didn’t miss a beat. But make no mistake, if you are not on welfare, or you are not a member of a union, then Albo’s campaign slogan could rightly be summed up as:

Working Australians get nothing!

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes had this to say:

As Michael de Percy points out, in this election campaign, working Australians get nothing from Labor. As a late Boomer, I’ll go further: my generation gets nothing from either side, except abuse. You see, we’re seen as on the way out, although we’re still the biggest generation on the electoral roll. It’s Millennials and Gen Zs they want, and both sides are happy to tell those younger voters that Boomers are stealing their homes and wealth, instead of thanking us for creating both for them. Message to Boomers; when this election is over, go forth and spend your kids’ inheritance! They deserve it!

My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, Working Australians get nothing!

If we can’t talk about Welcome to Country, are we truly one and free?

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If we can’t talk about Welcome to Country, are we truly one and free?

Events in Melbourne have shown how strongly differing political views can dominate mainstream discussions. It’s concerning that past political perspectives might shape how we address important national topics today.

The left and right of politics do not go off in a straight-line ad infinitum, they curve towards each other. Extremes on both the left and right can lead to authoritarianism, which is a concern for our democracy. Having these two political extremes play out on Anzac Day serves as a reminder to protect our social cohesion.

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes had this to say:

Your scribe has never made an Acknowledgement of Country, and never will. Michael de Percy makes the point that if those on the left shut down a national conversation about whether such things are ‘overdone’, can we be truly be ‘one and free’ as in the Morrison-bastardised version of the national anthem? His is an interesting article, written from a perspective you may not expect.

My commentary on the Welcome to Country for ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Melbourne for The Spectator Australia, If we can’t talk about Welcome to Country, are we truly one and free?

Albo’s Mediscare has gone nuclear

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Albo and his asinine Medicare card stunt at the National Press Club, 20 April 2025.

Anthony Albanese is desperate to hold on to power. He revels in being an underestimated political underdog. Behind the scenes, he is a ‘factional ninja’ whose experience has been ‘shaped by decades of internecine feuds’. As a beta male, Albanese’s power is wielded most where it is shielded most – in the opaque world of Labor’s internal politics.

My report from the National Press Club for The Spectator Australia, Albo’s Mediscare has gone nuclear.

Time to honour our Anzacs and ramp up defence spending

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Marching with veterans in Gunning, ANZAC Day 2024

Australia has a habit of being caught with its pants down when it comes to defence spending. In 1938, Australia’s defence spend was a miserable 1.6 per cent of GDP. In the last ten years, it has wavered around 1.9 to 2 per cent. While the measure of defence spending as a percentage of GDP does not necessarily reflect the capability of one’s defence force, it does indicate that Australia has not been pulling its weight.

My election coverage in The Spectator Australia, Time to honour our Anzacs and ramp up defence spending.

Albo wants to tax 'future you'

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One day, you're gonna get caught with some savings

If you want to get ahead in Australia, it will never happen under a Labor-Greens government. Albo and Adam are running out of your money, so now they are coming after ‘future you’.

We’ve been forced to have a large chunk of our money locked away in super funds since 1992. Of the $4.2 trillion currently locked away until retirement, union-controlled industry super funds hold about one quarter – over $1 trillion – of our money. Part of this ends up funding Labor. I explained how over a year ago.

But now Labor wants to double the concessional tax rate on super funds with a balance of $3 million or more (from 15 to 30 per cent), and also to tax unrealised capital gains. Basically, Labor wants to tax ‘future you’.

Writing in the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

And if you’re still thinking of taking the handouts and voting for Labor (or the Greens…) Michael de Percy warns that their new plan is to tax your future. Not only do the Greens want to rob your grave and deprive your children of their rightful inheritance, Albanese wants your retirement savings. ‘Labor wants to double the concessional tax rate on super funds with a balance of $3 million or more (from 15 to 30 per cent), and also to tax unrealised capital gains. Basically, Labor wants to tax ‘future you’.’

My lates in The Spectator Australia, Albo wants to tax future you.

Third debate attitude reflects leadership: we ain’t got either

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In Bhutan, there is a sense of the common good and of service to one’s country.
 
Unlike Albo, Dutts is up against the mainstream media (MSM). Listening to left-leaning journos give Albo the win in the third debate, and others avoiding calling it because they are closet lefties, makes it clear to me where the MSM’s loyalties lie.

In such an environment, there is some merit in Dutts not being ‘authentic’ about himself and trying to tone down his strength. But this approach is bleeding conservatives to the right. Anecdotally, the Liberal Party is haemorrhaging badly.

Meanwhile, Albo has done the opposite and has been as floppy as a puppy by delivering an Easter message via his pets.

Writing in Unfiltered, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

Michael de Percy wasn’t very impressed with the debate either and has cautioned Peter Dutton about softening his image to appear ‘relatable’. ‘This approach is bleeding conservatives to the right. Anecdotally, the Liberal Party is haemorrhaging badly.’ The polls agree – if the polls are real. Although that said, it is very difficult to explain what voters have seen in Albanese. His debating skills are non-existent. At best, he played his slogans back like a scratched DVD - stuttering and skipping bits of sentences. It sounds okay until you try to transcribe it and then you realise what a true mess his mind is.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Third debate attitude reflects leadership: we ain’t got either.

‘Green Death’ tax from a Labor-Greens minority government?

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The Greens want to introduce an abhorrent death tax renamed a 'dynastic tax'

The Greens don’t want you to succeed. They want to take your money so they can turn Australia into a socialist nightmare. Labor’s plans aren’t far behind them. It’s a case of the Mensheviks (who wanted to use legal trade union means to socialism) versus the Bolsheviks (who wanted to overthrow the state).

But as Adam Bandt has indicated, he looks forward to a ‘golden era of reform’ in minority government where the Greens’ stated policy priority will be to take ‘action on negative gearing and [the] capital gains tax discount’.

Can we be sure Labor will reject the Greens’ plans?

Writing in the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall had this to say:

Michael de Percy is worried that the Greens will bring back death taxes. They’ve renamed the policy, of course, referring to it as ‘the implementation of tax on dynastic wealth’ – but it sounds like grave robbing to me.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, ‘Green Death’ tax from a Labor-Greens minority government?

Bracket creep and soft economists

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Is Australia so ‘unique’ because lefties dominate the education system, academia, and the media?

The Albanese government reduced the Stage 3 tax cuts that were designed to address some the burden of bracket creep. The trouble is bracket creep is built into our progressive tax system. Unless something is routinely legislated to fix it, bracket creep happens systemically. Labor sent that plan backwards.

Instead, Labor has focused on the unjustifiable figure of $600 billion they made-up as a costing for the Coalition’s nuclear energy policy while denying that their ‘cheapest form of energy’ isn’t cheap at all. Their promised $275 energy saving was grossly wrong, and energy prices keep going up and will continue to do so under Labor.

Where are the economists? In my opinion, they must all be Labor supporters who are staying mum.

My lates in The Spectator Australia, Bracket creep and soft economists.

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