Will Trump inspire Dutton to undo the Uniparty?

Donald Trump is draining the swamp! [Epoch Times CC BY-NC 2.0]

There is so much hot air blowing around at the moment. Almost every leftie on social media is having a meltdown. Never mind that their partisan nonsense caused the swamp to need draining in the first place. Many conservative voters are not convinced that Mr Dutton will turn the Liberals around in the way Donald Trump reformed the Republicans. But will the Don’s decisive action be enough to inspire Mr Dutton to undo the Uniparty?

Writing in the Morning Double Shot newsletter, Terry Barnes said:

Michael de Percy, who sees an opportunity to disrupt the ‘Uniparty’ Tweedledee and Tweedledum political settlement of the ALP and the Coalition. Trump certainly has energised the conservative base, but how sold are many not rusted-on Australian voters on the Trump agenda, or are there bits of it embraced enthusiastically and others in the lead balloon category? Peter Dutton’s cautious cherry-picking of what’s on offer from the Trumpian menu, notably on patriotism, the flag, and rightly rejecting multi-genderism and its fallout for women, speaks practical political judgment, as in a parliamentary system evolution tends to be more successful than revolution. Encourage Dutton for starting to go in the right direction, not disparage him for not going far enough.

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

Christian and Jewish groups, in particular, are very worried about clashes with the LGBTQ+ movement. Why, when Dutton is desperately trying to rebuild the blue ribbon brand, is his party committed to anti-liberty laws? As Michael de Percy writes, many are hoping that Donald Trump will inspire Peter Dutton to undo the idea of a ‘uniparty’. ‘If the Opposition acts in any way like Labor, especially on no-brainers like social media bans or anything that impacts freedom of speech or religion or that tries to reinvent nature, they confirm the Uniparty theory.’

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Will Trump inspire Dutton to undo the Uniparty?

"Australia is ready for a leader who has the strength and the courage to drain the swamp. All we want is a government that stands for us and not the Uniparty." - @FlaneurPolitiq https://t.co/JvSXcP2Ztg

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) February 8, 2025

The Menzies Ascendency Book Launch

Michael Kirby, Michael de Percy, and Paul Kelly at King and Wood Mallesons, Sydney

This week I attended the launch of the Robert Menzies Institute volume, The Menzies Ascendency Fortune, Stability, Progress 1954–1961, at a Sydney Institute event held at King and Wood Mallesons in Sydney. Zachary Gorman edited the volume, published by Melbourne University Press.

My chapter in the volume was on Menzies in the Atomic Age.

Australian legends, Michael Kirby and Paul Kelly, were the guest speakers.

I was able to ask a question about governments trying to establish a vision and how this gets in the way of them creating the conditions that enable individuals to thrive. The response is in the video below.

Beer and spirits are too expensive, Mr Dutton!

Did Jim Chalmers invent the Dishwater Martini?

It’s no secret that Labor and the Greens want you to ‘eat ze bugs’. The way our economy is going, eating insects will soon be all we can afford. Steve McQueen was the epitome of cool, but a real-life version of his bug-eating prisoner in Papillon is not the ideal I aspire to. And while McQueen managed to escape by jumping off a cliff, all we have to do to be free from tyranny is get Mr Dutton to shout us a few drinks. I’d vote for that.

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

Aussie pub culture – as well as our beautiful wineries – are in big trouble with excise tax going up again. This greedy and limitless money-grab by the government has reached the point where it is collapsing businesses across Australia. Not to mention that teenagers have switched from having a drink with their mates to engaging with extremely dangerous party drugs. It’s a sad state of affairs and the Treasury is wholly responsible.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Beer and spirits are too expensive, Mr Dutton!

🍻As of February 1, the alcohol excise tax has gone up again - destroying what little joy Australians have left.

Can we blame the World Health Organisation for our misery...?https://t.co/sF15BoM4j8

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) February 4, 2025