Land tax is communism

The GST was meant to replace stamp duty. Instead, Labor want to tax your family home. Forever.

As the Treasurer looks to the guest list for the cabinet room-sized productivity roundtable to be held in August, it is clear the family home is on the hit list. Instead of owning your home, you will pay land tax, effectively rent, to the government forever. 

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Land tax is communism.

As the Treasurer looks to the guest list for the productivity roundtable to be held in August, it is clear the family home is on the hit list.

Instead of owning your home, you will pay land tax, effectively rent, to the government forever.https://t.co/EDxHfdfAkN

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) June 21, 2025

Jim Chalmers: the unsustainable Treasurer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers at the National Press Club, 18 June 2025.

From the National Press Club: Today I had an opportunity to ask the Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, a question on the sustainability of his budget. He admitted that it is not sustainable enough, or resilient enough, or enough already. It’s not good. I think he is shaping up to become Prime Minister. In the absence of a good Prime Minister, I reckon Jim Chalmers would do alright. Nobody could be worse than Elmer Thud.

In the Unfiltered newsletter, Alexandra Marshall wrote:

Michael de Percy had the chance to question the Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, on critical things – such as defence spending – less than a day after Albanese was publicly embarrassed on the world stage at the G7. Considering the freshly signed trade deal with the UK, one might have thought that the Treasurer would have an answer ready to go… The better question, however, is if the Treasurer even understands how important the situation is. Michael was, shall we say, alarmed by the answer he received.

My question is here:

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Jim Chalmers: the unsustainable Treasurer.

"If only Jim Chalmers could take on the role of an Australian PM who wasn’t hell-bent on advancing communism."

I grilled the Treasurer about the defence budget and our relationship with the US less than a day after Albo was snubbed by Trump at the #G7.https://t.co/fCSfZEpZK9

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) June 18, 2025

Trump’s military parade exposes weak Albo and Wong

US Army 250th anniversary parade, Washington DC.

On June 14, Washington DC roared to life with the thunder of tanks, the wokka of choppers, and the march of some 7,000 soldiers celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the US Army. Hooah!

This spectacle of military might and national pride, unusual in the self-loathing West, was a bold declaration of America’s strength that coincided with President Trump’s 79th birthday.

Predictably, the usual chorus of left-wing critics in the US and abroad erupted in outrage, clutching their pearls while crying ‘dictator’ over what was, at its core, a celebration of the nation’s resilience and its defenders.

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

Resident flaneur, Michael de Percy, says President Trump’s military parade on the weekend (and Trump’s birthday) highlights America’s strength and our defence weakness. Something must change. The Trump administration says spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence should be our goal: at his meeting with Trump today, Anthony Albanese should at least accept a goal of that magnitude is a realistic ask of Australia. But the Prime Minister also must brace himself to do what’s necessary to do the right thing and pursue it – and that’s not to raise taxes. Jettison unaffordable election promises. Cut wasteful programmes – not matter how popular – and cancel ideological vanity projects. Dump economy-crippling Net Zero. Incentivise productivity growth and defence industry investment. Even consider reintroducing national service in some form – after all, the old National Service Act is still on the books. National defence must have top priority, and government must lead by example. Our tip: Albanese won’t do anything but talk.

My latest opinion piece in The Spectator Australia, Trump’s military parade exposes weak Albo and Wong.

"The reaction from MSM wasn’t just overblown. It stems from a deeper hatred of Western strength."

The usual chorus of left-wing critics erupted in outrage, clutching their pearls while crying ‘dictator’ over a celebration of the nation’s resilience.https://t.co/OdqiSm6gXS

— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) June 16, 2025