Please explain $2bn, bishops ask Pope
Bishops to seek answers from the Pope why $2.3bn was transferred from the Vatican to Australia without their knowledge.
Exclusives
Chapter 1
An actress. An island. A gonzo murder mystery. The Australian’s progressive summer novel Oh Matilda: Who Bloody Killed Her? starts here.
Vatican’s secret $2bn flummoxes church
The Vatican and associated entities have transferred $2.3bn to Australia since 2014 without knowledge of local church leaders.
Personal liberty sacrificed at altar of public safety
Never in history have so many seemed so excited about the death of old Swedes in a desire to promote what I call health fascism.
Has coronavirus crushed our famed larrikin spirit?
Australia is now paying for 30 years of infantilising social engineering.
How can kids consent to what they don’t ‘get’?
They can’t vote or obtain a gun licence, but increasingly we are asked to let children undergo interventions that set them on a path to lifelong complex medical needs.
Vatican figures framed me: Pell
George Pell claims everyone who tried to reform Vatican finances has been subjected to reputational attacks and even murder.
Morrison has no choice but to commit to net zero by 2050
Once seen as a radical target, it’s is now entrenched as a middle ground or centrist stance — a place where the PM thrives.
Communist Party insiders infiltrate Western ranks
The Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated the Australian, British and US consulates in Shanghai, leaked membership records show.
Names, roles of CCP operatives revealed
Global companies with billions worth of sensitive defence deals in Australia, US have hundreds of CCP members in their employ.
Fighting the dragon: we’re doing it wrong
As China slowly strangles our exports to break our will, Australians have responded with a range of emotions — none of them effective.
Trump’s dummy spit a lesson to his backers
Conservatives are supposed to uphold institutions and culture, not support behind someone who tears down democratic frameworks.
On China, we’ve sold ourselves out
Communist China, a repressive regime with diametrically opposed strategic objectives, now dominates our research horizons.
Four errors on the way to ‘victory’
When you look beyond the health figures, you will see Australia’s approach to COVID-19 was flawed.
‘The worst case of child abuse to date’
The boys from the orphanage return to where it all began. Can Ron Green and his mates ever exorcise their childhood ghost?
Gender change bill must be a turning point
Orwellian Victorian gender legislation flies in face of developing a model for safe care of children with gender dysphoria.
Not all Labor MPs get it Right
When Labor’s so-called Otis Group of Right faction heavyweights gathered for a drink, Bill Shorten was with them.
Albanese, Labor at a tipping point
A new book of essays by prominent faction members can be interpreted only as a vote of no confidence in Albanese.
Australia can’t afford to bite its tongue on China
Beijing seeks to punish Australia for daring to make sovereign decisions and warding off others from trying to do the same.
It’s the science that’s rotten, not the Reef
It is remarkable that the world has been convinced that one of its most pristine ecosystems is on its last legs. The science behind this claim is wrong … but no-one wants to remedy the problem.
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