In Today's Spectator: A wake-up call for Australia

The failures of this government’s leadership made the Bondi attack inevitable.

How many attacks with the same ideological profile does it take to wake Australia up?

Labor’s ideological blind spots have failed the nation. A coalition committed to unity, robust intelligence, and the unapologetic defence of democratic values is essential. Terrorism thrives on apathy; only decisive action can reclaim our safety.

We now face the urgent question: Will Australia awaken before the next Hanukkah candle flickers?

Please read more at https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/a-wake-up-call-for-australia/

Radio ZZZ Interview

I was honoured to be interviewed on Radio ZZZ for the L'Chaim program. We covered Hamas and the war in Gaza, Jewish faith and belief, and Western democracy.

My interview starts at 3:20.

https://omny.fm/shows/lchaim-to-life/lchaim-to-life-s14-e13-03-12-2025

The Law is an Ass – The Kachana Station Donkey Story

 Not my writing, but a brilliant piece by John Ogilvie at "Backbone Australia."

The Law is an Ass – The Kachana Station Donkey Story

https://backboneaustralia.com/article/the-law-is-an-ass-the-kachana-station-donkey-story/

John Ogilvie explains how Western Australia's narrow-minded bureaucracy is condemning animals to death and undoing years of positive environmental management -- which has seen a dusty desert turned into a productive environment.

Was Israel’s response to Oct 7 disproportionate?

 

Was Israel’s response to Oct 7 disproportionate?

Accusations against Israel stem from emotive, unverified tolls and a shallow grasp of moral standards.

My latest article, in the Australian Jewish News, argues against the accusation that Israel's actions against Hamas are "disproportionate." I argue that such actions confuse proportionality (the measures needed to neutralise a threat) with symmetry (the number of casualties). I conclude that Israel's response has been justified and that responsibility for the casualties rests with Hamas-- the unjust aggressor.

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/was-israels-response-to-oct-7-disproportionate/

ISIS Brides and the ghosts of Raqqa

 The ‘Brides of ISIS’ narrative is a seductive myth that blinds us to reality.

These women weren’t brides in a fairy tale; they were cogs in a death cult. To repatriate them blindly means that Australia courts the ghosts of Raqqa on our own soil.

To read the article, please go to https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/isis-brides-and-the-ghosts-of-raqqa/

Why peace with Hamas remains an elusive dream Peace with Hamas is impossible because the group's religious dogma demands apocalyptic jihad

 

The Australian Jewish news just published my latest article, “Why peace with Hamas remains an elusive dream: Peace with Hamas is impossible because the group's religious dogma demands apocalyptic jihad.”

I conclude: “Leaders such as Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong think of Middle East peace in political terms. That may work for Israel and rational actors, but peace with Hamas falters not on politics but theology. Its covenant enshrines Israel’s elimination as an immutable truth, jihad as obligatory salvation. … Until Hamas renounces its genocidal creed... dialogue remains a delusion. The path to stability demands confronting this unholy alliance of faith and fury, not appeasing it.”

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/why-peace-with-hamas-remains-an-elusive-dream/ 

The teachers’ exodus An urgent overhaul of education is needed

 My latest article in the The Spectator Australia challenges the view of the WA Education Minister that "the record number of teachers leaving the profession is due in part to graduates who are ‘particular’ about their working arrangements and ‘fussier’ about their work than older teachers."...

"Research, which was kindly supported by the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, highlights the real causes, which include inadequate teacher training.

Up to half of new teachers leave within five years after graduation.

10-20 per cent of education graduates never enter the classroom.

This high attrition is caused not by teacher ‘fussiness’ but by frequent failures in teacher training, declining entry standards, inadequate preparation for real-world challenges, and broader policy failures in higher education......"

For more, please go to https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/10/the-teachers-exodus/