"Does Sussan Ley truly believe that she’s acting in the best interests of the Liberal Party? Is she hoping that her bravery in the face of such cruelty, will somehow turn the tide?" asks columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"A portrait is emerging: a majority of convicted offenders are men who prey on children ages six to 17," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"We are untethered from the past… We have been frustrated in not having the means to refer the majority to an engaging and accessible story that fills the void. Now we do," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The Defence Department has made a commitment to invest $9 to $12 billion over the next decade to military space programs. With whom do we partner? Why, the good old USA," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Democracy requires an active and electable Opposition to keep the government accountable, forthright and perceptive. This has not been the case for some time," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Do we really have to trash the AWM to get a few more hands on the levers of destruction on the way to Gaza for all? Surely, it's better served as a memorial to our victory over war itself," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Trapped in penny-pinch mode, the ACT government walked away from the essential servicing of the magnificent asset that Mr Weston and his successors bequeathed us," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The Growlers would be far more effective in any military confrontation than the AUKUS subs. We could mount an attack as the only other country in the world to have this capability," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"The ABC, it seems, is wary of anyone writing positive things about China – especially 'young people' – even when they appear to be on the side of sustaining the human race on planet Earth," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Columnist ROBERT MACKLIN says he's never set eyes on one of the imperilled little Canberra grassland earless dragons, "but would now defend the species’ right to life as passionately as I would a koala’s".
"The ATO would not relent. Here they were, flat chat on a Sunday! After scores of questions about my identity, their issue was something about my BAS in 2023." ROBERT MACKLIN suspects he's been drawn into a scam, but isn't sure how.
"For the first time in our history, we could fight a battle – by ourselves – a great distance from our shores. Without America. And without spending an additional dollar," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
