David Flint

2 months ago | spectator.com.au | David Flint

Antisemitism, a serious problem in the Labor party for at least 20 years, is damaging our international reputation and could now attract the disapproval of our leading ally. In its current advanced stage, Labor’s antisemitism has unleashed  individual antisemitism. This is grossly irresponsible. Exposed in 2004 by the highly respected former Hawke government minister, Barry Cohen, the Labor leadership was warned twenty years ago, that antisemitism was already rampant in the party.

Jan 22, 2025 | spectator.com.au | David Flint

Pouring money down the drain, rampaging through farms, killing off koalas, replacing cheap and dependable electricity with expensive and unreliable substitutes – the Albanese-Bowen climate plan has been the worst. As the perceptive warned from the beginning, this folly was a suicide note for the Australian nation. If there is one reason to vote out the Albanese government – and there are many – this is it.

Jan 15, 2025 | spectator.com.au | David Flint

Australia’s constitution aims to take the best from the constitutions of the UK, the US and Switzerland. But Alfred Deakin persuaded SA Premier Charles Kingston not to argue for Swiss-style citizen-initiated-referendums because he thought the Australianised Westminster system would be just as good. So although it took ten referenda to achieve federation, Australians – unlike the Swiss – aren’t trusted to supervise politicians – the very people who clearly need regular supervision.

Jan 8, 2025 | spectator.com.au | David Flint

For the greater part of the mainstream media and the political establishment, and not only in the US, Donald Trump was long an object of, if not derision, at least condescension. Provided the election were conducted properly, it seemed likely, especially after noting economic considerations, the degree of illegal immigration and the apparent unpopularity of the use of ‘lawfare’ against Trump, that he would win.

Dec 11, 2024 | spectator.com.au | David Flint

The Christmas season recalls the fundamental and continuing importance  of one of this nation’s and, indeed, our civilisation’s pillars, our Judeo-Christian heritage and values. That this is a country of different religions, and of those with no religion, was obvious, even at the British settlement  in 1788.