A Handmaid’s Tale Down Under?

Commercial Surrogacy in Australia

Jun 3 • Freya Leach and John Anderson

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May 2026

Why Australians Need To Stop Talking About Reconciliation

When empathy becomes vicious

May 28 • John Anderson

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It’s Time to Talk about the Trouble with Boys

(and it’s not toxic masculinity)

May 26 • Simon Kennedy

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Aboriginal Suffering: Is Culture the Cure?

Yes, there has been a tragedy—the recent loss of an innocent five-year-old Aboriginal girl in Alice Springs.

May 22 • Anthony Dillon and John Anderson

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Populism or Perish!

Listen to the Voters on Immigration

May 15 • Salvatore Babones and John Anderson

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Kumanjayi Little Baby and the Politics of Suffering

The widening gap between activist ideology and life in remote Aboriginal Australia

May 8 • John Anderson

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Iran, the US, and Australia’s National Security

It’s Time for the Lucky Country to Face Reality

May 6 • John Lee and John Anderson

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The Web in the Storm

Fuel Security and the Fragility of Civilisation

May 1 • John Anderson

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April 2026

Welcome to 'Our Civilisational Moment'

Welcome to my Substack, which I’ve called ‘Our Civilisational Moment’.

Apr 29 • John Anderson

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December 2025

Port Arthur cop-out exposes PM’s lack of courage

Like all Western countries, we are increasingly atomised, divided and distrustful of one another, and it is beyond doubt that the Bondi terrorist attack…

Dec 17, 2025 • John Anderson

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November 2024

Memo to Kim Williams and the ABC: This is the age of ‘bro’ podcasts

The comments by the chairman of the ABC about Joe Rogan make you wonder whether he is another prime example of a disconnected elite.

Nov 28, 2024 • John Anderson

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Forget The Flags, It’s The Cynicism We’re Not Buying

“Woolworths loves Australia, and love being Australian.” So say the websites of several Woolworths locations.

Nov 26, 2024 • John Anderson

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