Lest we forget

The “Justice System” needs major reform

Surely if you can't speak English to a satisfactory level, you shouldn't be issued with an Australian driver’s licence. It's the responsibility of drivers to ensure they can read and understand road signs and directions. There are plenty of courses provided by the government for people to improve their skills. The safety of Australians should be prioritised over political grandstanding. What are your thoughts?

Especially today, my instinctive sympathy remains with all of our special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign, fighting at our country’s command against a merciless enemy, often under highly restrictive rules of engagement that meant known terrorists were captured and released many times. As prime minister during multiple deployments, and having spent time with our troops in war-zones, I could not have asked for a more loyal and professional military and my respect for their service is undiminished. Of course, there are rules that have to be observed and enforced, even against soldiers in times of war. Still, it’s wrong to judge the actions of men in mortal combat by the standards of ordinary civilian life. If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards and why wasn’t any culture of brutality towards prisoners detected by his more senior officers, and dealt with quickly, rather than being allowed to fester, as has been alleged, for over a decade? The Brereton investigation commenced in 2016 and only concluded in 2020. The first war crime charge against a former special forces soldier was only laid in 2023 and three years later, this has still not been finalised. After doing their best to serve our country, dozens of former special forces soldiers should not still be in limbo years later because of ongoing investigations that have only resulted in charges in two cases. Justice delayed is justice denied. If evidence is clear, and cases are strong, they should be brought and concluded without delay. Otherwise, people should be cleared to get on with their lives lest the process itself become the punishment. In Afghanistan, our soldiers fought bravely and well for a just cause. I am very sorry that some of them have been subjected to a form of persecution by the country they served.

Your taxes are helping people who aren’t Australian citizens buy a first home in Australia. Not only are they pushing up home prices for everyone, they’re getting into a home that should have gone to an Australian citizen. Enough is enough. Cut off the benefits, cut migration, ban foreign ownership and start deporting.

🚨 Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested.

I remain steadfast in my support of Ben Roberts-Smith despite news of his arrest today. Ben, his immediate and broader defence family need the Australian people’s support right now and I will not abandon him like so many other politicians. Ben was disgracefully arrested in front of his twin 15 year old girls. He will be held in jail for 7 days. He gets just one bail application. If that application fails, they can hold him for 2 years. AFP and OSI have spent $300 million dollars over 10 years to get to this point.

This is the shocking moment a complete stranger attempts to shove a man in front of a train. Full story: bit.ly/4sOP9u4

DAVID FLINT | "Despite what the commentariat says, Pauline Hanson is no ‘wrecker’. She’s the guardian of a policy richness designed to arrest and reverse this decline." One Nation is now the bridge of a gigantic Australia-wide pincer movement. On one flank is the ‘Menzies heart’ of the Liberal party – voters exasperated by a leadership that has drifted into a pale imitation of the left. They have followed Menzies’ precedent of actually voting for the DLP. On the other flank is the ‘old Labor’ manual worker, abandoned by a party of inner-city privilege that now prioritises extremist ‘social justice’ and Islamist radicalism over the dignity of labour. In this historic realignment, One Nation connects these two traditionally opposing groups in a unified front against the ruling class that is strangling Australia. Article | spectator.com.au/2026/04/pau…