James Macpherson
James Macpherson is a sought-after international speaker with a background in journalism at the Courier-Mail and Daily Telegraph. He previously pastored a significant church in Australia and South Africa. A well-recognised Australian journalist, James is a regular contributor to The Spectator and a host at Sky News. You can subscribe to receive all his articles on faith, culture and politics at his Substack.
Articles by James Macpherson:
3 February 2026
1.9 MINS
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s Pride March appearance sparks debate over political priorities, as critics contrast enthusiastic support for LGBTQ events with the quiet disappearance of Melbourne’s Australia Day parade.
30 January 2026
7.6 MINS
A fiery critique of Australia’s political and religious sensitivities, defending Scott Morrison’s call to confront Islamic extremism and accusing leaders of avoiding hard truths in the name of social cohesion.
27 January 2026
2.1 MINS
In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, you’d think the ABC might pause briefly in its endless culture war against the country that funds it, and take its responsibility as the national broadcaster seriously.
27 January 2026
4.2 MINS
A fiery defence of Australia Day against extremist rhetoric, exposing the moral absurdities of branding national pride as genocide and warning against imported grievance politics eroding social cohesion and liberal democracy.
21 January 2026
8.3 MINS
In an interview on Sky News, Tony Burke explained that his hate speech laws would deal with the motivation of the Bondi terrorists. The only problem? He couldn’t quite bring himself to say what their motivation actually was.
15 January 2026
1.4 MINS
After being dropped from the Adelaide Writers Festival, Randa Abdel-Fattah cries censorship—despite a record of silencing Jewish and ex-Muslim ideological opponents who didn't fit her progressive stance. The hypocrisy is hard to miss.
14 January 2026
4.5 MINS
Anthony Albanese’s Royal Commission backflip is pure performance art — denying delay, rewriting history, and claiming record speed while standing still and smiling for the cameras.
13 January 2026
2.2 MINS
Sam Groth’s resignation exposes the Victorian Liberals’ self-destructive culture: internal envy, factional warfare and incompetence gifting Jacinta Allan another term as Victoria slides further into decline.
8 January 2026
4.3 MINS
As calls for a Bondi Royal Commission grow, a Nine Newspapers cartoon is condemned for mocking public concern and reviving antisemitic tropes instead of confronting failures behind the massacre.
7 January 2026
5.1 MINS
As the SCG honoured Bondi heroes, Anthony Albanese was conspicuously absent—highlighting a stark contrast between genuine courage under fire and a Prime Minister avoiding accountability, crowds, and moral leadership.
6 January 2026
1.5 MINS
Usman Khawaja’s racism claims raise an awkward question: why lecture Australia on diversity while ignoring Pakistan cricket’s far poorer record on race, religion, and inclusion?
1 January 2026
1.5 MINS
In a 'Battle of the Sexes' match in Dubai, Nick Kyrgios beat Aryna Sabalenka convincingly — proving that biology still defines fairness in women’s sport, despite what the ABC might claim.
31 December 2025
1.9 MINS
From ancient Rome to modern Victoria, sport and spectacle are used to distract from crime, decay — and political accountability.
30 December 2025
2.6 MINS
Chris Minns says that "confronting" security measures are needed — but the prospect of police snipers and soldiers on Australian streets forces deeper questions about government failures and national decline.
25 December 2025
2.8 MINS
Australia’s leaders and media refuse to confront reality, insisting Islamist terror has nothing to do with Islam—an exercise in denial that undermines security, accountability, and public trust in policing and governance.
24 December 2025
4 MINS
A searing indictment of antisemitism, political cowardice, and Islamist ideology—arguing that Hanukkah attacks aren’t coincidences, but consequences of denial, indulgence, and a refusal to confront hard truths.
22 December 2025
1.6 MINS
Girl Guides Australia has proudly announced it will continue to recognise boys who identify as girls… as girls, while Girl Guides UK has announced boys will be excluded after parents threatened legal action against the organisation.
18 December 2025
4 MINS
After years of verbal gymnastics, semantic tap-dancing, and ideological denial — we’re finally allowed to say the word Islam in the same sentence as terrorism.
16 December 2025
7 MINS
Accused gunman Naveed Akram graduated from an Islamic college where he learned to recite the Koran. The Bondi massacre calls for leadership action — not mere words.
11 December 2025
2 MINS
A teacher in London was sacked over comments to students, including Muslim ones, that England was a Christian state which had King Charles as the head of the Church of England. The police were involved in investigating the alleged 'hate crime'.










































