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:
21 September 2026
4.4 MINS
On September 11, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave an interfaith award to a man who called Osama bin Laden the "Sword of God" and blames Jews and Christians for the war on Iran. The award was rescinded after public backlash.
18 September 2026
4.9 MINS
The government's $75 million deradicalisation program isn't working — and some wannabe terrorists have left more radical. So it's announced a new plan — which forbids identifying what's doing the radicalising.
15 September 2026
1.7 MINS
The temptation to believe we have special knowledge others don’t is as old as Eden. But Christians must pursue what's true, and stop mistaking suspicion for wisdom and conspiracy for courage.
11 September 2026
3.2 MINS
A NSW Council dares to suggest public spaces should unite Australians rather than divide them by race. The outrage is revealing.
11 September 2026
2 MINS
Hundreds of parents are taking legal action against the Queensland Government over the ban on transgender drugs for children. While the drugs are still available through the private health system, they are seeking $50,000 each in compensation for 'discrimination'.
10 September 2026
4.7 MINS
Labor Government ministers are worried that Australians just don’t believe them anymore. That explains why the legislation on social media algorithms is less about a Digital Duty of Care for you and much more about a Digital Duty of Care for Albo and his progressive ideology.
9 September 2026
2.9 MINS
Why can some politicians openly blame an entire race for global problems while others would be destroyed for doing the same? Mehreen Faruqi’s latest speech exposes the selective rules that make one form of racism acceptable in Australian politics.
8 September 2026
1.5 MINS
People watching TV coverage of the AFL elimination final between the Adelaide Crows and the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night were horrified when this fan popped up on screen. It’s a woman performing blackface, they screamed. Expect, 59-year-old Colleen wasn’t performing blackface at all.
2 September 2026
4.6 MINS
Political opponents can be criticised without being demonised. The rhetoric surrounding Pauline Hanson risks turning legitimate political disagreement into something far more dangerous.
1 September 2026
2.3 MINS
Adam Bandt has found a new culprit for bird flu: climate change. But as scientists have linked everything from turbulence to potholes to global warming, is this just the latest stretch in an increasingly elastic explanation?
28 August 2026
1.4 MINS
When floods hit Nepal, killing dozens and leaving Australians missing, the Greens found their villain: Australian coal. A look at climate politics' newest ritual — the search for a sinner.
28 August 2026
3.5 MINS
Alice Springs' Greens-backed mayor had her car stolen — then refused to press charges. James Macpherson asks why the progressive answer to rising crime is to fix the narrative instead of the crime.
28 August 2026
2.6 MINS
Thomas Aquinas questioned Muhammad’s credentials to speak for God. His question remains uncomfortably relevant.
27 August 2026
1.8 MINS
When compassion replaces judgment, victims vanish from the story. From a Massachusetts mother's murder trial to Britain's A66 tragedy, we're losing the language to call evil by its name.
24 August 2026
1.9 MINS
Five Sydney Swans players face serious allegations after a hotel party scandal. But watch how quickly "five players" became "all men" — without a shred of extra evidence.
21 August 2026
2.9 MINS
When five men are accused, "all men" bear the guilt — but when a woman errs, she's just an individual. This piece asks why identity logic only turns rigid on demand.
20 August 2026
1.4 MINS
Chelsea Clinton told a group of activists on Saturday that legalised abortion had been a good thing — not just because it gave women “the dignity to make our own choices”, but because it had added $3.5 trillion to the economy!
19 August 2026
2.4 MINS
After the Bondi Beach terror attack, the Prime Minister's response was a gun buyback scheme. This misses the point entirely — the problem isn't guns, it's radical Islamism.
17 August 2026
3.1 MINS
Drone incursions over Australian air force bases have surged 635% in three years, yet soldiers are told only to close the blinds. Satirist James Macpherson skewers the government's response.
11 August 2026
2.4 MINS
The Census used to just count Australia. This year's gender and sexuality questions suggest it's being used to help construct the Australia bureaucrats want.





