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:
2 July 2026
3.2 MINS
The rainbow has become holy. The Bible has become blasphemy. While Canada's Prime Minister celebrates at a Pride parade, a New York Catholic hospice caring for terminal cancer patients faces closure — unless the nuns agree to use the 'correct' pronouns.
1 July 2026
4.9 MINS
Al-Qaeda believes Australia contains enough sympathisers to answer its call. Our leaders insist the real problem is people who notice.
30 June 2026
2.4 MINS
The heatwave in Europe is real. But turning every summer tragedy into a climate morality play requires more imagination than science.
26 June 2026
3.8 MINS
Pauline Hanson’s critics would rather play dumb than debate multiculturalism's failures. It's much easier than having a serious debate over monoculturalism — or any debate at all.
23 June 2026
3.4 MINS
I woke up on Sunday morning to discover that a Sydney boys school not only requires boys to be boys, but requires boys to remain as boys. What a time to be alive!
17 June 2026
4 MINS
Trump is calling it peace. Iran is calling it progress. History suggests it's neither.
16 June 2026
2.7 MINS
The South Australian Parliament is set to debate a private members bill that — if passed — will allow a biological man who identifies as a woman to record himself as the “mother” on the child’s birth certificate. It has already passed the Upper House with support from the Greens and Labor.
16 June 2026
3.3 MINS
Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. And hasn’t that driven those who still don't understand how wealth is created absolutely wild.
12 June 2026
1.4 MINS
The Bank of England has decided to remove historical figures like Sir Winston Churchill from bank notes after research suggested they were “elitist” and “divisive”. Can things get any nuttier in the 'diverse' West?
10 June 2026
4 MINS
Police deliver the most unfortunate line after a Belfast man is nearly beheaded in the street. The attacker, granted asylum in 2023, shouted "Allah Akbar" in harrowing footage posted on social media.
10 June 2026
2.2 MINS
The witch billboards are not what we want to see — but those denying women sex-based rights are now suddenly invoking sexism when their own leadership is targeted.
9 June 2026
1.6 MINS
Variety Magazine’s 2026 Women of Power award has gone to non-binary actress Emma Corrin — a biological woman who rejects the label “woman”.
8 June 2026
5.6 MINS
After years of telling Australians that black is white, up is down and common sense is extremism, the political class is about to find out where the public's breaking point is. Our national fabric is under great stress.
5 June 2026
2 MINS
After criticising the ABC’s decision to hire Grace Tame, Charlie Pickering quickly changed his tune, raising questions about pressure, media conformity and the limits of acceptable dissent.
4 June 2026
2.1 MINS
The harassment of Helen Mirren in London highlights rising antisemitism, political intimidation, and the distortion of public statements in an increasingly hostile debate over Israel.
3 June 2026
5.8 MINS
While Labor Senator Murray Watt mocked Pauline Hanson for celebrating her 72nd birthday in style, a new poll suggested One Nation is now Australia's most popular political party.
3 June 2026
2.6 MINS
We used to go to the theatre to be transported. Now we bring our entire digital lives with us — and wonder why nothing quite moves us the way it used to. We no longer pay attention to reality in the present moment.
28 May 2026
2.3 MINS
One Lamborghini ride exposes the Greens' movement marketed as virtuous, powered by hypocrisy, and driven by people who think the rules are for everyone else.
26 May 2026
1.8 MINS
When it comes to returning ISIS members, the Albanese Government's deradicalisation policy doesn't just miss the point — it waits for the explosion before calling the fire brigade.
19 May 2026
4.9 MINS
The Coalition opposed reform when it mattered, embraced it when it became popular, and now calls that conviction.





