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:
7 July 2023
2.2 MINS
The number of genderqueer Victorian police has tripled in 12 months. The number of Victorian police identifying as “non-binary” has increased three-fold in the past 12 months, which raises the big question… is it something in the water? According to last year’s Victoria Police annual [...]
6 July 2023
1.5 MINS
Power prices are never coming down. Millions of Australians are right now struggling with the cost of living, not least of which is the cost of power. And it wasn’t meant to be this way. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said 97 times in the lead-up [...]
4 July 2023
1.6 MINS
Delegates to Labor’s upcoming national conference will urge Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to provide free abortions across Australia. Not only should abortions be free, but delegates from the powerful Emily’s List faction will insist that publicly funded hospitals be forced to provide them. Oh, and [...]
29 June 2023
0.4 MINS
Editor's Note: Commentator James Macpherson cuts to the chase as he reflects on what Kamala Harris' latest exhortation on abortion really means for Christians. There is no compromise possible between Christianity and support for abortion, which involves killing human lives in the womb. Abortion violates [...]
26 June 2023
9.1 MINS
The Daily Mail took aim at Echo Church in Sydney on Thursday with a blistering article that left readers in no doubt about where the publication stands on Christianity and people of faith. The headline read: Inside Australia's hateful anti-gay mega-church: Young church pastor says [...]
23 June 2023
2.2 MINS
“First synthetic human embryo raises ethical questions,” said the BBC headline. You think?! Scientists have managed to grow a human embryo from stem cells rather than from an egg and sperm. The plan is to use the embryos for research. But don’t worry. The BBC [...]
22 June 2023
1.4 MINS
The only US city with an all-Muslim governing body and mayor has banned the display of Pride flags on all public buildings. Holy intersectional conundrum! How will the progressive Left resolve this dispute between their two favourite pets? Will the Left applaud the Muslim stance [...]
7 June 2023
1.9 MINS
Children’s television program Sesame Street is celebrating Gay Pride month. This of course raises the question, why does Sesame Street want to celebrate divergent sexual orientations with your children? The educational children’s show put out a tweet at the weekend announcing… “This Pride Month let's [...]
6 June 2023
2.3 MINS
Gender botherer Dylan Mulvaney has come out as a lesbian, which means he’s really just a straight white guy with a strange wardrobe. Poor Bud Light. They destroyed their entire brand for nothing. Dylan began life as a gay man. Then he was queer. Then [...]
5 June 2023
2.7 MINS
The Welcome to Country performed prior to Wednesday night’s State of Origin game in South Australia wasn’t a Welcome to Country at all… it was a condescending, browbeating lecture. And fans forced to sit through it should receive an apology. Most Australians wearily accept the [...]
31 May 2023
3.5 MINS
When it comes to mocking religion, the media is hardly inclusive. Sarah Harris, co-host of The Project, has conceded that a crass joke about Jesus by a comedian earlier this year should never have been broadcast on the program. But, speaking on the Matt Johns [...]
30 May 2023
2 MINS
There seems to be no shortage of people questioning willing to question or challenge taboos when it comes to children's sexuality. Maybe keep your children away from the New York Times. The paper’s movie critic Wesley Morris had this to say about the latest Disney version [...]
26 May 2023
1.4 MINS
Experts are warning that artificial intelligence threatens to upend life as we know it. Some of the world’s best minds – from Elon Musk to the late Stephen Hawking – have labelled AI a “profound risk to society and humanity” that could have “catastrophic” effects. [...]
25 May 2023
1.7 MINS
Would you be convinced by a fuselage? Qantas set to support Albo’s Voice. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is counting on Qantas to support the Indigenous Voice to Parliament by painting their planes in “Yes” livery. I doubt that a Qantas plane is going to be of much [...]
24 May 2023
2.9 MINS
Last Generation behaves like they're the only generation. They say that if you throw one coin into the Trevi Fountain you will return to Rome. If you throw two coins into the font – famous for its ancient Roman craftsmanship – you’ll fall in love [...]
23 May 2023
2.1 MINS
My first reaction to news that US President Joe Biden was this week awarded an honorary doctorate, was to ask, which university gives out PhDs in racial division? Silly me. Universities don’t do that, since it would mean giving honorary degrees to pretty much every [...]
22 May 2023
0.6 MINS
Rugby Australia has become the latest sporting code to announce their support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. However, the “last time” they decided to get involved in politics it was to “shut down the voice” of Israel Folau, says Sky News Australia host James [...]
19 May 2023
0.2 MINS
Joe Biden has cancelled his trip to Australia. We dodged a bullet! Plus, the Durham Report reveals the corruption in the FBI over the Trump-Russia collusion claims by Hillary Clinton. Enjoy this clip from last night’s episode of The Late Debate on Sky News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPnpVxggdRI
18 May 2023
3.8 MINS
Starbucks coffee chain spreads the transgendered gospel. As if to prove that they have learned absolutely nothing from the Bud Light fiasco, Starbucks has decided to make their coffee the brew of choice for the gender confused. It’s like they saw what trans influencer Dylan [...]
17 May 2023
0.2 MINS
You are the carbon they want to reduce. A Canadian military veteran has been offered euthanasia instead of a wheelchair ramp at her home. A rare mistake? Canadian academics reckon homeless people should be given access to euthanasia. And one in four Canadians agree. Heartbreaking. [...]





