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:
10 July 2026
3.4 MINS
After years of ideological confusion, Britain's Health Minister concedes a biological reality many never doubted—raising uncomfortable questions about politics, truth, and the cost of denying common sense in favour of "respect".
10 July 2026
2.6 MINS
Labor’s latest Middle East policy draft quietly drops key demands on Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, raising fresh questions about Australia’s stance on terrorism and Palestinian statehood.
8 July 2026
5.2 MINS
China fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the South Pacific on Monday with barely two hours' notice — and Canberra's fiercest response was to remind Beijing about proper etiquette.
7 July 2026
2.9 MINS
A Senate Estimates exchange reveals Australian combat engineers aren't allowed to change their own light bulbs — they must log a job through an app and wait for a contractor instead.
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.





