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:
12 January 2023
1.7 MINS
The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its definition of the word “woman”. Underneath the existing primary definition of "woman" which reads: "Adult female human being" the dictionary now says: "An adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a [...]
10 January 2023
1.1 MINS
Grab your mask to wear over the mask you are already wearing. No, not the cloth one, the N95 one. Queue up for your 58th booster shot. Hurry, pull the kids out of school. Cancel all family gatherings. Unless you want to be responsible for [...]
9 January 2023
2.2 MINS
... rather than the actual woman he raped and murdered. “(A fellow) inmate described McLaughlin as a painfully shy person who came out of her shell after deciding to transition. ‘She always had a smile and a dad joke,’ Hicklin said. ‘If you ever talked [...]
6 January 2023
1.1 MINS
Doctor Strange actor is hit up for reparations. Benedict Cumberbatch starred in Doctor Strange, which is appropriate, considering what is now being asked of him is strange indeed. The actor is being asked to pay money because his great, great, great, great, great, great, great-grandad, [...]
5 January 2023
2.4 MINS
How intellectual stupidity and moral cowardice allowed the culture to be trashed. I’ve heard this expression used numerous times as a reason for people to stay silent in the face of evil. I’ve heard preachers say it from pulpits, and receive applause as if they [...]
4 January 2023
1.8 MINS
The Prime Minister hosted the Australian and South African cricket teams on Sunday at a function where he extolled the virtues of his proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Albanese made his usual pitch, but it’s a no-ball since it involves appealing to emotion rather than [...]
3 January 2023
2.3 MINS
It feels like Western economies are being hollowed out from within. The body advising the UK Government on climate change has said that 62 per cent of emissions reductions must come from “behaviour change and individual choices”. In other words, the government must train people [...]
2 January 2023
3.1 MINS
Nine Reasons the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament is a Dud. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a referendum next year to include an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Australian Constitution. His proposal is unnecessary, discriminatory, divisive, misleading, distracting, hurried, elitist, highly political and little [...]
30 December 2022
2 MINS
The perfect candidate for a society in which identity trumps ideas. He’s an uneducated narcissist in a very casual relationship with reality -- George Santos should make an excellent politician. Santos is the Republican congressman-elect who has this weekend sensationally admitted to making up his [...]
29 December 2022
2.3 MINS
Cue 2022's Most Spectacular Own Goal. The National Hockey League decided to stage a transgender match! The ultimate celebration of unicorns and non-binary joy! As far as own goals go, this was easily the most spectacular of 2022. The official NHL Twitter account tweeted: The [...]
28 December 2022
2.9 MINS
It seems I have upset Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. The Liberal Party leader wrote a scathing letter, published in The Spectator, about an article I wrote quoting his comments concerning sacked Essendon CEO Andrew Thorburn. Here is Mr Dutton’s letter to The Spectator: I would [...]
27 December 2022
2.2 MINS
Christmas would be better if we shed the religious baggage, Humanists UK insist. The Guardian newspaper ran a story last week hilariously headlined: “Christmas comes with good cheer. The tragedy is the religious baggage.” Ah, yes, celebrating the birth of Jesus would be so much [...]
26 December 2022
1.7 MINS
Planned Parenthood's Christmas tweet is ridiculous even by their low standards. When it comes to gaslighting, you can’t go past abortion provider Planned Parenthood. America’s largest abortion provider regularly tweets nonsense, but this one was a beauty even by their spectacularly low standards. In the [...]
23 December 2022
1.9 MINS
But the Bombers CEO doesn't get his job back. The Essendon Football Club has apologised to Andrew Thorburn, who was forced from his role as club CEO for the crime of attending an Anglican church. What a pity it took legal action for one of [...]
22 December 2022
1.2 MINS
A health expert is urging shopping centres to ban fat Santas. Health and wellness expert Vincent Candrawinata told The Herald Sun that overweight Santas promote ill health. Christmas must be a hoot at Mr Candrawinata’s place! But I digress. Overthinking He said: “We shouldn’t expect [...]
21 December 2022
1.6 MINS
Is it true that having women in politics has made it more civilised? Let us refer to some examples. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been caught on a hot mic referring to a fellow MP as an “arrogant prick”. The darling of global [...]
20 December 2022
1.6 MINS
A rare bird threatens to destroy investment in wind farms and completely derail Australia’s pursuit of Net Zero. The orange-bellied parrot migrates every year to Tasmania and its flight path takes it directly through a proposed wind farm. No problem -- according to Tasmania’s Environment [...]
19 December 2022
3.2 MINS
Entertainer slams the Catholic Church for opposing euthanasia. The Australian newspaper reported this week that Catholic priests are likely to deny the last rites to people who commit suicide with the help of the state. “Catholic priests to deny last rites in VAD (Voluntary Assisted [...]
16 December 2022
1.5 MINS
Climate catastrophist Chris Bowen delayed switching from a petrol car to an electric vehicle because he was determined to drive the latest Tesla. He could have had a Hyundai EV, but he insisted on waiting until the Tesla 3 was available, according to an article [...]
14 December 2022
2.5 MINS
People who list their pronouns in their bio -- or in their email signature -- are not being kind, or inclusive, or progressive. And they are most certainly not enlightened. They are legitimising the idea that self-identified gender should trump biological gender. They are legitimising [...]





