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:
1 July 2022
2.4 MINS
Whatever happened to personal responsibility? Now domestic violence aggressors can blame their actions on climate change. How convenient. Australia has an Ambassador for Women and Girls. Who knew? She was completely absent during the debate on women’s sport. Maybe she got caught up in the [...]
30 June 2022
6.5 MINS
James Macpherson gives the low-down on what goes on behind the scenes for someone invited to be a political commentator on television. Hours of preparation go into a few minutes on TV! People have been asking me what it’s like to appear on Sky News [...]
29 June 2022
4 MINS
Atheists are cheering at the drop in religious affiliation in our nation. However, with Christians becoming a minority, those who have abandoned faith in God have embraced faith in other things -- in modern ideologies. Australian census data released yesterday shows that -- for the [...]
25 June 2022
2.4 MINS
The US Supreme Court’s decision, late last night Australian time, to overturn Roe v Wade is monumental. The decision reverses 50 years of insistence that the Constitution guarantees the right to an abortion. As of Friday just gone, each US state will be free to [...]
24 June 2022
3.8 MINS
Will banning the swastika really help eliminate antisemitism and fascism? Or will it simply encourage those who subscribe to such hateful views to dig in their heels? Furthermore, what's to stop the government in future from censoring other symbols, which may not currently fit the [...]
23 June 2022
2.5 MINS
If you’ve not yet purchased my book Notes from Woketopia -- Laying Bare the Lunacy of Woke Culture, I thought you might enjoy this excerpt: In June 2021, a female patron of Korea Town’s Wi Spa in Los Angeles was shocked to find a naked [...]
22 June 2022
2.3 MINS
Ahead of a recent press conference with Greens leader Adam Bandt, a Greens staffer moved the Australian flag out of the TV camera shot. When asked why, Mr Bandt said Australia had “work to do on racism”, and that the flag was “hurtful” to many [...]
21 June 2022
5.2 MINS
Upon careful examination, the UK's legislation against "conversion therapy" is full of inconsistencies. Those who choose to de-transition after trying out the transgender lifestyle are simply not considered. And what about those who see-saw between L/G/B and T? British politicians have been debating so-called “conversion [...]
20 June 2022
2.4 MINS
Is the term "monkeypox" offensive? Does it cause discrimination against Africans? Monkeys are endemic to Asia too... The World Health Organisation has decided to rebrand, er, rename the monkeypox. WHO boss Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said last week a new name was needed to avoid fuelling [...]
18 June 2022
3.7 MINS
While Justin Trudeau has had multiple COVID-19 vaccinations, he has contracted the virus once again. How effective are the jabs, really? Meanwhile, Justin Bieber is suffering partial facial paralysis after his vaccination. Coincidence? Jabbed up the wazoo Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has Covid for [...]
16 June 2022
2.7 MINS
Our political leaders have been indoctrinated with green ideology that is destroying our natural ability to provide affordable electricity for the nation. It is really too absurd. The poor suffer the most from this stupidity. Matt Kean MP New South Wales State Treasurer [...]
15 June 2022
2.5 MINS
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, purportedly a Catholic, visits a drag queen show and celebrates their "freedom of expression". How inclusive. How brave. It says a lot about the moral depravity of drag shows that they celebrate a visit from Catholic [...]
13 June 2022
2.5 MINS
The Essex police force is not only publicly supporting LGBT Pride Month -- they have taken it upon themselves to monitor social media comments in response to their stance on sexuality. How reassuring for those who hope that police resources are actually used for fighting [...]
9 June 2022
3.6 MINS
Black lives matter to woke Westerners -- unless they're African Christians being massacred during worship. Then the news barely makes a blip on the radar of social justice warriors. Where are the marches in solidarity, and the monuments lit up across the world to mourn [...]
6 June 2022
1.9 MINS
Marrying someone else is so passé. Kshama Bindu is making the news for her decision to take vows to herself. After all, who else would love and accept her so completely? Indian woman Kshama Bindu has taken Pride Month to its logical conclusion. Yes, she [...]
31 May 2022
2.3 MINS
Mattel has joined the transgender bandwagon. It remains to be seen whether their trans Barbie will boost sales. How does this development promote a healthy body image or model authentic biology to children? Transgender Barbie is now available for purchase. Toy giant Mattel announced this [...]
30 May 2022
5.3 MINS
The Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco has banned Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion because of her public support of abortion. In response, everyone from Whoopi Goldberg to The San Francisco Examiner has slammed the archbishop for being unChristlike. It’s a fascinating story that highlights [...]
30 May 2022
3.4 MINS
The thing I find most frightening about the World Economic Forum is that they keep saying the quiet bits out loud. How confident must they be in their ability to run the world that they don’t even try to hide their ambition. WEF boss Klaus [...]
27 May 2022
1.9 MINS
Was it done deliberately to stir up trouble? Or are there just so many diversity hires at the Washington Post that accurate news reporting is now impossible? Those are the questions people are asking after the Washington Post tweeted that George Floyd was “shot and [...]
26 May 2022
3.2 MINS
Mandating that women must be on corporate boards based on their biological makeup is sheer discrimination, but progressives do not seem to realise the hilarious hypocrisy of such a law. Contradiction is not a glitch in Woke ideology, it’s a feature. This was perfectly illustrated [...]





