Sherry Sufi
Sherry Sufi was Senior Fellow at the Institute Of Public Affairs
Dr Sherry Sufi was a Senior Fellow at the IPA’s Centre for the Australian Way of Life.
Sherry is a Western Australian author, columnist, and political commentator. He is interested in Australian history, world history, the clash of civilisation hypothesis, geopolitics and national defence. He has written and spoken in defence of democratic values, civil liberties and freedom of speech.
Sherry holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, a Diploma of Information Systems, a Master of Arts in Politics and International Studies, a Master of History, and a Doctor of Philosophy for which he received an award for outstanding research. His PhD thesis was on language and nationalism.
Sherry has appeared on Sky News Australia and 2GB radio. His articles have been published in The Australian, The West Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Fairfax media, PerthNow, The Spectator, The Jerusalem Post, and The Times of Israel.
Sherry fluently speaks, reads, and writes multiple languages. In 2018, he was the recipient of the Berger Fellowship award to visit Israel on a study tour through the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies.
17 November 2022
Living Together
Australia’s continued success as a ‘nation-state’ depends on maintaining the political will to prioritise social cohesion, argues IPA Senior Fellow Sherry Sufi. In his victory speech on 21 May 2022, incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to “bring Australians together” and “to seek our common purpose and promote unity”. Party leaders from both sides tend to espouse such inspiring sentiments
22 October 2022
Wong Can Deride Morrison’s ‘Diplomatic Insensitivity’ All She Wants But It Is Labor Who Has Endangered Our Vital Relationship With Israel
This article was originally published in Sky News Australia on or about 22 October 2022 and was written by the author in their capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. Wong has ironically tried to paint the former PM as diplomatically insensitive over West
6 October 2022
Australians Would Do Well To Recognise The Iranian Women Fighting Against Real Tyranny In A Futile Battle For Equality
This article was originally published in Sky News Australia on or about 6 October 2022 and was written by the author in their capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. Looking at the mass protests against gender oppression that have broken out across Iran
19 September 2022
As We Honour Queen Elizabeth II’s Passing, Let Us Pay Tribute To The Glorious Survival Skills Of Our Constitutional Monarchy
This article was originally published in Sky News Australia on or about 19 September 2022 and was written by the author in their capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. Against all odds, the monarchy is among the few still at the crease. Now
15 September 2022
AFLW Disrespect A Towering Female Role Model
This article was originally published in The Spectator Australia on or about 15 September 2022 and was written by the author in their capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. The AFL decision to renege on its commitment last weekend to observe a minute’s
12 September 2022
Don’t let your guard down, the Islamist terror threat is as real as ever 21 years on from the 9/11 attacks that shocked the world
This article was originally published in Sky News Australia on or about 12 September 2022 and was written by the author in their capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. As the West is distracted by domestic issues and the rise of Russia and
5 September 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev Was A Socialist Through And Through – Not The Heroic Pro-capitalist He’s Being Painted Out To Be
This article was originally published on Sky News Australia on 5 September 2022 and was written by the author in their capacity as a contributor for that publication. It has been republished on the IPA website with permission. The views expressed are those of the author alone. Gorbachev has been widely remembered for his promotion of free enterprise and democracy, but not
26 August 2022
Nothing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin Has Done Falls Remotely In The Boris Johnson Category As Party Saga Continues
The fact that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s critics are still calling for her resignation is disproportionate and unreasonable. Regular Australians in our suburban heartland care deeply about the Western way of life. That way of life is shared by many countries across Scandinavia, Western Europe and North America. Regular folks would find it concerning that Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna
22 August 2022
Blind Western Aggression Against Chinese And Russian Authoritarianism Won’t Win The Clash Of Civilisations
If we really want to convince the world to take our side, we have to start by highlighting the main virtue of the Anglosphere – that despite all our faults we simply have more to offer than authoritarian dictatorships. Plenty has been said about the threats to US ascendency by the rising superpowers of Russia and China. This column presents
16 August 2022
Dear Lidia Thorpe, The Queen Is No ‘Coloniser’ – She Dissolved Her Empire’s Overseas Outposts Like No Other World Leader
If Senator Thorpe was talking about Queen Victoria, the “coloniser” reference would have been defensible. Queen Elizabeth II though has presided over the greatest wave of de-colonisation the world has ever seen. After referring to Queen Elizabeth II as a “coloniser” during her oath of allegiance, Senator Lidia Thorpe went on to further spell out her views about Australia’s
