Features Australia
Hubris and humiliation
How to account for the collapse of the English cricket team? Hint: it has little to do with Aussie brilliance
A king hit to common sense
Blame permissive society, not simply booze, for the violence and bloodshed on our streets
The missing milestone
The crossing of the Blue Mountains marked a great moment in our history — too bad we didn’t commemorate it last year
Speccie scoop: Snowden files in full
Stolen intelligence files reveal a bewildering history of clandestine Australian high-tech surveillance operations
In like Flynn
Whatever it takes to play an Australian in film, non-Australians should be welcome
My dream to visit Oz
Much more than cricket fascinates this Englishman about Australia
Where were you during apartheid?
It was the second session of the 27th parliament, 3 March 1970. The House was sitting for the first time…
In memory of Christopher Koch
The Tasmanian conservative was the most important and sophisticated novelist Australia has produced
The comedy of cricket
The game has to stop reinventing itself to survive in a crowded sports market
End of McTernanism
The upshot from the Gonski drama is that Tony Abbott has killed his own inner spin doctor
A tribute to Margaret Thatcher
The Iron Lady’s legacy is that, thank goodness, the free-market economy is the only show in town
Closed for business
With their protectionist retreat, Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey are curtailing job-creating investment
No apology
On Indonesia, Tony Abbott is right to ignore the self-loathing Asia-first elite
An appalling hypocrite
By speaking out in favour of gay marriage and the republic, the GG shows she was not fit for high office
Australian Letters
Soft on crime Sir: One of my favourite Spectator Australia columns is Peter Coleman’s. His insightful and calm articulation can…
Apology and appeasement
Tony Abbott will be the latest Australian prime minister to kowtow to Jakarta
What drought?
Victoria’s desalination plant is a reminder of the perils of making public policy in a panic
Confessions of a climate denier
A mini-tornado hits north Sydney: what on earth can it mean?
Grand delusions?
So what is the point of the Commonwealth in this day and age?
Who killed Australian cricket?
The purists are wrong about Twenty20
Another clue for you all
Paul McCartney has released a new album. But it is any good?
In praise of our future King
Far from being agitated, restless and frustrated, the 65-year-old heir to the throne is ready for prime time
A forgotten hero
Spare a thought for the real brains behind the Sydney Opera House
Put the expenses ‘scandal’ in perspective
Our politicians are not ripping off taxpayers anywhere near as much as the news media suggest
Good night, sweet prince
Hamlet Belvoir, Sydney, until 1 December While the actual Prince of Denmark was charming Sydney crowds during his visit to…
