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‘From red tape to red carpet’
In this week’s issue, we are delighted to hear from Gina Rinehart on the importance of mining to not only…
Expelling Moira
The expulsion of Moira Deeming from the Victorian Liberal party requires one simple question to be answered: what is the…
Joke budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s 2023 federal budget is a wicked joke being played upon the average Australian household, replete with fantasy,…
A King’s welcome
This magazine supports our constitutional monarchy and thus naturally delights in the spectacle of the coronation. Our constitutional monarchy, the…
A conservative contrarian
Sensibly, the late Barry Humphries allowed the political leanings of himself and his alter-egos to remain camouflaged within their biting…
Watershed
What delicious timing. In the same news cycle that Peter Dutton announces the re-launch of the Coalition and his determination…
Mr Neil’s visit
The visit to these shores, the furthest-flung and smallest outpost of the transatlantic Spectator empire, by our chairman Andrew Neil,…
Making Donald Great Again
The news that a ‘kangaroo court’ has decided to charge Donald Trump with a pile of spurious charges from many…
Climate wars rekindled
So, apparently the climate wars aren’t over quite yet. Thank goodness for that! That’s not us rekindling the battle, by…
Clown show
From preposterously clownish Nazis to battery-powered campaign buses that have to be ditched in favour of diesel alternatives, the political…
Once upon a time
Once upon a time there lived a generation who believed they knew far more about the world than their elders…
Covid abuses
The latest revelations out of Britain regarding the grotesque abuse of power during Covid make for very disturbing reading. As…
Snowy 2.0h yuk!
Lobb’s Hole doesn’t exactly sound the most appealing of places, and indeed it may well be the graveyard where Australia’s…
Super villains
Climate wars? Solved! Energy wars? Done and dusted. Culture wars? Sorted. The Albanese government’s blueprint is now clear: declare that…
King, a canary in the coal mine?
‘We won’t get to net-zero emissions in this country, or indeed the world, without the resources sector, without gas, and…
Empire-bashing
Britain has become an irresistible target in recent times for sneering condemnation of its historical period of Empire, even in…
Lubricating his Voice
Before they were even elected – and in fervent hope that they wouldn’t be – this magazine warned that an…
Voice of hypocrites
A hurried visit by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Alice Springs this week highlights everything that is wrong with his…
A land of progress
As Australia Day comes around, battle lines are again being drawn by self-described ‘progressives’ who refuse to see anything to…
Tall poppy
At six feet, four inches, Cardinal George Pell was a man who towered above his peers, literally as well as…
Happy New Year?
The month of January is named for the Roman deity Janus, a god with two faces who looks back to…
Tidings of comfort & joy
‘God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay…’ Easier said than done, of course, at the end of a…
Going with the vibe
It has taken three decades for The Castle chooks to finally come home to roost. The 1997 film, one of…
The Senator v. the Voice
With any luck, Australia should have its first indigenous prime minister within our lifetimes and it will be a conservative…
Grand Theft Albo
In the run-up to the last federal election, Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen promised repeatedly that they would slash Australia’s…
