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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…
Insiders are being starved
By sidelining the media elites, the Coalition may pursue a winning PR strategy
Fire, fire!
There ain’t much Australia can do to stop global warming
Pity Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts
Some Australian actors have slightly better luck playing non-Australians
Notes from the old dart
The headline in The Mail on Sunday conveys a sense of stepping back in time on arrival at Gatwick: ‘Ed…
Go ahead, suspend me
A warning to the NSW Liberals: reform or die
End the Age of Entitlement
Stop the reckless and feckless profiting at the expense of the more prudent who subsidise their follies
My war against the factions
Why are the NSW Liberals so afraid of plebiscites?
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore visit the Antipodes
The British comic duo had a hilarious, drunken and drug-filled tour
Forget ‘Alborten’
History shows that the opposition leaders who immediately follow their party’s loss of government are doomed
Meet the latest Aussie who gets under our skin
The brash and combative Oracle skipper has become the focal point of New Zealand’s collective anxieties
Pass the torch
If only Britain had sound conservatives such as John Howard and Tony Abbott
Labor’s legacy wars
History will be kinder to Julia than Kevin
Letters
Sam’s Abbott, not Anton’s Sir: Sam Roggeveen’s article (‘Abbott is not a neocon,’ 28 September) is a useful analysis of…
