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Trouble in Libland
The clock is now ticking on Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership. He currently faces active resistance from more than a score of…
The Finkel farrago
By what authority does the Turnbull government believe it has a mandate to lay waste to the economy and destroy…
Riding the multiculti wave
‘Dirty Enoch Powell said to the immigrants, immigrants you better get back to your commonwealth homes,’ rapped Paul McCartney, as…
The Voice
After a decade of muddle-headed thinking by the so-called Recognition movement, their confusion best summed up by Speccie columnist Gary…
Muslim grievances
The suicide bombing at Manchester Arena should remind us that in the coming discussions about the perpetrators and what motivated…
77
Ronald Reagan was 77 years old in his final year in office running the free world. And he made a…
Free speechless
The awarding of a ‘free speech’ award to the Human Rights Commission’s Gillian Triggs left many lost for words. It…
Up Badgerys Creek
It would probably be wrong to predict that the Turnbull government’s decision to build an airport at Badgerys Creek will…
Aussie values
We have heard much over the past fortnight, thanks to a new citizenship test and the Anzac commemorations, about Australian…
Housing ‘affordability’
With less than three weeks to go until Treasurer Scott Morrison hands down his 2017 Budget, the signs that he…
Christ almighty?
Last week, Egypt declared a state of emergency. Twin bombings of churches that were packed for Palm Sunday services killed…
Sensible centre
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was in fine form the other day when he proudly proclaimed to a gathering of Victorian…
Lucky larrikins?
‘How lucky am I?’ It was Bill Leak’s catchcry, loudly and proudly proclaimed to anyone who happened to pop into…
18Congratulations
The memorial service for Bill Leak at Sydney’s Town Hall on a grey and rainy day was a moving, entertaining,…
Vale Bill Leak
He was our very own rock ‘n roll star of the printed page. An Aussie Keith Richards and John Lennon…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
18Cowards
Think back to November of last year. It had become widely realised by the public that the so-called hate speech…
18Cowards
Think back to November of last year. It had become widely realised by the public that the so-called hate speech…
18Cowards
Think back to November of last year. It had become widely realised by the public that the so-called hate speech…
Welcome, Bibi
Sensible and fair-minded Australians, whether supporters of the Coalition, Labor, One Nation, or Cory Bernardi’s new party (obviously supporters of…
Welcome, Bibi
Sensible and fair-minded Australians, whether supporters of the Coalition, Labor, One Nation, or Cory Bernardi’s new party (obviously supporters of…
Welcome, Bibi
Sensible and fair-minded Australians, whether supporters of the Coalition, Labor, One Nation, or Cory Bernardi’s new party (obviously supporters of…
Turnbull’s PPL lesson
One of the mistakes that plagued Tony Abbott during his period as Prime Minister was his stubborn commitment to the…
