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In-depth analysis of the day’s news, plus stories and gossip from Australian politics.

Double demerits, double poor taste

21 September 2022 10:44 am

Australians are owed a refund for all the ridiculous money-grabbing Covid fines slapped on businesses and individuals who refused to…

The Brownlow Cinderella

21 September 2022 9:00 am

The problem with Western culture is not that we lack compassion, but that we have too much. It is commendable…

The global refugee nightmare

21 September 2022 4:00 am

In a previous Spectator article, Alasdair Palmer presented a solution to the UK’s illegal migration problem. He correctly pointed out that all…

Global AI Summit: a glimpse of dystopia

20 September 2022 4:34 pm

Authoritarian regimes are leading the AI revolution

Forget multiculturalism

20 September 2022 12:30 pm

British culture and Christianity are a cultural treasure worth defending.

The domestic violence gravy train

20 September 2022 10:00 am

Vimala, a retired Indian university lecturer, looked forward to spending time with her son, a Sydney-based doctor, his wife, and…

Our collective immortality

20 September 2022 7:00 am

Over the last week many patients – I suspect, upon hearing my accent – have asked my opinion of the…

Until we meet again

20 September 2022 4:00 am

Red roses hit the side of the state hearse as the Queen’s coffin was driven from London to Windsor at…

Greens: a masterclass on how to fail at identity politics

19 September 2022 1:07 pm

Imagine being a political party that obsesses about identity-driven virtue signalling as the most important qualification for Parliament – and…

The most important reform in 20 years

19 September 2022 12:30 pm

Stage three income tax cuts represent Australia’s most important piece of microeconomic reform in 20 years. From 2024, the marginal…

Menzies 2.0 – starting the journey

19 September 2022 11:00 am

What does Menzies 2.0 look like in 2022? No one disputes that conservatism in Australia is in a parlous state…

Ruled by fools

19 September 2022 8:00 am

Australia has become a nation ruled by fools. We have surrendered power over every aspect of our lives and industry…

The lost art of nation-building

19 September 2022 4:00 am

Australia has a shortage of thinking, not skills

Bureaucrats are our real monarchs

18 September 2022 8:00 am

I’ve been thinking a fair bit today about what the passing of our head of state means for us as…

Dear Liberals, defeat is not certain

18 September 2022 7:00 am

When you’re outflanked on the left, you push further to the left at your own peril. Nor can you push…

Thatcher failed to protect Hong Kong

17 September 2022 4:19 pm

Many conservatives, and all conservative politicians, worship the hallowed ground on which the late Margaret Thatcher walked. A visit to…

Republic: a play for unlimited power?

17 September 2022 11:02 am

Like many, the passing of Queen Elizabeth the Faithful has given me pause. The carefully planned and executed traditions of…

Stealing the Stone of Destiny

17 September 2022 9:00 am

Come breeding time, around 10 million Adélie penguins swarm the Antarctic shoreline. They ensconce themselves along the rocky beaches and…

Andrew Laming: how the media destroyed my life

17 September 2022 7:00 am

Cancel is without antonym. It is decisive, brutal, and irreversible. Like a ticket punched and chad obliterated, it’s not something people…

Europe detransitions

17 September 2022 4:00 am

Australia left behind as Europe distances itself from extreme gender affirmation

Divorcing the TQ from LGB

16 September 2022 1:33 pm

The LGB is divorcing the TQ and there is a court case. While the world’s eyes are on Britain changing…

George Clooney loves Aussie lockdowns

16 September 2022 11:10 am

George Clooney has praised Australia’s harsh Covid lockdowns, telling Network 10’s The Project the lockdowns were impressive. Then again, Mr…

Majestic memories in Victoria’s Mallee

16 September 2022 11:00 am

The cars and utes are beginning to gather around the small, corrugated iron and weatherboard hall at the tiny township…

Climate Change 101

16 September 2022 8:00 am

With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (foolishly) declaring it ‘entirely appropriate’ last Sunday that King Charles III should continue advocating for…

The future of Australia’s monarchy

16 September 2022 4:00 am

Sombre recent events have driven pause and reflection, not only upon a life of great service, but on Australia’s connection…