This is the first in a series of articles on shifts in Australian politics and the future of the ALP.…

Another day, another survey paints a worrying picture of the attitudes to freedom of expression in the home of the…

Christopher Akehurst’s lament of the Catholic Church’s apparent absence from the recent New South Wales abortion debate, Eavesdropping on Sin,…

The Ellen De Generes I saw in the public eye was never really my cup of tea. Then again, it…

Religion is a serious business. It used to command our lives and our attention, albeit the latter only weekly. Still,…

Perhaps the only thing to come out of the cinemas recently that is as interesting as Todd Phillip’s Joker has…

Businesses have “gone too far” in telling people how to live their lives, according to Attorney-General Christian Porter. His comments were sparked…

There are facts, but your perception of these facts differs depending on your values and beliefs. There is nothing new…

I love the word bonkers. My mum used to say it all the time, and I just don’t seem to…

This Saturday, a woman was arrested after two young girls were found dead in Perth. Assistant Commissioner Paul Steel said…

There is a reasonable chance you have not engaged or heard of the ABC’ s latest pet project ‘Australia Talks’,…

“I have an uncomfortable feeling that this prosperity isn’t something on which we can base our hopes for the future,”…

You have a nice place on the beach. You’re a generous host.  You’ve been gracious to numerous people in the…

If you have been following the ‘right to know’ discussion here and elsewhere, you will probably have purchased a newspaper…

Sadly, Victoria has become the under-performing state for the Liberal Party and unless the ship is turned around, Victoria could…

It’s 2019, so it’s perhaps time to update Ronald Reagan’s famous dictum that “The most terrifying words in the English…

This past week has been an absolute cracker in the world of woke with a flurry of activity in aid…

Treasury’s flawed tax model has led to the government’s structural reforms being estimated to cost much more than they actually…

The SpecOz, natch, is on the Extinction Rebellion mailing list — so we couldn’t help but notice this highlight from…

The line between inciting hate or violence and informing others about that hate and violence is being blurred. Facebook’s recent…

While most fixate on the betrayal in Trump’s decision to withdraw troops and leave the Kurds to the mercy of…

Australian films are less popular today than they were decades ago. Consider the following statistics from recent Australian film history.…

When people say that members of other races all look the same to them, are they just being lazily racist or…

Just two months, The Spectator published my explanation of the distinction between the right to know and the right to…

Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “compassion is the basis of morality.” Perhaps the Australian blue-tick warriors could learn something from…