It’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before. In other words, it’s business as usual in Australian politics – business as…

On Sunday night in Melbourne an event was held that was supposed to be a discussion/debate between Christina Hoff Sommers…

After over a decade of abysmal federal budgets, Scott Morrison is set to announce a budget surplus today. I expect…

Journalist, parliamentarian, editor, author and Spectator Australia columnist Peter Coleman has died in Sydney at the age of 90. He…

The government is tearing a hole in your pocket at an alarming rate. The Reserve Bank of Australia announced that…

The week in politics, the week to come. Looking back Were you looking for pre-Budget leaks last week? For big…

An outrageous injustice is currently being investigated before a Royal Commission in Melbourne – the case of Lawyer X, now…

Lock up your sons and daughters! Allen & Unwin have just announced they are ‘thrilled’ to be publishing a junior…

During an eighteenth century parliamentary debate, British statesman Edmund Burke professed that “in the reporters’ gallery yonder, there sat a…

Remember when people warned that redefining marriage would open an ethical Pandora’s box? And remember when those who objected to…

Spectator types have shown their good manners this week. We haven’t spoken ill of the dead – or the terminally…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres recently reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to stopping hate speech, expressing his concern at what he…

The majority are not always right. It’s obvious, really. The tautology that 50 per cent of people have below-average intelligence…

Thursday 28 March was the day that the Coalition guaranteed it lost May’s election.  It had its good, bad and…

It hasn’t been a good week for Brexiteers: A former Brexit minister and current Conservative MP has been criticised by…

It’s an interesting mix of woke this week with examples of a global viral disorder and a couple of chicken…

Mainstream media are happy as pigs in mud with the sensational headlines and scandalous stories they have been able to…

It seems the federal government is finally trying to ‘do something’ about growing population pressures on Sydney and Melbourne. Under…

What is arguably the most contested aspect of twenty-first century politics is identity politics. It is the forward edge of…

My grandfather was part of the Greatest Generation. Toughened by wars and depression, they were patriotic nation builders. Their monuments…

In recent years, we’ve seen a resurgence of marketing campaigns targeted at children – Coles’ “Little Shop ”, Woolworths’ “Mr…

Hollywood loves a good disaster. Some of the greatest box-office hits have featured frightening apocalyptic scenarios in which planet earth…

One perhaps should not make too much out of remarks of one public official, no matter how senior – and…

We need to have a sober conversation about the Coalition’s recommendations for their supporters on how to vote. Labor, The…

Looking back: Berejiklian’s Glad to be back On Saturday the Coalition government of New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian was…