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The tax cuts menu
With the Turnbull government raising expectations of personal income tax cuts in the forthcoming budget, the question is whether it…
Unions, change yourself first
ACTU secretary Sally McManus has launched the national unions’ pre-election Change the Rules campaign with the ambition to be the…
Will whinging identity politics kill the Greens?
Identity politics is a corrosive ideology that will create division and hostility if it’s allowed to take hold – as…
Never forget: we fought for freedom
The thousands of Australians who enlisted to fight in the First World War did so because they believed that their…
The new assault on Anzac Day
For the last few years, there has been a growing annual assault against Australian identity. It starts off in early…
Tax by stealth – the art of plucking the golden goose
The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.…
Exclusivity diminishes the ANZAC spirit
ANZAC Day 2018 will see Australia begin the final run of commemorations for the Centenary of ANZAC – a program…
The Age encourages theft from churches?
Back in February what’s left of Fairfax’s three metropolitan titles — The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Canberra Times…
Time to bridge the divide and do decentralisation properly
If one was to drive out of Sydney’s Martin Place and head in any direction out of the city, it…
Mandatory diversity
The Israel Folau saga has reached an ending of sorts — but, unfortunately, with ominous implications for religious freedom. Rugby…
The left: from working to wokeing class
A fascinating graph from British academic Matthew Goodwin: As Goodwin comments, “Social democrats made a gamble that they could target…
Angus Campbell’s Kumbaya Corps
So, let me get this straight… in the ADF now, wearing a rainbow badge is officially sanctioned, but any form…
The Army serves the Crown, not itself
Last week the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell promulgated a minute proscribing the use of “death symbols” within…
Woke is murder
It’s interesting to watch the slow transformation of the former frontman of the Smiths Morrissey from the darling of the…
Get stoned, vote Green
The Greens want to legalise cannabis for Australians over the age of 18, citing “how damaging the tough on drugs…
Why capitalism trumps socialism
The argument that capitalism is superior to socialism is – sadly – one that has to be repeatedly made. Despite…
Is this the single most stupid ABC assertion ever?
As a venerable publication just shy of its190th birthday The Spectator has to eschew hyperbole (don’t use the Julia Gillard…
The monstrous evil of Nazi/Israeli moral equivalence
Gaza is the Warsaw Ghetto. The Israelis are Nazis. Palestinians are the victims of genocide. These are claims that are…
Has Kanye been recruited by The Greens?
When news broke that Mike Pompeo reportedly had a secret meeting with Kim Jong Un, it seemed the world couldn’t…
Cities can grow without gridlock
Perhaps you’ve heard of the City of Melbourne’s misguided plan to ban non-resident cars from the CBD. It’s understandable: our…
Clementine Ford constructs justice
If there is no justice like justice through a feminist’s eyes, there is none. Yes, there have been calls for…
The scope of Trump Derangement Syndrome: revealed
Perhaps America’s leftist literatti should charge the President rent for living in their heads. CNN reports: Since January, each book…
How will history recall our climate catastrophists?
We study history so as to not repeat it. There are many historical parallels with Australia’s current insanity on renewable…
Fifty shades of old school tie?
When you use your old school tie to bind your significant other to the bed: The world’s first dating app…
“Why do you hate the environment?”
Whenever I object to the government banning plastic bags or tripling my electricity bill, I’m always asked, ‘Why do you…
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