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How woke workplaces make us big babies
Businesses have “gone too far” in telling people how to live their lives, according to Attorney-General Christian Porter. His comments were sparked…
How the left make their own reality
There are facts, but your perception of these facts differs depending on your values and beliefs. There is nothing new…
What has the Sydney Morning Herald got against Anglican women?
I love the word bonkers. My mum used to say it all the time, and I just don’t seem to…
Is the feminist left allergic to accountability?
This Saturday, a woman was arrested after two young girls were found dead in Perth. Assistant Commissioner Paul Steel said…
(Left wing) Australia Talks
There is a reasonable chance you have not engaged or heard of the ABC’ s latest pet project ‘Australia Talks’,…
As Ronald Reagan said, it’s a time for choosing
“I have an uncomfortable feeling that this prosperity isn’t something on which we can base our hopes for the future,”…
We need to talk about the United Nations – and the drought
You have a nice place on the beach. You’re a generous host. You’ve been gracious to numerous people in the…
Don’t patronise us with ‘your right to know’. Everyone’s right to free speech comes first
If you have been following the ‘right to know’ discussion here and elsewhere, you will probably have purchased a newspaper…
Victoria: the flawed jewel in the Liberal crown
Sadly, Victoria has become the under-performing state for the Liberal Party and unless the ship is turned around, Victoria could…
I’m from the Deep State and I’m here to help
It’s 2019, so it’s perhaps time to update Ronald Reagan’s famous dictum that “The most terrifying words in the English…
What’s woke this week?
This past week has been an absolute cracker in the world of woke with a flurry of activity in aid…
How smarter tax cuts will boost the budget
Treasury’s flawed tax model has led to the government’s structural reforms being estimated to cost much more than they actually…
It’s all happening with Extinction Rebellion
The SpecOz, natch, is on the Extinction Rebellion mailing list — so we couldn’t help but notice this highlight from…
Does Mark Zuckerberg really want to preserve free speech?
The line between inciting hate or violence and informing others about that hate and violence is being blurred. Facebook’s recent…
Turkey, Syria and the Kurds: this is not just Donald Trump’s evil
While most fixate on the betrayal in Trump’s decision to withdraw troops and leave the Kurds to the mercy of…
Why are Australian films now so unpopular?
Australian films are less popular today than they were decades ago. Consider the following statistics from recent Australian film history.…
Don’t even think that. It’s ray-shist
When people say that members of other races all look the same to them, are they just being lazily racist or…
Where’s the campaign for our right to free speech and against 18c, not just ‘our right to know’?
Just two months, The Spectator published my explanation of the distinction between the right to know and the right to…
This is bullying with help from a professional media manipulator, not news
Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “compassion is the basis of morality.” Perhaps the Australian blue-tick warriors could learn something from…
Two years of #MeToo disaster
It began in a whirlwind of fury in October 2017. Blazing flames burst from the mouths of feminists insisting powerful…
EXCLUSIVE: The Brumbies’ former chaplain tells how Raelene Castle’s letter should have read
Following Raelene Castle’s letter to Wallabies fans yesterday, where she failed to show any appreciation to the Australian side, this…
How Boris can beat the remoaners (and wipe the smile off Bercow’s face)
Brexit is an unholy mess for Boris but if he were to take advice from downstairs, or Down Under, he…
Sorry to sound like some kind of weirdo, but I believe in the sensible centre
Recently I made a startling discovery. Somewhere in the middle on most policy issues, I’m also firmly committed to values…
Kristina Keneally: the new Senator Sea Patrol?
When Green Sarah Hanson-Young seemed to suggest she thought Sea Patrol was real, many of us thought we had achieved…
It’s not Churchill you should follow, Boris, but Washington
Well, Boris flopped. Last night, the House of Commons was manoeuvred by a Remainer MP to delay consideration of his…
