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Stop talking about the future of work and rebuild the basics
Ernst and Young’s recent report Stop Talking about the Future of Work implored radical action on education ‘ecosystems’ (they mean…
Why women will be the losers from Victoria’s latest gender stunts
The State of Victoria wishes to be at the vanguard of the sexual devolution. Sadly, Victoria is already becoming an…
What to do if your parents are committing thought crime
If you are a woke Millennial, chances are at least some of your older relatives – parents, grandparents, uncles –…
Why do powerful men back abortion?
It’s a little known fact that the prolific and revolutionary pornographer Hugh Hefner helped fund the litigation leading to the…
A soirée with the Steggalls
Australia is the Big Country. Yet, in some ways, in some Sydney circles, it’s very small. Members of the Australian…
Abortions are hell, but a woman’s choice to make
I’m sick of religious men carrying the torch for anti-abortion. Every woman in the world is entitled to have bodily…
Don’t underestimate China’s plans
Just over a week ago, China revealed an unprecedented class of hypersonic weapons. These weapons are capable of travelling thousands…
I’ve got them Barnaby blues… not!
My house is flooded. The bathroom. The bedroom. The office. The laundry. Flooded with my tears for poverty-stricken Barnaby Joyce.…
Whatever happens to those poor, unwanted gonads down Danandrewstan way?
It was a small piece in the paper last weekend. You may have missed it as that is what happens…
NSW bill includes late term abortion
The Bill currently being presented by Alex Greenwich this week in the NSW Parliament not only seeks to decriminalise abortion…
The biggest threat to our democracy is government, not social media
Social media has been blamed for an epidemic of damaging misinformation that has supposedly poisoned political discourse. But the real…
Superannuation isn’t working: full stop
It has been an article of faith on the left for several years that one of the best things that…
EXCLUSIVE: New NSW Liberal abortion push overrides checks and balances
New South Wales Liberals seem set to hide behind a left-wing independent to rush through a full decriminalisation of abortion,…
Drugs in sport? Let’s go all the way
In light of the recently renewed drama between Aussie swimmer Mack Horton and Chinese champion Sun Yang, there has been…
Essington Lewis: I am Woke
Legend has it that at the financial end of Collins Street where all the smart people go to beg there…
L L BoJo
The fact that Boris Johnson is a seriously flawed scallywag is part of his charm. Like the rugged womanisers of…
The public service are about to be told: pull your weight
The unexpected May 18 election results sent a chill through the ranks of Canberra’s public service class. Now, the Secretary…
Why a treaty is no answer
Australia, as with so many other Commonwealth nations settled by colonial force, has a difficult relationship with its Indigenous peoples.…
No knockout left hook from Mueller
The question I hurled several times at my TV during the six-hour-long Mueller hearing at the House Judiciary Committee yesterday…
No, school choice does not cause ‘segregation’
The mental gymnastics displayed by some people in order to blame freedom of school choice for Australia’s education woes never…
Trump or The Squad: who’s doing harm?
The most insightful and quotable commentary I heard last week was made by Greg Gutfeld of Fox News. If you…
If there’s just one thing you need to read on climate science…
This could be it. None of the contents are new or original, but in this longer-than-an-average opinion piece, Bjorn Lomborg distils all…
By the light of the moon
The moon has been headline news for days. This is a strange phenomenon for our demur neighbour, whose nightly changes…
2018 Thawley Essay Prize winners
It is with great delight that we announce the winner and the runner-up of the 2018 Spectator Australia Thawley Essay…
A great crime, Their ABC-style
No. An old-age pension couple who can no longer afford electricity didn’t burn coal in an attempt to stay warm.…