In an article published here some weeks back, I criticised those self-described conservatives who drone on endlessly about the diabolical…

The Commonwealth government’s mid-year budget update shows the deficit/debt problem is no closer to being resolved. In 2007-08 (the last…

Donald J. Trump is a revolutionary no less than the late Fidel Castro. Why should military fatigues be de rigueur? It’s only a…

This should be a time for mourning, not only for Berlin’s dead but also for Russia’s. Whatever our disagreements with…

On more than one occasion, I have put forward the thesis that some of the most deeply stupid and sinister…

If the manifold half-truths strewn throughout Michael Davis’ apologium for the alt-right constitute an offense against objectivity, surely the derivative…

Malcolm Turnbull can advance only one extremely weak reason to justify the expense, division and enormous cost of both a…

Submariners fear nothing more than an unexpected explosion when submerged, particularly when it is an own goal. Such was the…

I’m sure you’ve heard this line about politics: “It’s showbiz for ugly people.” I think that applies to all democracies,…

Hello Spectator readers and welcome to the weekend and tonight’s edition of “Is it a parody, or is it the…

Earlier this month new electoral boundaries were announced for South Australia. The Liberals got excited and called for nominations and…

Three members of the fringe-right United Patriots Front have been charged after posting a video on Facebook depicting an alleged…

BOSTON, UNITED STATES — The Ku Klux Klan is planning a rally to celebrate the election of Donald Trump and,…

The foxhounds of identity politics always have their noses in the air ready to catch the scent of any new…

My first action, after the initial wave of nauseated disbelief had passed, was to check on Google to see if…

Despite the general foolishness of the left, a survey shows 51 per cent of Greens voters support a company tax…

Thought bubbles and soundbites seem to comfortably suit post-prime ministerial life for Tony Abbott as he snipes from the sidelines…

A spirited debate has broken out about the use of temporary labour programmes in Australia, but the simultaneous political cross-dressing…

In a shock turn of events, the hunter has become the hunted in the Queensland University of Technology 18c case.…

Soon after the decision by the British to quit the European Union, I found myself at a dinner of about…

Five weeks after Donald Trump’s election it’s time to stop the endless finger-pointing and hand-wringing about missing the biggest story…

This week the rabble that is the National Union of Students will hold their annual National Conference in Geelong at Deakin…

The South Korean national assembly’s decision on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye came as no great surprise. Since October…

The change of prime minister has put New Zealand in the news on this side of the ditch, and we…