Higher prices, lower competitiveness as Daniel Andrews goes it alone on emissions
Victoria has announced its intent to go much further than the federal government in requiring the substitution of renewable energy for the much cheaper and more secure energy…
Migrant smuggling is one of Lebanon’s last businesses
Ibrahim Lachine sold his mother’s furniture to pay for a place on a smuggler’s boat from Lebanon to Cyprus and…
Caitlyn Jenner is right about transgender athletes and women’s sports
Caitlyn Jenner – gold medallist in the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics – is now in the running…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The Budget is tomorrow week, and Josh Frydenberg has spent much of…
The Sydney Writers’ Festival: so woke you want to call for blood tests
The guest list for the Sydney Writers’ Festival reads like a roll call for the Spanish Inquisition. Sure, there are…
Scott Morrison’s finest hour?
Last Thursday night at the United Israel Appeal dinner in Sydney, Scott Morrison gave the most important speech of any Australian Prime Minister…
Boris should resign if he broke Ministerial Code
Douglas Ross – PM should resign if he broke the Ministerial Code Andrew Marr’s first guest of the day was…
Ireland’s low-tax miracle is over
Okay, in fairness it might be the weather. Or the craic in the bars. Or the rugged coastline, golf courses,…
Counterfeit drugs and fake COVID vaccines endanger us all
Attitudes to Covid vaccines range from those who won’t countenance them under any circumstances to those so eager to be vaccinated they are willing to bypass official channels and purchase a vaccine on the black…
France’s military wages war on Macron’s values
On 21 April 1961 France’s most senior generals staged a putsch in French Algiers, still an integral part of France.…
How China is stoking racial tensions in the West
Footage of a brutal late March attack on a 65-year-old Asian American woman in Manhattan drew widespread outrage on social…
Europe should be wary of Biden’s cuddly capitalism
Judging by the European press’ reaction to his address to Congress this week, US president Joe Biden’s domestic agenda is…
We can protect ourselves from sharks and still protect our seas
The Margaret River Pro — a surfing equivalent of the Australia Open — gets underway today in the magnificent waters…
Putin and Biden need one another
Does Joe Biden think that Putin is a killer? asked ABC host George Stephanopoulos. ‘Mmm-hmm, I do,’ answered the President.…
What Kevin Rudd gets wrong about church and state
Scott Morrison has been recently pilloried for outlining how his Christian faith positively influences his role as Australia’s Prime Minister.…
Spectator Australia TV: Are we heading towards war with China?
A big show this week, featuring Senator James Paterson, John Ruddick, Professor Ian Plimer, the Institute of Public Affairs’ Bella…
The strange truth about Japan’s climate change target
Japan has just raised its target for reducing carbon emissions from 26 percent to 46 percent (by 2030 from 2013…
Zac Goldsmith, No. 10’s rapid rebuttal service
It’s a tough gig defending this government. So tough in fact that the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson Allegra Stratton left…
What Arlene Foster’s ousting means for Northern Ireland – and the Union
The brutal defenestration of Arlene Foster as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party could have severe implications for an already…
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China’s belligerence
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus was the Roman general who wisely noted around 385 AD that, Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet…
Inside the velvet glove
Jacinda’s insidious choices
Euro notes
Boris Johnson’s eco-road to ruin The results of Scotland’s elections next week will dominate British politics for the foreseeable future.…
Unpacking racism
Looks like we’re all racists, now
Is that a Cartier watch I hear ticking for Morrison?
L’affaire Holgate exposes our PM’s many weaknesses
