Boom time
The government claims it had a good week last week, increasing taxes on savings, raising effective marginal tax rates on…
We’re all gamblers now
We are a nation of gamblers. We wager more per capita than any other country on earth. But it is…
For Scott’s Eyes Only
Three cheers for the government for saving us from the Yellow Investment Peril. If it weren’t for Treasurer Scott Morrison,…
World Vision’s blind spot
‘I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here,’ said Captain Louis Renault as he collected his…
Restraining Kevin
If a diplomat, as Winston Churchill once said, is a person who can tell you to go to hell in…
Slaying sacred cows
It is a measure of Andrew Bolt’s ignominy that it takes a certain courage simply to walk into Dymock’s and…
Australian notes
Do we really need to pay palestinians to murder?
My ideas boom
Innovative ways to make our government lean and agile
Partners in peace
The Iranians are masters of chess. And they’re playing us for fools
Cods wallop
One might hope that as a Hellene, Niki Savva could shed some light on the tragedy of the Abbott government…
Australian notes
Jousting over unicorns was not the most fanciful moment in Canberra this month as the Opposition brings forth one fantastically…
The lovely Clare Valley, like southern France with added kangaroos
It is a century and a half since The Spectator noted the exceptional qualities of South Australia, a colony of…
The Clare Valley
It is a century and a half since The Spectator noted the exceptional qualities of South Australia, a colony of…
Hungarian notebook
Where better to hold a one-day conference on ‘Islamic Radicalism and the West’ than in the Great Hall of the…
Going coal turkey
Wealthy greenies demanding the third world go without coal is immoral and hypocritical
Saints and demons
‘The Australian Labor Party is composed of two main factions,’ writes novelist Shane Maloney, ‘Them and Us’. This truth illuminates…
Don’t mention the mosque
Mental gymnastics are the order of the day for those who can’t bring themselves to mention terrorism
Winning the Cold War, losing the culture wars
On the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe day, many Eastern Europeans boycotted celebrations in Moscow, marking the day with…
Abbott and the Gumbys
Tony Abbott could learn a lot from John Key, including getting rid of lacklustre ministers
