Listen: The full recording of The Anglo-Australian Forum
In a day full of laughs and vibrant, honest debate, a stellar panel explored the trade, political and cultural bonds…
Watch: the fun and highlights of Andrew Neil with Nigel Farage, Tony Abbott and John Howard in Sydney
It was a sparkling Sydney harbour that greeted guests at the second Spectator Anglo-Australian Forum. A wonderful crowd of Speccie…
10 years, covered
One of the great joys of editing The Spectator Australia is seeing – late on a Wednesday evening – the…
Satisfaction guaranteed
‘It’s wonderful to be here, it’s certainly a thrill. You’re such a lovely audience, we’d like to take you home…
Thanks for nothing, Malcolm
One thing we can be sure of is that the Liberal prime minister who once tried to join the Labor…
Australian letters
No go zone Sir: In the leading article of the Spectator Australia (‘Outrage over Anning’, 18 August) it is warned…
It was Mr Turnbull wot dunnit
As we go to press, it’s unclear whether the inevitable second round of the Liberal party spill drama will already…
Outrage over Anning
It goes without saying that the use of the two words ‘final solution’ in a parliamentary maiden speech about immigration,…
Australian letters
Turnbull tragedy Sir: The 11 August Spectator Australia neglects to mention Malcolm Turnbull’s great gift to the Australian people. Our…
NEG? No thanks
Back in July 2014, The Spectator Australia was ridiculed by the luvvies for running a self-congratulatory cover crowing about the…
Yesterday’s news
What a week. The so-called demise of Fairfax one day, the threatened demise of Malcolm Turnbull the next. The luvvies…
Great betrayal, Part II
The news that, behind our backs, the team that signed us up to the greatest betrayal of this nation by…
Australian letters
Russian meddling Sir: Please help me out here: just what, exactly, did the Russians do, and/or try to do to…
King Coal’s reign not over yet
When it comes to power generation, only two things matter. One, ensuring a sufficient and reliable supply of electricity to…
GST money for nothing
Paul Keating once warned about never getting between state premiers and a bucket of money. Since 1999, that bucket has…
It’s coming back…
In 2013, the Australian people thought they’d tossed the pernicious carbon tax out for good. And with it, the job-destroying,…
Humbug, hypocrisy and duplicity
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Australia’s current energy policy is close to being insane. We are the world’s…
Millennial marxism
The Millennial generation, born between 1980 and 1996, is the smartest, best-educated, most tech-savvy generation that has ever walked this…
Whip out 18C
Another week, and another slap in the face from a major university to the hard-working taxpayers of mainstream Australia –…
Australian letters
Spoilt children Sir: Re: Queens Birthday A message to the Australian Labor Party from the ordinary, decent people of this…
Western Civ rules – OK!
According to the the Times Higher Education Supplement, there is only one Australian university in the world’s top fifty: the…
Friends like these
The Liberal-National coalition lately has been showing signs of electoral recovery. Malcolm Turnbull’s and Scott Morrison’s budget was generally well-received.…
Congratulations Julie, Malcolm
So it seems that somebody finally picked up that pristine copy of The Spectator Australia that is usually left untouched…
Betraying Trump and Israel
The decision by Australia to boycott the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem is yet another in a long…
Mr Morrison’s budget gamble
A broken clock is right twice a day. When it comes to accuracy and reliability, that’s infinitely better than federal…
