Muslim grievances
The suicide bombing at Manchester Arena should remind us that in the coming discussions about the perpetrators and what motivated…
77
Ronald Reagan was 77 years old in his final year in office running the free world. And he made a…
Australian letters
Lest we etc. Sir: What can account for the hysterical reaction in some quarters to Yassmin Abdel-Magied’s Facebook post on…
Free speechless
The awarding of a ‘free speech’ award to the Human Rights Commission’s Gillian Triggs left many lost for words. It…
Australian letters
Attacking Sophie Sir: Your contributor, Michael Danby (Sophie’s bad choices, The Spectator, 15 April 2017) has used your pages to…
Up Badgerys Creek
It would probably be wrong to predict that the Turnbull government’s decision to build an airport at Badgerys Creek will…
Australian letters
Consequential Sir: Appreciated very much Michael Davis’s article ‘Gay Marriage Notes’. It should be mandatory reading for many of our…
Aussie values
We have heard much over the past fortnight, thanks to a new citizenship test and the Anzac commemorations, about Australian…
Housing ‘affordability’
With less than three weeks to go until Treasurer Scott Morrison hands down his 2017 Budget, the signs that he…
Christ almighty?
Last week, Egypt declared a state of emergency. Twin bombings of churches that were packed for Palm Sunday services killed…
Sensible centre
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was in fine form the other day when he proudly proclaimed to a gathering of Victorian…
Australian letters
Heavy lifting Sir: James Delingpole needn’t worry (‘Where’s the due diligence on renewables’, 25 March). Malcolm Turnbull has finally found…
Lucky larrikins?
‘How lucky am I?’ It was Bill Leak’s catchcry, loudly and proudly proclaimed to anyone who happened to pop into…
Australian letters
Bad laws Sir: Now that a couple of ACTU present and former leaders have come out and declared the efficacy…
18Congratulations
The memorial service for Bill Leak at Sydney’s Town Hall on a grey and rainy day was a moving, entertaining,…
Australian letters
Freedom fighter Sir: How sad is it that, in what turned out to be the last years of his life,…
Vale Bill Leak
He was our very own rock ‘n roll star of the printed page. An Aussie Keith Richards and John Lennon…
Australian letters
Penalty rates Sir: The Fair Work Commission might want to know how much Tony Abbott is paying some of your…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
Australian letters
Penalty rates Sir: The Fair Work Commission might want to know how much Tony Abbott is paying some of your…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
Heart and soul
‘He [Tony Abbott] knows exactly what he’s doing. I’m not going to go into what private conversations I have with…
18Cowards
Think back to November of last year. It had become widely realised by the public that the so-called hate speech…
18Cowards
Think back to November of last year. It had become widely realised by the public that the so-called hate speech…
18Cowards
Think back to November of last year. It had become widely realised by the public that the so-called hate speech…
