We are all Israelis now
‘ISIS and Hamas are branches of the same poisonous tree,’ asserted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week in a…
Cover 4 October 2014 AU
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Silver fern leaf
The extraordinary victory of John Key and his National party in New Zealand’s recent election came as a relief to…
Cover 27 September 2014 AU
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Australian Letters
Waiting to die Sir: Forgive my delay, only getting around to reading the UK content of the 12 July issue…
Burkean activism
‘For those who are political advocates within Palestine itself, I will never know the bravery that comes with putting your…
Cover 20 September 2014 AU
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Cover 13 September 2014 AU
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Australian letters
Leave her alone Sir: I refer to the article “Shorten comes clean” by Rowan Dean on page vii of The…
Cover 6 September 2014 AU
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Death cults and dole bludgers
Twelve months ago, it all seemed a little too easy. Fix up Labor’s mess, stop the boats, scrap the pointless…
Spectator letters: Indian soldiers in the first world war, public relations PR, and why Nineteen Eighty-Four?
Placing refugees Sir: Tony Abbott seems to have fooled The Spectator. Your editorial (23 August) gives plaudits to the Australian…
Cover 30 August 2014 AU
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Cloning Scott
Ultimately, prime ministers can only ever be as good as the front bench talent they have selected permits them to…
Australian Letters
Disgraceful 18C retreat Sir: The articles by Brendan O’Neill (A Dark Day for Australia 9/8) and James Allan (Tony Abbott…
Cover 23 August 2014 AU
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Mathias on message
As is now widely accepted, and was pointed out in this magazine shortly after Budget night (‘The budget isn’t the…
Back to Iraq
It’s twelve years and eleven months since a single graphic image punched us in the guts with such force. Then,…
Australian Letters
Debating Israel Sir: I want to respond to Alan Gold’s article ‘Betraying Israel for the Muslim Vote’ in the August…
Cover 16 August 2014 AU
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Two worlds colliding
The imagery was faintly disturbing. A powerful whitefella sits in the middle of a group of Aboriginal elders, themselves surrounded…
Cover 9 August 2014 AU
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Cover 2 August 2014 AU
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Ukrainian quagmire
‘We will not be deterred in our efforts to get on to that site and retrieve the bodies of Australians…
Qualities of a leader
Decisiveness. Perseverance. Effectiveness. These are the three key words being bandied around by the world’s top diplomats to describe Australian…
