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It don’t come easy
‘Got to pay your dues, if you wanna sing the blues,’ sang Ringo Starr wistfully after the demise of the…
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A heavyweight duel
In the lead-up to the main event, as excitement reaches fever pitch, the contenders go through the usual pre-bout rituals.…
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Seventy ain’t old
Age, clearly, has not withered the Rolling Stones. With the average age of the remaining four members of the ‘greatest…
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Abbott’s Asia accolades
Abbott-watchers amateur and professional are still having trouble coming to grips with the Prime Minister’s foreign policy. The latest intellectual…
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A royal welcome
Australia prides itself on being a young country. For generations after independence in 1901, we still saw ourselves as essentially…
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Spectator letters: Interpreting Islam, and Spectator-reading thieves
Chapter and verse on Islam Sir: Irshad Manji’s generally very sensible article on ‘Reclaiming Islam’ (29 March) suggests using the…
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Joe’s Thatcherite message
The greatest accolade that can be granted to a public figure is not a knighthood, an OA or any such…
Our Watergate?
When we say the drama surrounding Arthur Sinodinos’s dealings at Australian Water Holdings brings back memories of Watergate, we do…
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Letters
That’s not entertainment Sir: How very disappointing — and quite shocking — to see The Spectator Australia (15 February) featuring…
The Bolt crucible
Yes to free speech, no to racism. It should be a pretty simple formula but, of course, the devil is…
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Consumer vs taxpayer
Remember Kim Carr’s dire warning: ‘The government has effectively signed the death warrant on Australia’s last fresh-fruit cannery, ensuring the…
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Is Tony Abbott a dry?
At six minutes past eight on the evening of Monday 3 March, the camera panned unexpectedly off the face of…
Letters
Long Labor Sir: The insightfully worded editorial ‘The Sins of Craig Thomson’ (22 February) has historical echoes. The original ‘Blind…
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Politics is not a blood sport
Mocking, abusing or vilifying Labor leaders is morally repugnant. Mocking, abusing or vilifying Liberal leaders is cool. Such is the…
