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Chalumbin, the New Franklin
Four decades after the battle for the Franklin Dam, a contest between nature and industry is underway in the high…
Acma dynamite
If you thought the Covid era was bad, just wait for the New Acma era to begin! Acma is of…
Free speech dying
In many ways the federal government’s proposal for Acma to regulate the content of social media platforms – via the…
Climate cringe
The famed ‘cultural cringe’ of the Sixties and Seventies was exacerbated by the realisation that most artistic and fashionable trends…
No
‘Just say No,’ was the catchphrase of Nancy Reagan back in the 1980s. The slogan was used to encourage people…
Coal is a four-letter word
Coal is a four-letter word for Labor/Green governments in Australia where it can’t be used in polite company. Thank goodness…
In the dark
Three things can be safely said about the entire Brittany Higgins affair. Firstly, the average punter has no idea where…
Garlic-19
A report by the Peter Doherty Institute suggests that good old Aussie garlic is good for warding off the coronavirus.…
‘From red tape to red carpet’
In this week’s issue, we are delighted to hear from Gina Rinehart on the importance of mining to not only…
Expelling Moira
The expulsion of Moira Deeming from the Victorian Liberal party requires one simple question to be answered: what is the…
Joke budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s 2023 federal budget is a wicked joke being played upon the average Australian household, replete with fantasy,…
A King’s welcome
This magazine supports our constitutional monarchy and thus naturally delights in the spectacle of the coronation. Our constitutional monarchy, the…
A conservative contrarian
Sensibly, the late Barry Humphries allowed the political leanings of himself and his alter-egos to remain camouflaged within their biting…
Watershed
What delicious timing. In the same news cycle that Peter Dutton announces the re-launch of the Coalition and his determination…
Mr Neil’s visit
The visit to these shores, the furthest-flung and smallest outpost of the transatlantic Spectator empire, by our chairman Andrew Neil,…
Making Donald Great Again
The news that a ‘kangaroo court’ has decided to charge Donald Trump with a pile of spurious charges from many…
Climate wars rekindled
So, apparently the climate wars aren’t over quite yet. Thank goodness for that! That’s not us rekindling the battle, by…
Clown show
From preposterously clownish Nazis to battery-powered campaign buses that have to be ditched in favour of diesel alternatives, the political…
Once upon a time
Once upon a time there lived a generation who believed they knew far more about the world than their elders…
Covid abuses
The latest revelations out of Britain regarding the grotesque abuse of power during Covid make for very disturbing reading. As…
Snowy 2.0h yuk!
Lobb’s Hole doesn’t exactly sound the most appealing of places, and indeed it may well be the graveyard where Australia’s…
Super villains
Climate wars? Solved! Energy wars? Done and dusted. Culture wars? Sorted. The Albanese government’s blueprint is now clear: declare that…
King, a canary in the coal mine?
‘We won’t get to net-zero emissions in this country, or indeed the world, without the resources sector, without gas, and…
Empire-bashing
Britain has become an irresistible target in recent times for sneering condemnation of its historical period of Empire, even in…
Lubricating his Voice
Before they were even elected – and in fervent hope that they wouldn’t be – this magazine warned that an…
