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The latest exercise in selective outrage to descend on the country is the response to the news that Barnaby Joyce…
Latham’s Law
In the Middle Ages, society had a long list of taboo terms, usually associated with witchcraft. In today’s politics, the…
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Here at the United Nations Human Rights Council, we pride ourselves on getting the job done in double-quick time. But…
Simon Collins
Has Flipper finally flipped? After centuries of challenging dogs for the Mans’ Best Friend guernsey, an incident in New Zealand…
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What a refreshing change it is, after decades of the mumbo jumbo of compromise and indifference, to have a president…
Australian notes
Want to know how low the commitment to free speech has sunk these days? About a week ago the White…
Simon Collins
Even Australians who consider the Commonwealth Games a meaningless anachronism must have been pleased with our team’s performance last month.…
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You might remember that a year ago I criticised the decision of the Victorian government to settle a court action…
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One of the oddest under-classes of Melbourne society are the people who write letters to the Age. Not the main…
Australian notes
Bank robbery I am a reformed, recidivist bank robber. I did it the old-fashioned way; by storming into a bank…
Simon Collins
I wonder if Malcolm Turnbull has found time yet to see Armando Innuccio’s new film The Death of Stalin? I…
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I know that Dr Tim Soutphommasane, our Race Commissioner, has been maligned in certain quarters, but I want to thank…
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It was inevitable that sooner or later the sexual harassment scandal would change tack and ensnare some of those who…
Australian notes
Sorry seems to be the easiest word I am sorry to have to say this, but I think we all…
Simon Collins
While we’re still in the conference stage of the 2018 Super Rugby competition it’s too early to say whether the…
Neil brown
As you know, The Spectator Australia Education Research Unit is renowned for the quality of its work. Normally, we shy…
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A few weeks ago, I was lamenting that the big shots in the Law Council of Australia, the lawyers’ trade…
Simon Collins
Like many Australians I was greatly affected by the news that James Packer has decided he is not well enough…
Australian notes
On tour with Jordan I got the phone call back in January. The man on the other end of the…
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I sometimes think that if we did not have Aboriginals in Australia, we would have had to invent them. They…
Simon Collins
Ireland beat Australia to marriage equality by five years, and with a Yes victory every bit as resounding as ours.…
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Three Billboards outside Batman, Victoria It all started when I was driving home in the Tesla from a meeting of…
Simon Collins
‘A woman preaching is like a dog walking on his hind legs,’ said Samuel Johnson, ‘It is not done well;…
Australian notes
The feminist revolution is already over. Men lost. International Women’s Day is a day when women of the chattering classes…
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I have a minority opinion on two big political issues. Michaelia Cash was right and should not apologise for anything.…
