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I have a terrible confession to make. No, it is not that I was a bully at school, or even…
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Kill the Commission: free speech There is nothing that the Australian Human Rights Commission does that cannot be done by…
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Kill the Commission: free speech There is nothing that the Australian Human Rights Commission does that cannot be done by…
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Kill the Commission: free speech There is nothing that the Australian Human Rights Commission does that cannot be done by…
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The FBI certainly stirred up the US election when it announced it had found more of Hillary Clinton’s emails on…
Simon Collins
I can’t be the only Speccie reader who’s lost sleep thinking about the Crown Resort employees awaiting trial in China.…
Conservative Notes
You’d be hard pressed to be overly optimistic about the state of conservative politics in the developed English-speaking world right…
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Perhaps all is not lost. There might yet be hope for the education of our youth. Like many people, I…
QC notes
Brandis is right, gleeson is wrong Normally, I would not get involved in disputes concerning politicians, as they should be…
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The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…
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The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…
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The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…
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The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…
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The WHO is a closed shop ‘I for my part am convinced that the day will come when international health…
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The WHO is a closed shop ‘I for my part am convinced that the day will come when international health…
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The WHO is a closed shop ‘I for my part am convinced that the day will come when international health…
Australian notes
Brexit, abbott, latham and team turnbull I just learned a fascinating fact. Apparently the voters in Britain actually voted to…
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One day when I was a member of the federal parliament, a surprising thing happened to me. Until then, if…
Simon Collins
Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Agri, Big Pharma… every industry these days seems to have its bogeyman collective, the theory…
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Beware socialists in white coats Sir Michael Marmot, whom the ABC chose to deliver the 2016 Boyer lectures, is the…
Australian notes
Creativity versus identity News flash: At least two young, female, ‘non-white’ aspiring writers did not like Lionel Shriver’s opening address…
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Beware socialists in white coats Sir Michael Marmot, whom the ABC chose to deliver the 2016 Boyer lectures, is the…
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Beware socialists in white coats Sir Michael Marmot, whom the ABC chose to deliver the 2016 Boyer lectures, is the…
Australian notes
On Quadrant I organised a small fund-raiser to help Quadrant after the Literature Board cut off its grant without explanation…
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Pollies’ dictionary The Australian National Dictionary has just published its second edition with lots of new words that have worked…

























