Is the Coalition conning coal communities?
The voters in Upper Hunter may have elected a pro-coal candidate nine days ago, but it remains to be seen…
The DUP has been broken by Brexit
Are we witnessing the end of the DUP as the dominant unionist party in Northern Ireland? Tumultuous events in Belfast in…
Fighting for democracy, one tea at a time
The Milk Tea Alliance — originally some pro-democracy social media geekery in Hong Kong and Taiwan — is racing through South…
Scott Morrison must remind Jacinda Ardern who her real friends are
If, to borrow Paul Keating’s description, Australia is the arse end of the world, New Zealand is the arse end…
World No Tobacco Day exposes Big Public Health’s failure
Today marks “World No Tobacco Day”, a World Health Organization initiative to draw attention to the dangers of tobacco, what governments…
How we flag our racial prejudice
Australia is a systematically and institutionally racist country; that is the story peddled by the Australian Human Rights Commission at…
Boris, Carrie and the politics of weddings
Well! The PM’s nuptials have taken everyone unawares. And it’s hard not to feel that a small and informal wedding…
Australia: where to from here?
When the American singer-songwriter, Jackie DeShannon, was played “What the World Needs Now” by the composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David,…
Lori Lightfoot ruins the CRT racket
Give some credit to Lori Lightfoot. She’s really good at wrecking things. When America’s most Innsmouth-ian politician took over Chicago…
How London became a hub for Hamas
As the dust settles over Gaza, and Israel’s Iron Dome sensors cool, minds inevitably turn to the lessons that can…
Archi or Marxibalds?
Cultural Marxism’s long march through the institutions is well-nigh complete. Emblematic of art imitating life, the 2021 Archibald art competition…
‘There is no alternative’: Why Boris will keep winning
Those of us who generally wish this Government well and consider Boris Johnson a preferable holder of the office of…
The SNP’s latest separation blueprint is pure project fantasy
‘A SNP MSP has claimed an independent Scotland could guarantee a couple with children a minimum income of more than…
Why we mustn’t fly overseas – even if we could
Australians must stop flying overseas, turn off their air conditioners and drive more slowly if the world is to achieve…
Spectator Australia TV: Melbourne in lockdown – here we go again
This week on Spectator Australia TV: Melbourne in Lockdown — Here We Go Again. IPA rising star Cian Hussey on…
Boris marries Carrie
After Dominic Cummings’s seven-hour evidence session slating Boris Johnson and his ministers, it’s been a difficult few days of press…
There is no appetite for the Paul Ryan doctrine
After whispering a prayer to St Ronald Reagan, Paul Ryan rose to his feet, solemnly kissed his bible, Atlas Shrugged,…
The problem with Prince Harry’s mental health drive
Has Prince Harry ever had a thought and not made it public? Are there feelings or emotions he has experienced…
All is rosy in the Downing Street garden
After Dominic Cummings’s explosive testimony on Wednesday, you might have thought special advisers in Downing Street would be spending the…
The catalogue of failures that allowed Usman Khan to kill
The inquest into the murder of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt by Islamist terrorist Usman Khan has revealed a collision…
The BBC cannot survive many more scandals
The BBC is still investigating one of its journalists almost one week after it emerged she had tweeted ‘Hitler was…
Macron fiddles as France burns
In May 2017 Emmanuel Macron struck a regal pose as he strode across the esplanade of the Louvre to address…
Is awarding medals to Bomber Command heroes a wise idea?
Will the heroic members of Bomber Command, who played such a vital role for Britain during the Second World War,…
‘Je suis Cohen’, anybody?
The video images, acts of violence and racial abuse are shocking. Yet no one appears to be shocked. Certainly not…
