Slippery slope
Australia is heading further and further down a slippery slope. And the danger of an ugly pile-up at the end…
Top tips for UK-China trade: grab the cheque and sup with a long spoon
There are reasons why Theresa May might harbour doubts about the Hinkley Point nuclear project — chiefly its unproven French…
Thank God for Sir Philip Green, the perfect modern hate figure
Good old Sir Philip Green. Where would we be without him? So often, those national hate figures let you down.…
The Bible is too important to be left to believers
May I write a review of a review? I have to get this out of my system, having been unable…
Who can lead Labour?
Westminster prefers to concentrate on one drama at a time. That is why the old rule of thumb was that…
The Spectator’s notes
The Daily Telegraph revealed on Tuesday that Michael Spencer, the chief executive of Icap, has been blocked for a peerage…
Greenhouse or group hug?
The unacknowledged subtitle of Channel 4’s new reality series Eden (Mondays) is Die, Hippies! Die! Obviously they’re not going to…
Snakes and ladders
In Luis Buñuel’s 1962 film, the ‘exterminating angel’ of the title is a mystery illness. A debilitating virus — much…
Snakes and ladders
In Luis Buñuel’s 1962 film, the ‘exterminating angel’ of the title is a mystery illness. A debilitating virus — much…
The Senate: as ye sow, so shall ye reap
The final Senate results are in and the Star Wars cantina of the last parliament will look monocultural compared to…
Bill Leak’s cartoon is tragically true
Bill Leak’s cartoon in this morning’s edition of The Australian has attracted predictable outrage from both indigenous organisations and from…
Ricky Muir: a working class hero is something to be
Cosmopolitans were horrified when country sawmill worker Ricky Muir was elected to the Senate in 2013 as a representative of…
Digital Sales Director
In this newly created role, the Digital Sales Director’s primary responsibility will be to create and implement a strategic business…
Business Development Manager (12 month initial contract)
Job description The Business Development Manager will be responsible for generating revenue by selling sponsorship across The Spectator and Apollo…
Opposing indigenous recognition is not racist
Australia is a multicultural success story. People from all backgrounds, hailing from hundreds of different nations, have made a positive…
Islam, the new normal – and the new bigotry
The desire to absolve Islam from any wrongdoing, and to distract their constituents can sometimes be fun to watch. Lest…
Ignore the turbulent trannies
There’s no denying the LGBT movement can be prone to overreaction when questioned, let alone criticised. After a week where…
Towards a Safe Supermarkets program?
Rejoice, rejoice. The ABC has found a new font of identity politics. A new set of victims. And — naturally…
The (publicly funded) art of an eye for an eye?
New Matilda contributor Ben Eltham has claimed budget cuts to the Australia Council were payback for the artist boycott of…
The conservative case against an Abbott return
They say a man’s always promoted to his highest level of incompetence, and Australian voters saw to that in 2013.…
The NT royal commission decision-making: not a good look
Monday’s announcement by the royal commissioner into youth detention in the Northern Territory, retired Northern Territory chief justice Brian Martin,…
What matters more? Identity politics or closing the gap?
The scope of the Royal Commission called in the wake of the Don Dale scandal has thankfully been widened to…
Is Kevin putting his book together? Some clairvoyance from the editor
You can always tell when someone has finally had enough of their job and is desperate to get the hell…
Don’t you oppress me
The menfolk of Dandenong in Melbourne’s far-flung south-eastern burbs have been doing it tough for years. The decline of manufacturing…
Julian Burnside, fidei defensor
Julian Burnside has become a defender of the faith – the Islamic one, of course. The Sheik Shady saga continues,…
