Trump’s victory makes Miliband’s climate plans look even sillier
If you think Donald Trump’s victory is hard enough on Kamala Harris’s campaign staff, spare a thought for the world’s…
Is the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill coming for the Speccie?
‘The clear problem with the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism is…
Cutting HECS debt is not a win for young Australians
The federal government’s plan to use taxpayers’ money to wipe $16 billion off student loans was welcomed with fanfare by…
Remembering the 100 million killed in the name of communism
This week, the world watched the United States’ election results, recognising the importance of American democracy not just for its…
Triumph
Donald Trump has won the 2024 election and will be the 47th president of the United States. This magazine, alone…
Brown study
Marvellous Melbourne will give a closer focus to what is happening in that wonderful city and what we can learn…
Narrative robbery
So the silly season, the festive season when we celebrate the incarnation of the Good is looming, yet again, and…
Ausie life
‘Now, Jill, what would you like to be when you grow up?’ ‘I’d like to be an equal opportunity commissioner.’…
Language
A Speccie reader (Greg) has asked me to say something about the expression ‘AI’, meaning artificial intelligence. The expression is…
Did I deny my son a shot at the Premier League?
When my youngest son Charlie was seven he was talent-spotted by a QPR scout who saw him playing football in…
Dear Mary: How can we get our messy little boys excused from formal lunches?
Q. To my surprise I have been asked to give a eulogy at the funeral of someone I knew only…
How to buy a house that isn’t on the market
There are many, mutually reinforcing causes of the property crisis: it is too easy to borrow; there are too many…
