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Echoes of collapse: Iran’s path to failed statehood

28 February 2026 3:12 pm

More than a month after massive demonstrations against the regime in Iran and tens of thousands of deaths, the negotiations…

The new architecture of power

28 February 2026 2:54 pm

Netanyahu’s visit to India is not a routine diplomatic trip

The oppression of feminism by the Australian government

27 February 2026 11:25 am

Equality in Australia is the total removal of women’s sexual boundaries

False economics of immigration

27 February 2026 9:12 am

The media claims that immigration is good for the economy. The truth is more complex...

Uniparty is out of touch with the realities of growing old

27 February 2026 9:01 am

After leaving the Woke world of academia, I’ve been living in the real world again. It’s been great. Riding motorbikes…

ASPIRE: we need serious political change

27 February 2026 8:50 am

Australia is facing big problems. Our birthrate of 1.48 means every year, fewer Australians are born. A nation that is…

Socialism: a very simple explanation

26 February 2026 7:46 pm

‘Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the…

The party they laughed at

26 February 2026 6:08 pm

One Nation leads among women and Labor’s heartland sends a warning

Social cohesion v cultural cohesion

26 February 2026 2:57 pm

A detailed submission has been made to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion by frequent The Spectator Australia…

The three body problem

26 February 2026 12:34 pm

Why physics’ hardest problem explains exactly what’s about to happen to Australian democracy

A door in the desert

26 February 2026 11:50 am

President Trump’s Board of Peace met last week. A few days later his Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, a man…

The survivor brand is no longer enough

25 February 2026 4:19 pm

Why British Jews must redefine themselves in a post-October 7 world

Death by a thousand bureau-cuts

25 February 2026 10:10 am

The economic demise of the nation by burgeoning bureaucracies

One Nation is chasing the Coalition in the right direction

24 February 2026 11:01 pm

Albanese presides over a government that indulges in big-spending, a loser-industry reward structure, and investment-deterring policies that have sent the…

PNG, tech, and the modern cargo cult

24 February 2026 9:47 pm

Although fading into history, some readers may recall Melanesia’s cargo cults – scattered ritualistic island movements that sought to summon…

Pauline’s ‘good Muslims’ comment

24 February 2026 6:47 pm

It is important to listen to what the Senator actually said...

The proof is in the polling

24 February 2026 4:17 pm

Peter Dutton lost because he refused to follow One Nation’s lead and fight the culture wars

Whitlam and Turnbull: two giants lost in their own wilderness

24 February 2026 4:06 pm

The question facing Australia isn’t whether we’re too progressive or too conservative

The rock and the storm

23 February 2026 1:36 am

Trump, stoicism, and the limits of legal attrition

Numbers tell the story of Australia’s northern war

23 February 2026 1:22 am

The anniversary of the first air raid on Australia occurs every year on February 19. The numbers associated with the…

e-bike nightmare: I almost killed two teenagers

22 February 2026 11:46 pm

I didn’t mean too, but I almost killed two teenagers on separate occasions. The first time was during the afternoon,…

ISIS brides, Gaza visas, and the IRGC

22 February 2026 10:17 pm

Is Canberra putting Australia at risk?

Sorry Tim. You’re dreaming…

22 February 2026 6:26 pm

The new Shadow Treasurer, Tim Wilson, has been more visible in the few days since his appointment than his predecessor…

Minds that dare: restoring Western education – a true story

22 February 2026 5:53 pm

It’s 2023 and the Western education system is broken, the culmination of a process that has its roots as long…

Vale Brigadier ‘Warrie’ George Lyon Mansford AM

21 February 2026 3:09 pm

An Australian Army legend