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Javier Milei Slams the UN for ditching freedom for socialism
Javier Milei’s United Nations smackdown will rate as one of the Argentine President’s finest moments. Milei’s first speech before the…
Bushfires: climate or criminal?
The season has commenced with a bushfire in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area reputedly started by a burn off. Another has…
Ukraine’s mental health system strives under strain of ‘Continuous Traumatic Stress Disorder’
Mental health in Ukraine is trending upwards one year after a ground-breaking summit led by First Lady Olena Zelenska, according…
Nato to admit Ukraine … tomorrow
An irresistible force is keeping Ukraine’s membership of Nato infuriatingly out of reach. Everyone, not least Ukraine, wants to see…
A basic flaw in IPCC science
Detailed research is underway that threatens to undermine the foundations of the climate science promoted by the IPCC since its…
The shame of anti-Israel proponents
Israel’s ingenious pager attack against Hezbollah last week (followed by a second attack targeting walkie-talkies the next day) was not…
Rendering unto Caesar in the Neoliberal era
‘Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.’ (Matthew 22:21) Like many…
Oh no, Oprah!
Mea culpa. I used to be one of Oprah’s biggest fans – recorded and watched every single show, bought her…
A sunny Saturday in Lviv
The quickest way to get to Lviv is to fly to Warsaw and then pick up a car and driver…
Fines, crimes, and a big white kangaroo
With a Queensland state election looming and a federal poll in the wind, I’ve already made my mind up –…
Buyer beware as Bowen ‘models’ energy bills again
Anyone following Energy Minister Chris Bowen on X would know that Peter Dutton is living rent-free in the minister’s head.…
Welcome to Country
A ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony, done in the correct manner, may well be a welcome addition to our culture, (Chris…
The demise of the traditional lecture
The new Adelaide University – an amalgamation of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia – will…
On trial for Spectator Australia posts
What do you think the punishment should be for a doctor who shares Spectator Australia articles online? Maybe a public…
Joel Gilbert – The Climate According to AI Al Gore
Some have heard of the malady, Trump Derangement Syndrome. I confess that for 24 years I have suffered Al Gore…
Wanted: a leader to change the world
Net Zero is the fly in Dutton’s ointment
Pandemic questions that demand answers
Two years after our health bureaucrats got together and decided it was time to call the pandemic off, we are…
Might Ukraine’s Kursk offensive be a precursor to peace?
Historian Victor Davis Hanson’s most recent book, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation looks at four historical…
West and East divide along the economic green line
Dismantling reliable power is crippling Australia
A serious tax agenda for Queensland
Queensland voters go to the polls in just over a month, and despite a lot of political announcements there has…
2026 Census: confusion about gender requires biological clarity
The slowly simmering cultural and legal conflicts between the rights of natal females and males who identify as female has…
Nuclear fear-mongering is not science
Nuclear energy opponents frequently cite cost and safety as reasons for Australia not to include nuclear plants in our future…
Moira Deeming v John Pesutto
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mary Bennet, Jane’s puritanical sister, is recorded as saying: ‘Loss of virtue in a…
Hate crime and gender lawfare
As if the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill tabled on September 12 isn’t draconian enough, another new federal bill has been…
A chilling move toward government overreach
In 2024, the Liberal Party, under the leadership of Scott Morrison, proposed the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation)…
