Tony Abbott
Who would risk being a government adviser?
Poor Tony Abbott. It would seem being prime minister of Australia doesn’t bring you to the attention of the British…
What have you changed your mind about? A Spectator Christmas survey
Grayson Perry In 1992 I created a graphic novel called Cycle of Violence. Reading it now, the initially striking thing…
Tony Abbott: How to save Brexit
It’s pretty hard for Britain’s friends, here in Australia, to make sense of the mess that’s being made of Brexit.…
Australia’s choice: Chinese trade – or American security?
Sydney For decades, Australia has been known as ‘the lucky country’. At the end of the world geographically, we are…
Gillian Triggs: the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
In today’s Australian Chris Kenny has a wholly accurate piece on Gillian Triggs. Kenny sets out the ways in which Triggs…
Who the hell were they polling?
Readers should take this morning’s Newspoll from The Australian, ‘Turnbull beats Abbott on leadership and values’, with a pinch of…
Abbott birther barminess booms
Oh boy. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy… We’re not in Kansas anymore, people. You remember that Abbott birther barminess…
Fairfax fools join the birther brigade
What else were they ever going to do? Two Green senators were forced to resign because they’re better at self-righteousness than…
The centre-right is failing world-wide – so what’s the secret of Cameron’s success?
There are times when Westminster’s obsession with US politics is embarrassing for even the strongest believer in the Anglo-American relationship.…
The Australian example
For many years, Australia has been turning away boats filled with migrants. From a remove, this looks cold–hearted — a…
The Spectator’s notes
When the Labour party began, its purpose was the representation of labour (i.e. workers) in the House of Commons. Indeed,…
The Australian way
Turning back boats saves lives
The Spectator’s Notes
I do not know whether the Greek gypsy couple accused of abducting a girl called Maria are guilty, but I…
Bushfire notebook
Australia One of the odd things about bushfires as we know them in Australia is the unlikely truces declared between…
The right man
By conventional wisdom, Tony Abbott should not become Prime Minister of Australia this weekend. He ought to be too conservative,…
The Spectator correctly predicted that Australia would regain the Ashes
Australia have regained the Ashes, much to the dismay of the British side. But did the Spectator predict this might happen…
Election time in Australia: Tony Abbott looks set to oust Labor’s Kevin Rudd
Sometimes only a cliché will do, especially when the subject is the Australian Labor party. Labor is holed beneath the…
