• The Spectator Australia

    If you thought you understood the seemingly endless line of new Indigenous terminology, two more were recently coined by the…What to read next: Australia’s global advocacy for the suppression of free speech | The Covid vaccine is dead! Long live the Covid vaccine…?! | Energy fog – trust your lying eyes | The heir of Orwell

  • The Spectator Australia

    It took 1,084,170 words for JK Rowling to tell the story of Harry Potter. Spanning seven books and a decade,…What to read next: Australia does not need a policeman for a police state | Oh no, don’t meme me! | How not to play warcraft | Other options for the economy?

  • The Spectator Australia

    Leader of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is terrified of memes. Specifically, Winnie-the-Pooh. Since July 2017, the harmless bear has…What to read next: How not to play warcraft | Other options for the economy? | The Liberals, coal, and nuclear power | The war on misinformation is a sham

  • The Spectator Australia

    Climate change is the gift that keeps on giving. We are familiar with the havoc it is supposedly wreaking on…What to read next: Swiss grannies upstage Greta as court rules on climate ‘rights’ | A diesel in the shed | Australia’s e-Safety Karen | On Passover, Israel, and the scourge of antisemitism

  • The Spectator Australia

    You can have your solar panels and your turbines on the hills; You can use the warmth of sunshine to…What to read next: The return of the hungry horses | Australia’s e-Safety Karen | On Passover, Israel, and the scourge of antisemitism | Laughs, lies, and lights out

  • The Spectator Australia

    It was only a matter of time until Amazon decided to throw its hat in the ring and join the…What to read next: Double Shot S2E7 The fallout from the Tasmanian election – Eric Abetz, Dave Pellowe, James Allan | Forced divestiture is better than expanding regulation | The far-left takeover: working in childcare is a political act | The land that time (but not the government) forgot

  • The Spectator Australia

    Softly, softly, catchee monkey – the alphabet community’s grab for our children Somewhat naively, a New Zealand commentator thinks there’s…What to read next: Kiwi Life | Kiwi life | Aussie life | Aussie life

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    I’ve never thought of myself as a rapist. I’m certainly no Lothario – at least I wasn’t back in my…What to read next: Brown study | Our greatest philosopher | Time to give ‘hate speech’ the flick | Alas for free trade

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    As Israelis bunkered down in their bomb shelters last Saturday, even the grim prospect of approaching Iranian cruise missiles couldn’t…What to read next: Brown study | Our greatest philosopher | Time to give ‘hate speech’ the flick | Alas for free trade

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    Like many conservatives, I am profoundly unhappy about the appointment of Ms Sam Mostyn as Governor-General of Australia. In fact,…What to read next: Brown study | Brown Study | Brown on white guilt | Our greatest philosopher

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    An Israeli-owned ship crammed with 17,000 cattle and sheep from Australia upset animal-rights campaigners when in January it refused to…What to read next: Brown study | Our greatest philosopher | Time to give ‘hate speech’ the flick | Vandalism of the decolonisers

  • The Spectator Australia

    The University of Chicago has what it calls a ‘Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse’ – aimed at teaching students to conduct their debates in a civilised, non-abusive manner. This wonderful old word