Flat White Alexandra Marshall Getty Images Alexandra Marshall 23 November 2024 7:42 PM Last week I was invited to give a speech on the escalation of government censorship for Western Heritage Australia. We were there to talk about the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill, which sits dead on arrival after the Greens promised to vote itContinue reading “The generation who want to shut you up”
Category Archives: Spectator
Groping for evidence; On the Alan Jones case
Rebecca Weisser The Spectator Australia 30, 2024 How many police officers does it take to charge an elderly and ailing man of 83 who is accused, as one complainant put it of ‘going the grope’? One? Two? Three? According to an eyewitness, around 30 police officers burst into the apartment of Alan Jones and chargedContinue reading “Groping for evidence; On the Alan Jones case”
Trump 47 is transforming what a cabinet means
sSpotnoerd536ahct1114m5g1ahi80fgi7h89c42al6a2fl521l878035294 · Ben Domenech The Spectator World 21 November 2024 The reaction in most elected Republican circles to the naming of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for the most prominent positions in his administration has ranged from the exuberant, to the somewhat skeptical, to the truly head-scratching, to, in one obvious case, outright disgust. But what’sContinue reading “Trump 47 is transforming what a cabinet means”
Trump a portend for Australian politics
Alan Moran Getty Images Alan Moran 16 November 2024 11:25 PM Trump might have only won 51 to 49 per cent of the popular vote, but the victory is assessed by friend and foe alike as so sweeping that it is already having global effects in causing even his political adversaries to modify their ownContinue reading “Trump a portend for Australian politics”
An open letter to senators: do not pass this MaD bill
Tony Nikolic The Spectator Australia 11 November 2024 Dear Senators, I write with a deep sense of urgency, sadness, and unwavering opposition to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 (the MaD Bill). You may not share my stance on free speech, but as an Australian patriot, deeply in love with thisContinue reading “An open letter to senators: do not pass this MaD bill”
The Great Global Greening Hoax: why we should fear a flourishing planet
Vincent Hooper Flat White Pexels Vincent Hooper 29 October 2024 10:24 AM In today’s world, where common sense has packed its bags and gone bush, we’re faced with a new, dire threat – global greening. Yep, you heard that right. The planet is getting greener, and it’s high time we sound the alarm. Forget risingContinue reading “The Great Global Greening Hoax: why we should fear a flourishing planet”
An open letter to the Honourable David Crisafulli MP
Kenelm Tonkin Getty Images Kenelm Tonkin 29 October 2024 11:57 PM Dear Premier, First off, congrats! Here you are, keys to the kingdom in hand – and what a kingdom it is. Queensland – land of sun, sand, and the occasional catastrophic budget blowout. Your mission? Embody the libertarian reforming zeal of Sir Samuel Griffith,Continue reading “An open letter to the Honourable David Crisafulli MP”
Lidia the landlady demands the rent
Thorpe delivers a masterclass in seizing stolen headlines Rebecca Weisser Getty Images Rebecca Weisser 26 October 2024 9:00 AM ‘You are not my king…You are a genocidalist,’ screamed Senator Lidia Thorpe at King Charles III on Monday. Annabel Crabb, ABC writer, presenter and commentator on Australian politics for nearly 25 years called the rant ‘aContinue reading “Lidia the landlady demands the rent”
Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?
Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?Flat White The Spectator Australia 30 September 2024There was a group of people protesting in Melbourne and Sydney over the weekend, clutching photos of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as part of the so-called ‘National Day of Action for Gaza’ that looked more like a march in solidarity withContinue reading “Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?”
Shame on the pro-Palestinian mob for hijacking 7 October
Shame on the pro-Palestinian mob for hijacking 7 OctoberBrendan O’Neill The Spectator Australia 7 October 2024It is one year since the Jews suffered the worst act of anti-Semitic violence since the Nazi era, and what is the British left doing? Raging against the Jewish state. Hitting the streets in their thousands to fume against theContinue reading “Shame on the pro-Palestinian mob for hijacking 7 October”
QLD – time for good decisions on energy
QLD – time for good decisions on energyBen Beattie The Spectator Australia October 7 October 2024Imagine for a second it is the end of October 2024 and an incoming Queensland LNP Energy Minister is fronting their first press conference. A newly minted minister in charge of Queensland’s energy policy, with limited knowledge of the industry.Continue reading “QLD – time for good decisions on energy”
One year since October 7: Israel’s leadership defies the odds and puts the West to shame
One year since October 7: Israel’s leadership defies the odds and puts the West to shameRenee Heath The Spectator Australia October 7, 2024Today marks one year since the largest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust. The horrors of October 7 will become one of modern history’s darkest moments; a grim realisation of what extremeContinue reading “One year since October 7: Israel’s leadership defies the odds and puts the West to shame”
Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?
Strange bedfellows now united in hatred of the JewsGreg Rose The Australian October 8, 2024The support for terrorist atrocities, anger and hatred seen on the streets of Melbourne and Sydney on Sunday and Monday are alarming. Rallies were held by extremists against Israel on the eve and day of the first anniversary of the largestContinue reading “Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?”
World
‘Anti-fascist’ demonstrators have a troubling blind spot Brendan O’Neill Anti-racist counter protesters gather in London (/Getty Images) Brendan O’Neill 9 August 2024 1:22 AM A flyer calling for the expulsion of an ethnic group from parts of London was widely shared online yesterday. There were also reports of menacing chants being made outside a placeContinue reading “World”
World
Is justice turning into vengeance against some of the rioters? Brendan O’Neill (Photo: Getty) Brendan O’Neill 13 August 2024 4:22 PM Am I getting soft in my middle age, or are some of the sentences being handed down to the rioters a tad stiff? Justice must be served, of course. Everyone who took part inContinue reading “World”
Flat White
Livin’ on a prayer, Victoria! Beverley McArthur Getty Images Beverley McArthur 3 August 2024 12:57 PM The 10,912 Victorians who signed a petition to retain the recital of the Lord’s Prayer in our state Parliament each sitting day should feel well pleased: Victoria’s Labor government has acknowledged the overwhelming community sentiment against their intention toContinue reading “Flat White”
Flat White
Bleeding Australia dry Alan Moran Getty Images Alan Moran 4 August 2024 7:18 PM Nations achieve high standards of living by having a productive workforce and high levels of investment. Either they produce the goods and services most in demand or import them. The latter route requires a corresponding level of exports. The world’s mostContinue reading “Flat White”
Australia is a Christian country (for now)
Senator Ralph Babet Flat White Getty Images Senator Ralph Babet 10 July 2024 10:02 AM Whether you realise it or not, you live in a Christian country. And whether you believe in the Christian faith or not, you should be thrilled that you live in a Christian country. Every good thing we have in AustraliaContinue reading “Australia is a Christian country (for now)”
Against the machine The Spectator Australia Getty Images Leading article Australia The Spectator Australia 6 July 2024 9:00 AM It’s wonderful that so many freedom fighters and free speech advocates are making a point of visiting our shores this year to, as it were, spread the word. Konstantin Kisin, Tucker Carlson and now Toby YoungContinue reading
I, goldfish
The death of the human attention span is real Alexandra Marshall Flat White Pexels Alexandra Marshall 2 July 2024 12:03 PM I am sure you have felt it too – that tickle of distraction when you are reading an article, watching a movie, or going for a walk. Your phone itches in your pocket andContinue reading “I, goldfish”
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