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Contagiously enthusiastic! Come to Queensland | The Spectator …
WEB5 hours ago · Luckily my job entails a lot of international travel and I get to see the good, bad, and ugly in all sorts of places. I can reflect at 35,000 feet with some ‘Smooth FM music’ … listen to the good life in Australia circa 1966 when the dual speaker transistor radios were blasting out uplifting songs like the Beach Boys Wouldn’t it be nice. ...
Putting faith in fact-checkers is the road to censorship
WEB21 hours ago · The IPA analysed 187 fact-checking articles relating to the Voice to Parliament between 22 May 2022 and 14 October 2023. It found an overwhelming 170 articles, or 91 per cent of fact-checks, assessed claims made by opponents of the Voice.
Reflections on 15 years in the editor’s chair
WEB1 day ago · In the late summer of 2009, Andrew Neil invited me to his villa in the Côte d’Azur but didn’t say why. I was mystified. I was then political editor of The Spectator and in eight years of working closely with Andrew, the then chairman, he’d never hinted that he saw me as an editor.I certainly didn’t see myself as one.
About - The Spectator Australia
WEBThe Spectator was established in 1828, and is the best-written and most influential weekly in the English language. Our writers have no party line; their only allegiance is to clarity of thought, elegance of expression and independence of opinion. Our writers opinions range from left to right, their ...
Welcome to Spectator Australia TV
WEBFeb 28, 2021 · Spectator Australia contributors Rebecca Weisser, David Adler and the genius behind our front covers, Sarah Dudley — along with IPA Director of Research Daniel Wild — talk to Gideon, who is also joined by former prime minister Tony Abbott for a great discussion.. CounterCulture will feature sharp, lively commentary from regular Spectator Australia writers, analysis from IPA experts ...
A nation divided | The Spectator Australia
WEBWith Labor’s Bob Hawke as Prime Minister from 1983 to 1991, there was a desire to break away from Britain and with it came an attempt to recast Australia’s identity and positioning, by emphasising its geographical location and economic ties with the Asia Pacific region.
What future for Australian multiculturalism? - The Spectator Australia
WEBThe fate of Australian multiculturalism may have been sealed on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on Monday, 9 October 2023. That was the date when ordinary Australians viewed with horror scenes of pro-Palestine flag-waving protesters chanting ‘Gas the Jews!’ — a claim now denied by police — and baying for …
Foreign issues dominate Australian politics - The Spectator Australia
WEBI miss the days when Australian politicians were only interested in solving Australian problems. Maybe that was never the case, and I’m experiencing the Mandela effect – remembering history differently because I wish it so.