Before the shouting starts | The Spectator Australia
Every sitting day in the Western Australian Legislative Council begins with the same small act. Before the debates,…
The undefended flank | The Spectator Australia
In January this year, the British government quietly posted a fourteen-page document on a departmental website. There was…
The curious case of the wrong feelings
‘The world is a comedy to those who think, and a tragedy to those who feel.’ I came…
A modern-day Odyssey | The Spectator Australia
The release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has brought back vivid childhood memories. My childhood was a little…
The One Nation of our discontent
Another Australian flag is going up in my street in regional NSW. Unlike the regional Australia Chris Bowen…
Patriotism: the last default | The Spectator Australia
The great membership institutions of Australian life – the churches, the unions, the parties, the married family –…
How times have changed for uranium exporters
The Whitlam government established the Fox Inquiry in 1975. Two reports were released in the following year. One…
The alibi of skill | The Spectator Australia
Spain’s border failed in front of the cameras last week. Australia’s border never fails, which is exactly why…
Immigration and national identity | The Spectator Australia
Last week I trekked down to Melbourne to speak at a policy dialogue put together by the Robert…
How will One Nation ‘shrink’ Australia’s economy?
One Nation’s rise in the polls has prompted greater scrutiny of its policies. One common claim is that…
Why AI could add decades to your lifespan, fix your wrinkles, and regrow your hair
There’s no denying Artificial Intelligence is suffering from a bit of an image problem right now, so it’s…
What 20 One Nation converts told me
Based on all available polling, it seems that if an election were held today, somewhere close to a…