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Multiculturalism in Australia, RIP? | The Spectator Australia
1 day ago · ‘Australia’s culture is multiculturalism.’ This was the answer my high school teacher gave when my class was discussing what Australian culture is back in late 1990s. Apparently, Germany, Lebanon, France, and every other country in history had a culture, but not Australia, which was merely a ...
The answers Starmer must give | The Spectator Australia
2 days ago · The reasons he has publicly given for resisting an inquiry are flimsier than a paper aeroplane in a hurricane. He argues that we’ve already had an investigation – Alexis Jay’s Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
Why it is vital the Victorian Liberals get it right this time
3 days ago · Australians in other states have long taken a quizzical view of Victorian politics. Many are rightfully baffled by the Victorian Liberals’ failure to make political hay in a state that endured the world’s longest lockdowns, where infrastructure and services are crumbling, and debt and deficits are growing ever larger.
The Spectator’s new owner – and new era
Sep 10, 2024 · After a year-long auction drama that involved sheikhs and moguls and even ended up changing the law, The Spectator has a new owner. The financier Sir Paul Marshall is to become the magazine’s 14th proprietor.
Covid Inquiry was not fit for purpose | The Spectator Australia
Nov 6, 2024 · The 868-page report of the official inquiry into Australia’s Covid-19 response, like the inquiry itself, is not fit for purpose. Bottom line: This is a report of, by, and for the public health clerisy. For example, the report recommends that the solution to state overreach and abuse of power during the pandemic is to increase the powers and resources of the same two groups (politicians and ...
Tag: AU News | The Spectator Australia
Over a decade ago, a mock ad campaign fantasied about invading New Zealand on the off chance Australia would acquire…
The nuclear disconnect in Australia holds us back
Nov 2, 2024 · A recent Sydney Morning Herald article unfairly attributed Ontario’s $7 billion (CAD) electricity subsidy directly to nuclear energy, framing it as a cautionary tale against adopting nuclear power in Australia. The article failed to explain the subsidy also offset the high costs of long-term renewable contracts established during the …
Putting faith in fact-checkers is the road to censorship
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.
The revival of Australian patriotism | The Spectator Australia
Jul 18, 2024 · Schools and universities teach students a one-sided version of our history which emphasises ‘colonial oppression and dispossession’ and sidelines those values that define the Australian way of life: freedom, democracy, tolerance, and egalitarianism.