2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (861+ words) The Victorian government is proposing to decriminalise begging as an offence, but is this benevolence or perhaps something else more covert? The change is meant to stop the long arm of the law from snapping a set of cuffs on…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1060+ words) Legacy media don’t get it spectator.com.au Legacy media don’t get it Nor do our politicians There seems to be an almost obtuse wilful blindness amongst the preponderance of those in our traditional, established political parties and their confrères…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (757+ words) That the Australian economy is in a mess should not surprise. It should also not surprise that the Albanese government rarely misses an opportunity to make things worse. However, it would be far too generous to pretend that the mess…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (347+ words) Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of West Germany once observed that people who have visions should go and see a doctor. Perhaps the necessary medication is covered under the PBS. The Financial Innovation Strategy is eighteen pages of prose. It has…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (35+ words) ‘Become a royal protection officer – it’s the country’s only growth industry.’ The Spectator Australia ‘Become a royal protection officer – it’s the country’s only growth industry.’ Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (25+ words) ‘I experienced no growth or optimism.’ The Spectator Australia ‘I experienced no growth or optimism.’ Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) Construction company Bathla collapsed last week owing more than $3 billion, leaving more than 2,000 half-built homes in limbo and another 13,000 proposed dwellings that may never be built. Far from rushing in to build new dwellings to accommodate Albo’s migrant millions, the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (761+ words) Of course, if you spend the whole year trying to bully reluctant leaders to undertake self-destructive actions – nothing like rising electricity prices and a few blackouts to keep everyone cheerful – hanging out with B1 and his zealous advisers at a resort…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (716+ words) How did you go broke? Argentina replies to Australia: Gradually and then suddenly. But why do you ask? Just making sure we are getting close. So how will Australia do it, go broke that is…? Government spending and increased regulation…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1101+ words) Here are two things worth considering… Firstly, green energy projects and state government agendas envision a version of Australia essentially surrounded by offshore wind parks. Bowen’s miraculous superpower by the sea. There are plans to put these things every-bloody-where. Secondly,…...