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A quest for retribution: Fire, by John Boyne, reviewed. At the end of John Boyne’s novel Earth, Evan Keogh, a conscience-stricken young footballer, hands evidence of his connivance in…. Early on Christmas morning in 1962, the Indian diplomat S.S. Banerjee heard a mysterious knock on his door in Dacca,….
Raiding the Future Fund costs us all | The Spectator Australia
1 day ago · 2:47 AM. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has decided to raid the Future Fund. Not content with ever-increasing tax revenue, the ALP is running out of other people’s money to spend, so it has directed its attention to Australia’s sovereign wealth fund. Let’s make no mistake: this is bad policy that sets a bad precedent and that will end badly.
Net zero defence | The Spectator Australia
2 days ago · From electric-powered Bushmasters to bio-fuelled jets, the net zero defence strategy claims, ‘climate change is a national security issue’. The document explains, ‘This strategy ensures that our accelerated preparedness, operational effectiveness and capability requirements remain uncompromised, as we strive for sustainability and ...
The diminishing role of the parent | The Spectator Australia
1 day ago · In recent years, debates over social media’s impact on children have intensified, with many voices calling for government intervention, stricter age limits, and regulatory restrictions. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently announced plans to legislate an age limit of 16 years for social media access, targeting platforms like Facebook ...
Australia’s energy policy is all coming badly unstuck
2 days ago · But the illusion is now becoming recognised for what it is. Last weekend, the reputable consultancy, Frontier Economics, issued a report that recalibrated the data assembled by AEMO. Frontier expressed AEMO’s estimates in real 2024 dollars and added in the known transmission costs ($62 billion) to arrive at an aggregate total cost of $642 ...
Defending Australian sovereignty and freedoms | The Spectator …
2 days ago · I write to you with a profound concern for the future of our nation’s freedoms in light of several proposed and enacted legislative measures that collectively threaten to undermine privacy, free speech, medical autonomy, and sovereignty. Among these are the amendments to the International Health ...
Australia’s swansong for free speech | The Spectator Australia
5 days ago · The end of the year could be the swansong for free speech in Australia. The Misinformation and Disinformation Bill, passed in the House of Representatives on November 7, has been submitted to the Senate for final review.If it passes there, digital media will be required to censor itself, thus cancelling all speech which is …
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A nation divided | The Spectator Australia
19 January 2024. 3:31 AM. As the nation ushers in a new year following the decisive defeat of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament at the ballot box, there are still those who persist in rejecting the outcome of the referendum. Undeterred, they remain steadfast in their pursuit of race-based objectives covered within the failed referendum, such ...
Leadership vacuum | The Spectator Australia
It can take months to turn them around. What is different about the current situation is that it is occurring so early in the life of a new government and that the slump is driven by a leadership vacuum. As the weeks float by, the Prime Minister increasingly looks unable to fulfill the tasks his office requires. This is bad news for Australia.