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The Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/ The Australian edition of the iconic British weekly magazine. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 210386308 Check your tyres! https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/check-your-tyres/ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/check-your-tyres/#respond Wed, 08 Apr ...
Australia’s most decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested by Australian federal police on Gadigal land, as he arrived by plane at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday, 3 April 2026.
The 47-year-old former Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) officer was then taken to Mascot police station, where he was charged with five counts of the war crime ...
If you want a basic measure of the difference between Liberal leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan, compare these two reactions to US President Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat this week that “a whole civilisation will die tonight”. Asked to comment on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s response that
Nine's editorial staff, which includes The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Australian Financial Review, were told at an all-staff meeting that their use of AI must improve. The
When news of the fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran first broke, it came via a post on X by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. Securing such a big diplomatic win is highly significant for Pakistan, irrespective of how the agreement has since been tested. Pakistan
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Just hours after the leaders of the United States, Israel and Iran reached a temporary ceasefire, it was clear that each party had its own version of what had been agreed to. Hundreds of people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, immediately threatening
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Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive
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The Spectator Australia https://www.spectator.com.au/ The Australian edition of the iconic British weekly magazine. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 210386308 Check your tyres! https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/check-your-tyres/ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/04/check-your-tyres/#respond Wed, 08 Apr ...
Australia’s most decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested by Australian federal police on Gadigal land, as he arrived by plane at Sydney’s domestic airport on Tuesday, 3 April 2026.
The 47-year-old former Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) officer was then taken to Mascot police station, where he was charged with five counts of the war crime ...
If you want a basic measure of the difference between Liberal leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan, compare these two reactions to US President Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat this week that “a whole civilisation will die tonight”. Asked to comment on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s response that
Nine's editorial staff, which includes The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Australian Financial Review, were told at an all-staff meeting that their use of AI must improve. The
When news of the fragile ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran first broke, it came via a post on X by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif. Securing such a big diplomatic win is highly significant for Pakistan, irrespective of how the agreement has since been tested. Pakistan
If you’ve been struggling with your mental health lately, a new free service could help. Medicare Mental Health Check In launched earlier this year to give more Australians access to mental health care. The idea behind early-intervention programs such as this is simple: catch mental health problems early, before they
Donald Trump’s biggest blunders will hinder any prospect of a lasting peace or real stability in the war-torn Middle East. read now...
How war impacts companies is the last thing on people's minds. But it tells an interesting economic story. The post Woolworths is benefiting from the Iran war. Why is
Just hours after the leaders of the United States, Israel and Iran reached a temporary ceasefire, it was clear that each party had its own version of what had been agreed to. Hundreds of people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours, immediately threatening
Raymond Petrik/Pexels, CC BY-NC-NDFrightening headlines predicting a Super El Niño or even a Godzilla El Niño amp up anxiety levels for farmers and residents of bushfire-prone regions. But these phrases are not particularly accurate. The phrase “Super El Niño” makes climate scientists like me roll our eyes. Why?
Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive
NASAAfter successfully completing their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II crew are about to return to Earth. The four astronauts set a new record for how far humans have travelled from Earth, reaching a maximum distance of 406,771 kilometres from our home planet. Their journey back will culminate