by Spectator Australia | Jan 21, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/01/more-shark-attacks-are-inevitable/I wrote a piece for the Spectator last September in the wake of the fatal shark attack on Sydney Northern Beaches surfer Mercury Psilakis. Mr Psilakis was a popular member of the beachside...
by Spectator Australia | Jan 20, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/01/one-nation-on-the-rise-driven-by-the-oppositions-incompetence/Any poll taken in the next few weeks will show an even sharper increase in the vote for One Nation. Pauline Hanson should send a bouquet to Sussan Ley and the Liberal...
by Spectator Australia | Jan 20, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/01/albo-delivers-dogs-breakfast-claims-antisemitism-wasnt-labors-fault/From the Parliamentary Press Gallery: Following yesterday’s shemozzle, and after a good night’s sleep, I rode my new scrambler into Parliament House just in time...
by Spectator Australia | Jan 20, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/01/leaving-the-echr-wont-turn-us-into-russia-or-belarus/In the debate about withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) enthusiasts for European human rights law often seem to think they have a trump card. Leaving...
by Spectator Australia | Jan 20, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/01/how-macrons-macho-act-fell-apart/On Sunday, Emmanuel Macron was urging his fellow Europeans to use a ‘bazooka’ against Donald Trump in response to his tariff threat. Within 24 hours the President of France was alone in the trenches...