by Spectator Australia | Jun 20, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
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by Spectator Australia | Jun 19, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
Well, would you look at Mark Carney. Just three months ago I described the incoming prime minister of Canada and former governor of the Bank of England as ‘a fish-out-of-water technocrat’ who made little public impact over here and was swiftly forgotten after he left in 2020. When I once
by Spectator Australia | Jun 19, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
If you can bear to turn away from the Fifa Club World Cup, take a moment to ponder cricket and work out how the Bazball top brass have ended up with a team that lacks a proper no. 3 and has a woefully limited pace attack. And that’s after stating
by Spectator Australia | Jun 19, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
It used to be believed that treaties could be agreed only between sovereign nations. No longer. The Victorian government, forward-looking in all things except accurately calculating its budgets, has elevated itself to quasi-national status and is forging ahead with a ‘treaty’ with the Aboriginal ‘community’. (By Aboriginal, of course, they
by Spectator Australia | Jun 19, 2025 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
‘You could mow all this lawn here and it would look a treat,’ said the arborist, returning from a stroll around the grounds, which were looking resplendent in the sunshine. ‘Yes, yes, mow the grass. Good idea,’ I said, for the builder boyfriend has told me I have to agree