by Spectator Australia | Jun 25, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/brown-study-325/Recently, an issue arose that was a milestone in public affairs. It surfaced in a speech by Justice Ian Jackman, a Federal Court Judge, at a conference held by the Rule of Law Institute, a ginger group devoted to...
by Spectator Australia | Jun 25, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/labours-messiah-seizes-the-crown/The momentous 18 June Makerfield by-election in Wigan, in northern England’s once-industrial heartland, marks the second time the town has come to notice in the wider world. Exactly 90 years ago,...
by Spectator Australia | Jun 24, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/vale-teena-mcqueen/It is with deep sadness and shock that I learned of the passing away of Teena McQueen, former Vice President of the Liberal Party, who moved recently to One Nation, an incredibly dear friend and wonderful,...
by Spectator Australia | Jun 24, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/who-gets-to-program-our-reality/Recently, Palantir chief executive Alex Karp predicted that artificial intelligence companies could be nationalised within the next few years. Perhaps he is right. Perhaps he is wrong. But I suspect...
by Spectator Australia | Jun 24, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/06/the-defence-investment-plan-wont-save-starmers-legacy/Despite resigning as prime minister and leader of the Labour party on Monday, Keir Starmer is determined to publish the much-delayed defence investment plan (DIP) ahead of the...