by Spectator Australia | Mar 12, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/divisive-diversity-divas/‘Diversity is our strength.’ One hears this, or myriad variants of the same idea, unrelentingly. Certainly, I work in an Australian university where the extent of higher-ups pushing this notion does indeed...
by Spectator Australia | Mar 12, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/pauline-warns-of-jihad/The firestorm surrounding Senator Pauline Hanson’s comments regarding ‘good Muslims’ continues to swirl, fuelled by the obviously false claim that she condemned an entire faith. Critics focused on a soundbite...
by Spectator Australia | Mar 12, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/im-stuck-in-a-house-of-madness/‘I want to learn Iranian,’ said my father, resolutely, as he watched the bombing on the television. ‘Farsi,’ I said, thinking I would talk to him about that very happily on the basis it was better...
by Spectator Australia | Mar 12, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/spectator-competition-no-thanks/For Competition 3440 you were invited to supply a diplomatic thank-you letter for an unwanted gift. According to a recent poll, a fifth of people have been given a present they don’t like...
by Spectator Australia | Mar 12, 2026 | Independent Commentary, Spectator Australia
https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/a-meta-analysis-of-meta/‘That’s really meta,’ said my husband, attempting to imitate a stoned hippie at a festival, but only achieving his usual character role of a tipsy retired major in a Hampstead saloon bar. I had been trying...