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WEBWe’ll never know what treasures the Tudor Reformation robbed us of. In 1693, quarrymen working near Caerleon, outside Newport in Wales, uncovered an alabaster sculpture of a figure they did not…. The Australian edition of the …
A chilling move toward government overreach | The Spectator …
WEB18 hours ago · This piece of legislation threatens to destabilise the foundation of free speech and democracy. While branded as a tool to protect the public from harmful misinformation, it represents a chilling move toward government overreach, suppressing the voice of the people under the guise of safety and order. This article dissects the bill in the ...
Hate crime and gender lawfare | The Spectator Australia
WEB16 hours ago · If passed into law, it will become the first real criminal offence for ‘hate speech’. The bill advocates for the amendment of paragraph 80.2A (1) (c) of the Commonwealth Criminal Code which seeks to address ‘sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, and disability’. This should give Australians a …
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Introducing Spectator Australia TV | The Spectator Australia
WEBFeb 26, 2021 · Spectator Australia TV. 29 Mar 2024. Week in 60 Minutes S2E8: The Age of Conspiracy and rise of the militant unions…. Professor David Flint, Nick Hossack, Stuart Ballantyne. Albanese’s rule has had a nasty side effect … the resurrection of the militant union movement. Between a powerful collective….
About - The Spectator Australia
WEBAbout | The Spectator Australia. The Spectator was established in 1828, and is the best-written and most influential weekly in the English language. Our writers have no party line; their only allegiance is to clarity of thought, elegance of expression and independence of opinion. Our writers opinions range from left to right, their ...
The white man’s burden | The Spectator Australia
WEB1 day ago · Aboriginal presenter Stan Grant described the broadcast as ‘Disneyland Australia’. His and his panel’s contempt for the ceremony angered ABC viewers, thousands of whom registered their complaints. No doubt some were insanely threatening. However, even the ABC ombudsman agreed that Grant’s comments, among others, were ‘jarring and ...
Misinformation laws will not stop the next violent attack, but will ...
WEBThe case also shines a spotlight on the risk that the federal government’s proposed misinformation laws could potentially be abused for political purposes.
Foreign issues dominate Australian politics - The Spectator Australia
WEBDefinitely no corruption here…’. When a party wins an election, it becomes their job to protect the government’s interests (that they now represent) – aka cover up the bad behaviour of predecessors. Like an out-of-control avalanche, governments protect each other. Again, and again. Assured mutual destruction keeps the whole system in check.
A nation divided | The Spectator Australia
WEB19 January 2024. 3:31 AM. As the nation ushers in a new year following the decisive defeat of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament at the ballot box, there are still those who persist in rejecting the outcome of the referendum. Undeterred, they remain steadfast in their pursuit of race-based objectives covered within the failed referendum, such ...