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2 days ago · The stately figures of the Liberal Party have weighed in on the Coalition split, but stopped short of giving policy advice. Appearing briefly on Sky News Australia, former Prime …

Congratulations on your elevation to leadership of the Liberal party of Australia. It is a position of great honour, although…

2 days ago · Take a long-standing political party. Make it one that has been the dominant political force in its country, historically the most successful, the natural party of government. Let’s …

2 days ago · Events have a useful way of illustrating changing fortunes in political stock. Keir Starmer’s EU reset yesterday proved to be one such occasion. The fishing deal, mobility …

2 days ago · Australians have an unusual habit of celebrating public policies that the rest of the world politely declines to imitate. It is regularly claimed, for example, that Australia’s …

5 days ago · Every Australian voiced an opinion about the cost-of-living crisis during the months leading into the Australian federal election. The election itself was seen as a mandate about …

When Anthony Albanese’s integrity as a regional leader and caretaker of Australia’s national security was on the line during the ...

Mar 13, 2025 · We here at The Spectator Australia are an iconoclastic bunch. Give us a lively, interesting argument and our brave, sainted editors will send your article out into the world for …

Mind you, this looks like small beer when you consider some other public policy disasters. One of my favourites – I’m not sure that’s the right word – is the ordering of new ferries by the …