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DECLAN MANSFIELD | "The philosopher Karl Popper stated that for liberal democracies to survive, they must not tolerate the intolerant. Boundaries, therefore, are essential." spectator.com.au/2025/06/palest…

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If it's 'racist' to ban the burqa, why do Islamic countries have bans? At least 10 Muslim-majority countries have enforced bans, not just on the burqa, but also on the niqab. The number of Muslim-majority states outlawing the face veil is increasing. spectator.com.au/2025/06/reform…

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Germany is tilting toward war, presumably against #Russia. New Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to make the Bundeswehr the 'strongest conventional army in Europe'. A month on from that promise, it has become clear that CONSCRIPTION is the only way to meet this ambition of

Germany is tilting toward war, presumably against #Russia.

New Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to make the Bundeswehr the 'strongest conventional army in Europe'.

A month on from that promise, it has become clear that CONSCRIPTION is the only way to meet this ambition of
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Is Zia Yusuf's departure good or bad for the future of #REFORM? That all seems to depend on what commentators believe REFORM's purpose is within the political system. Nick Tyrone spoke to one voter: “Zia is such an asset,” a Reform activist in Nuneaton told me in April. “You

Is Zia Yusuf's departure good or bad for the future of #REFORM?

That all seems to depend on what commentators believe REFORM's purpose is within the political system.

Nick Tyrone spoke to one voter:

“Zia is such an asset,” a Reform activist in Nuneaton told me in April. “You
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There is no question that #ElonMusk helped #DonaldTrump make it to the White House. Money. Influence. And the conquest of social media. What happens next is a matter of great uncertainty. spectator.com.au/2025/06/the-ma…

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Donald Trump recently renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America: the river has taken this in its deep, wide, long stride... The river is still a symbol of slavery – and freedom. spectator.com.au/2025/06/the-mi…

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Once upon a time, Australia knew who it was. A plucky, sunburnt frontier of sheep, surfboards, and mild xenophobia – where the Prime Minister could wrestle a crocodile, down a pint, and still sign a trade deal before lunch. spectator.com.au/2025/06/austra…

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RAMESH THAKUR | "The WHO failed the peoples of the world in becoming a cheerleader for panicked responses instead of holding the line on existing science, knowledge, and experience." spectator.com.au/2025/06/the-pa…

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Before the creation of the Liberal Party, Menzies said: "The name United Australia Party has fallen into complete disregard. It no longer means anything. Many of my own strongest supporters in my own electorate decline to have anything to do with the party as such."

Before the creation of the Liberal Party, Menzies said:

             "The name United Australia Party has fallen into complete disregard. It no longer means anything. Many of my own strongest supporters in my own electorate decline to have anything to do with the party as such."
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DOES JIM CHALMERS EVEN KNOW THIS ECONOMIC GAME EXISTS? China’s Belt and Road Initiative that shackles developing countries to China is classic geoeconomics. US President Donald Trump in his first term ended the US’s three-decades-long absence from geoeconomics when he imposed

DOES JIM CHALMERS EVEN KNOW THIS ECONOMIC GAME EXISTS?

China’s Belt and Road Initiative that shackles developing countries to China is classic geoeconomics.

US President Donald Trump in his first term ended the US’s three-decades-long absence from geoeconomics when he imposed
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DIVERSITY WAS FASHIONABLE IN EUROPEAN BOARDROOMS, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WOKE IS BAD FOR BUSINESS. Woke has destroyed the market reach of many former giants. Woke alienates customers and lectures money until it walks out of the store. Woke excludes the best talent and hardest

DIVERSITY WAS FASHIONABLE IN EUROPEAN BOARDROOMS, BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WOKE IS BAD FOR BUSINESS.

Woke has destroyed the market reach of many former giants. Woke alienates customers and lectures money until it walks out of the store. Woke excludes the best talent and hardest
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As Lionel Shriver pointed out elsewhere in the issue, it’s curious, if not downright laughable, how these and other such revolutions manage to eat themselves in the end. spectator.com.au/2025/06/letter…

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Blasphemy was abolished as a common law offence in England and Wales only in 2008 and in Scotland in 2021 - but culturally it has been outlawed for much longer, with the last serious punishment in 1697. Britain thought they were finally through with the backwards notion of

Blasphemy was abolished as a common law offence in England and Wales only in 2008 and in Scotland in 2021 - but culturally it has been outlawed for much longer, with the last serious punishment in 1697.

Britain thought they were finally through with the backwards notion of
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MICHAEL DE PERCY | "The situation in Tasmania proves that the federal Coalition’s pandering to the left will only end in more tears than conservatives are shedding already." spectator.com.au/2025/06/tasman…

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"Across the country there is a growing chorus of disillusioned conservative voters. I hear it everywhere I go. But I am also here to offer a challenge: don’t give up. Lean in." - JULIE SLADDEN spectator.com.au/2025/06/stand-…

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TONY SMITH | "Instead of using history as a guide, it has become a vehicle for the naked ambition of the ‘moderates’." spectator.com.au/2025/06/long-t…

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US eyes Darwin Port prise. That, in case you missed it, was the hedline on the frunt page of last Chewsday’s Australain... 😉 spectator.com.au/2025/06/aussie…