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WEBStarving street urchins sell their sisters in the chaos of Naples, 1944. Naples is ‘certainly the most disgusting place in Europe’, judged John Ruskin. The boisterous yelling in the corridor-like streets and…. Ian Thomson. 28 Sep 2024. The Australian edition of the iconic British weekly magazine, now with its own website.
Magazine - The Spectator Australia
WEBMagazine | The Spectator Australia. PREVIOUS ISSUES. CHOOSE A PREVIOUS ISSUE FROM THE LIST n n. THIS WEEK'S ISSUE. 5 October 2024 Aus.
Is there really a private school exodus? | The Spectator Australia
WEB13 hours ago — The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IDS) put the cost of state education last year at £6,300 per pupil in primary schools and £6,900 per pupil at secondary schools. Hence, if 10,000 children are suddenly shunted into the state sector you might expect it to cost taxpayers somewhere in the region of £66 million, rather than £93 million.
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 ...
Putting faith in fact-checkers is the road to censorship
WEB2 days ago — The IPA analysed 187 fact-checking articles relating to the Voice to Parliament between 22 May 2022 and 14 October 2023. It found an overwhelming 170 articles, or 91 per cent of fact-checks, assessed claims made by opponents of the Voice. In this same period, Australian fact-checkers assessed just 17 claims made by proponents of the Voice.
Welcome to Spectator Australia TV
WEBFeb 28, 2021 — The Spectator Australia. 28 February 2021. 5:50 PM. We’re excited to be launching Spectator Australia TV and CounterCulture, a new weekly web show and podcast presented by Institute of Public Affairs Director of Policy Gideon Rozner, co-produced by The Spectator Australia and the IPA. Watch the very first episode and subscribe to the YouTube ...
Reflections on 15 years in the editor’s chair
WEB3 days ago — Fraser Nelson. 5 October 2024. 9:00 AM. In the late summer of 2009, Andrew Neil invited me to his villa in the Côte d’Azur but didn’t say why. I was mystified. I was then political editor of The Spectator and in eight years of working closely with Andrew, the then chairman, he’d never hinted that he saw me as an editor.
Are we free yet? | The Spectator Australia
WEBFreedom in exchange for being vaccinated. That is a dangerous precedent. Freedom should be the inalienable right of every law-abiding Australian regardless of their health status. The Prime Minister, several months ago, claimed that the vaccines would not be mandatory. Although that may be technically correct in the most legalistic sense, the ...
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.