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Narrative robbery. So the silly season, the festive season when we celebrate the incarnation of the Good is looming, yet again, and…. Peter Craven. 9 Nov 2024. The all-powerful hand of the director. When that writer of spare French prose André Gide was asked who the greatest French poet was he replied, ‘Hugo,….
An open letter to senators: do not pass this MaD bill
1 天前 · 11 November 2024. 10:08 PM. Dear Senators, I write with a deep sense of urgency, sadness, and unwavering opposition to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 (the MaD Bill). You may not share my stance on free speech, but as an Australian patriot, deeply in love with this country and ...
Opposition’s chance to Trump Net Zero | The Spectator Australia
1 天前 · The Opposition knows all this; it just needs an opportunity to formulate its ideas, load its policy guns and nullify Net Zero. In the process, the Opposition should remind voters that, ‘When a society loses the desire to know the truth, that is a precursor to totalitarianism,’ as Holocaust survivor and political philosopher Hannah Arendt ...
Labour minister obfuscates over defence spend target
1 天前 · John Healey was across the airwaves this morning discussing president-elect Donald Trump, the war in Ukraine and the small boats fiasco. But on the issue of defence spending, Healey became rather tongue-tied…. Quizzed by LBC’s Nick Ferrari on whether Starmer’s army will meet its target of increasing military spending to 2.5 per cent of ...
Winning against the feminist machine | The Spectator Australia
1 天前 · The government spokesperson unashamedly announced the Labor government’s decision. Zero new funding. There would not be a single dollar added to the pittance already received by a couple of key organisations. A few months later, when the 2024-25 Budget was announced, it emerged the government had allocated over $160 million to women’s health.
Is the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill coming for the …
3 天之前 · Paragraph 42 (2) (a) recognises digital communications platforms as ‘section [s] of the digital platform industry’. The digital platform industry can then, under the bill, be bound by ‘misinformation codes’ designed to ‘ [protect] the Australian community from serious harm’. If such a code is in force, subclause 53 (2) empowers the ...
2024 or 1984? - The Spectator Australia
2024年2月29日 · The Misinformation and Disinformation Bill, introduced this year, paves the way towards a 1984 totalitarian reality where foreign organisations find themselves involved in regulating Australia’s free speech.. Signatories to the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation launched in 2021 included Adobe, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Redbubble, TikTok, and Twitter.
Australians should celebrate the return of Assange
The return of Julian Assange to Australia has undoubtedly been the dominant news item during the last couple of days. In the pages of The Spectator Australia, Alexandra Marshall repeatedly intimated that the Assange matter has divided Australia’s conservatives.Commenting on her opinion, we have contributed a piece in which we argue that this matter should not divide conservatives because ...
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Welcome to Spectator Australia TV
2021年2月28日 · 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 ...