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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > when-did-albanese-change-his-position

When did Albanese change his position?

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (375+ words) We've changed our position' is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's much ridiculed attempt to hide from accusations that he misled voters at the last election about changes to the negative gearing and capital gains taxes in the budget. But remember, Albo,…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > the-sacrifice-of-the-lambs

The sacrifice of the lambs

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (926+ words) The easiest and fastest way to fix a political screw-up is to replace the leader. New leader. New era. It works for failing governments and fumbling oppositions. They learned this behaviour from the era of kings and tribal warlords. A…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > why-iran-attacked-israel-and-why-israel-hit-back

Why Iran attacked Israel " and why Israel hit back

19+ hour, 2+ min ago  (392+ words) If you follow what's been going on in recent days in the Middle East from only the BBC and Sky, it must seem as if'Israel has broken a series of ceasefires in order to satisfy either some insatiable appetite for…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > the-real-reason-keir-starmer-is-cracking-down-on-social-media

The real reason Keir Starmer is cracking down on social media

23+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1098+ words) The Spectator Australia The real reason Keir Starmer is cracking down on social media Labour is planning to give 16-year-olds the vote, while simultaneously forbidding them to scroll through Instagram So, Labour is planning to give 16-year-olds the vote, while…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > polanski-pushes-price-hikes

Polanski pushes price hikes

19+ hour, 14+ min ago  (230+ words) When he's not ranting about Gaza, Zack Polanski is mostly to be found despairing about the cost of living. And aren't we all? Delivering a speech at the Bakers' Union conference, the far-left politician said: I was thinking of a…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > cabinet-office-loses-the-spin-count

Cabinet Office loses the spin count

23+ hour, 15+ min ago  (331+ words) The Spectator Australia Cabinet Office loses the spin count You'd be hard pressed to find a member of the public who thinks the Labour government is doing a sterling job. Up and down the country, voters are furious at the…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > parliaments-artificial-scrutiny

Parliament's artificial scrutiny

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (248+ words) AI has taken the world by storm, and few workplaces have been immune to its impact. In the House of Commons last year, Written Parliamentary Questions from MPs and peers doubled compared with 2024. The Department of Health and Social Care…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > sixteen-times-that-trump-nearly-ended-the-iran-war

Sixteen times that Trump nearly ended the Iran war

16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (357+ words) The Spectator Australia Sixteen times that Trump nearly ended the Iran war Today marks a hundred days since America and Israel began launching strikes on Iran on February 28. The very next day, Donald Trump told the Atlantic that Iran's leaders…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > the-church-of-england-has-a-white-privilege-problem

The Church of England has a "white privilege" problem

23+ hour, 9+ min ago  (230+ words) The police are rightly under intense scrutiny at present for their rejection of the Peelian principle of enforcing the law impartially between ethnic groups "without fear or favour, thanks to their wholesale acceptance of DEI and critical race theory. There…...

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spectator. com. au > 2026 > 06 > britain-should-listen-to-americas-mass-migration-warning

Britain should listen to America's mass migration warning

23+ hour, 8+ min ago  (560+ words) Back in November, the US State Department warned that "mass migration poses an existential threat to western civilisation and undermines the stability of key American allies. In February, in his address to the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco…...