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Tyranny of the reluctant voter
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (1029+ words) The Spectator Australia Tyranny of the reluctant voter Compulsory voting is a farce There is a peculiar Australian conceit that compulsory voting is part of the natural order, as fixed as the Constitution itself. It is not. Compulsory attendance at…...
Friedrich Merz is driving his coalition to breaking point
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) The Spectator Australia Friedrich Merz is driving his coalition to breaking point ‘Whoever has visions should see a doctor.’ Dubiously credited to the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt, this bon mot has become a stock phrase of Berlin political jargon,…...
The Green candidate who thinks Iran should bomb the White House
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (510+ words) A Green candidate in this week’s council elections says the White House should be blown up, described Hamas taking ‘filthy hostages,’ and denies that anyone was raped by the terror group on 7 October. ‘I hope Iran can destroy Israel and…...