Diary Australia
Notes from abroad
Flying across the Pacific, I am reading two new works from the recent explosion of books on the outbreak of…
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On my second afternoon in Australia I found myself in the heart of Sydney, strolling past Circular Quay with Baron…
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‘Terrifying.’ ‘Scary.’ The ABC’s Annabel Crabb is worried about the rise of digital media and the slow yet steady decline…
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It’s 1.45 a.m. and I can’t sleep: jet lag. We returned early yesterday morning from the UK — my first…
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We have chartered a ferry to take our 180 guests from Circular Quay to Fort Denison for the dinner to…
Chris Kenny's Diary
As it ticked over midnight and into my wife’s birthday, I crossed to Paul Murray Live on Sky News from…
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Wellington. When think tanks launch their reports, reactions are typically divided. Fair enough: our goal is to present innovative analysis…
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I have been spending the week in Rome, having breakfast and dinner most days with Pope Francis I. Literally. How…
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The first time I met Quentin Bryce, I was a scruffy 17-year-old law student decked out in the obligatory undergraduate…
Brian Loughnane's diary
For me, the worst day of any campaign is election day. After three years of intense, all-consuming activity the phones…
An Abbottphobe’s diary
I remain in rehab following the election nightmare. When the all-shining, coiffed, permed and waxed Abbott family appeared at the…
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My home city of London is famous for producing two of the world’s longest-standing and best-written political magazines. You are…
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Tony Abbott has long been a gift to journalists, particularly those writing for readers in Britain. At the start of…
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Australians worry too much. You don’t dress warmly enough, especially on chilly airplanes. Your coffee isn’t as great as you…
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It’s the Friday before the first weekend of the election campaign and one day to go before the launch of…
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Holy hellfire: the Law of Unintended Consequences struck me out of right field for the first full week of the…
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In a life garlanded by few and modest distinctions, I do enjoy, I suspect, one that is unusual. As we…
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The rhythms of my new life are becoming clear. Waking early for exercise, not a morning call. Immersing myself in…
Palace diary
At exactly 9.45 p.m., glasses charged, we stand while a toast is proposed to the Queen. ‘The Queen’, we all…
Ashes diary
Nottingham, UK When I previewed the Ashes series in England in these pages two weeks ago I erred on the…
Mark Scott's diary
Al Forsyth, a man who has crossed the Kokoda Track nearly 90 times, told me not to worry, to trust…
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The phones have stopped ringing. It’s eerie and doesn’t feel right. The usual mischief-makers have stopped taking calls and answering…
