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Bottom Drawer
It’s been a stellar year of award-worthy performances
Labor – the gift that keeps on giving
Tony Abbott must do more than just rely on the Rudd / Gillard catastrophe that brought him to power
It’s the high achievers, stupid
The quiet truth of politics is that it all comes down to the character and calibre of those running the show
Reform interruptus
Tony Abbott is determined to run a government along the lines of Hawke, Keating and Howard
Better than those other bastards
Some Prime Ministers grow into the job - where others clearly did not
Bottom drawer
18C was lost to cultural romanticising and self-interest
Mavericks and ratbags threaten the NZ Nationals
A coalition of cartoon-like characters and events could spell the end of John Key’s conservative government
Gorton vs McMahon: the secret memo
The bitter rivary between two Prime Ministers exposed - over penning stories in the press and cabinet solidarity
Smash the Islamic State
The West has no choice other than to intervene - Australia included
Shorten comes clean
The Labor leader clears his name
Ebola – the next move?
Ebola is playing a deadly game on a microbial board
Bottom drawer
Tony Abbott’s been eating too many blue Smarties
Sex, lies and rock ‘n’ roll
Think very carefully before agreeing to be a witness in a child abuse court case
Touting for abuse
Is the Royal Commission into Child Abuse turning to telephone marketing?
Tony’s baby deserves a bright future
The much-maligned PPL is both worthwhile and visionary
Tony Abbott – the new David Cameron?
In ditching reforms to 18C, Tony Abbott has pandered to the Left whilst alienating the Right
Drowning in a sea of factional self-interests
Tony Abbott and Mike Baird must urgently grasp the lifeline John Howard has thrown them
I’m being stalked by Facebook
The social media site’s relentless probing is beyond creepy
Bottom drawer
Bill Shorten plans to re-heat Ruddism
Labor must not turn its back on Israel
The ALP has a long history of support for Israel. As it should.
A dark day for Australia
Tony Abbott’s ‘leadership call’ on Section 18C is a double-whammy wallop in the face of liberty
It’s time to stop funding ‘elite’ sports
Australia’s performance at the Commonwealth Games has exposed what a waste of taxpayers’ money it all is
Betraying Israel for the Muslim vote
Bob Carr and Labor have abandoned a critical ally
Dark star
Hugo Weaving is scarily good in Sydney Theatre Company’s innovative reworking of Macbeth
Aussie superheros
It’s time to tap into our rich comic-book heritage and make some movies, starting with The Southern Squadron
