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Shorten Barracuda
Australia’s newly commissioned Shortfin Barracuda submarines may as well be referred to as the Shorten Barracudas, because it is largely…
Should, could, would
Here’s what should happen. The Coalition, led by Malcolm Turnbull, should win the forthcoming July 2 election with a slightly…
Should, could, would
Here’s what should happen. The Coalition, led by Malcolm Turnbull, should win the forthcoming July 2 election with a slightly…
Walk the plank
It’s sad to say but the Royal Australian Navy is fast becoming a joke, if it isn’t there already. The…
Walk the plank
It’s sad to say but the Royal Australian Navy is fast becoming a joke, if it isn’t there already. The…
Could do better
And so those who kill by the polls now refuse to be judged by them. It was wrong of Malcolm…
Could do better
And so those who kill by the polls now refuse to be judged by them. It was wrong of Malcolm…
Surplus, not surprises
Unless the Senate does something spectacular – and God knows it likes to make a spectacle of itself – the…
Surplus, not surprises
Unless the Senate does something spectacular – and God knows it likes to make a spectacle of itself – the…
Resurrection shuffle
The Easter message is about resurrection. In Australian politics, the week before Easter has seen more risings than Lazarus with…
Resurrection shuffle
The Easter message is about resurrection. In Australian politics, the week before Easter has seen more risings than Lazarus with…
Juggling chainsaws
The Greens refuse a vote on gay marriage. The government refuses to vote on restoring the desperately-needed union watchdog, the…
Juggling chainsaws
The Greens refuse a vote on gay marriage. The government refuses to vote on restoring the desperately-needed union watchdog, the…
Best served cold
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the Niki Savva book, reviewed this week by Rebecca Weisser as well…
Best served cold
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the Niki Savva book, reviewed this week by Rebecca Weisser as well…
DD-d-decision time
DD or not DD, that is the question for Hamlet in the Lodge, Malcolm Turnbull. Six months in, the Turnbull…
DD-d-decision time
DD or not DD, that is the question for Hamlet in the Lodge, Malcolm Turnbull. Six months in, the Turnbull…
No diving
The last time federal MP Craig Laundy made headlines was when he pre-empted Tony Abbott’s back down on the repeal…
Flying colours
Five weeks ago, amid the tempestuous climes of mid-January, we threw down the gauntlet for our Prime Minister to prove…
Flying colours
Five weeks ago, amid the tempestuous climes of mid-January, we threw down the gauntlet for our Prime Minister to prove…
Malcolm’s masterplan
Perhaps it’s been Malcolm’s cunning masterplan all along. And here’s how it works: spend month after month raising all sorts…
Malcolm’s masterplan
Perhaps it’s been Malcolm’s cunning masterplan all along. And here’s how it works: spend month after month raising all sorts…
The cost of freedom
‘Military madness’, sang Graham Nash, ‘is killing my country.’ That was back in the ‘70s when US and Australian forces…
The cost of freedom
‘Military madness’, sang Graham Nash, ‘is killing my country.’ That was back in the ‘70s when US and Australian forces…
Culture defeat
Could somebody please disband the miserable committees whose ‘job’ it is to select the so-called ‘Australian of the Year’? No…
