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Gotcha in reverse
The ABC, through its glamour couple Sarah Ferguson and Tony Jones, did Tony Abbott two huge favours this past month.…
Constitutional smoking ceremony
The push for changing our Constitution to recognise explicitly the special status in Australia of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders…
Constitutional smoking ceremony
The push for changing our Constitution to recognise explicitly the special status in Australia of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders…
Changing seasons
February seems a long time ago. It’s not only the seasons that have changed, so too has the entire political…
Changing seasons
February seems a long time ago. It’s not only the seasons that have changed, so too has the entire political…
Get a job
‘I grew up… with an unemployed father. He didn’t riot. He got on his bike and he looked for work. And…
Get a job
‘I grew up… with an unemployed father. He didn’t riot. He got on his bike and he looked for work. And…
Road to Darlinghurst
Lo and behold the number of politicians enjoying a last minute Road to Damascus conversion – or should that be…
Road to Darlinghurst
Lo and behold the number of politicians enjoying a last minute Road to Damascus conversion – or should that be…
To the core
Whilst John Howard struggled with his ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ promises, it may well be core and non-core values that end…
To the core
Whilst John Howard struggled with his ‘core’ and ‘non-core’ promises, it may well be core and non-core values that end…
Getting it wrong
Could our progressive elites have got it more wrong? Far from being derided by the ‘enlightened’ countries of Europe and…
Getting it wrong
Could our progressive elites have got it more wrong? Far from being derided by the ‘enlightened’ countries of Europe and…
Labor’s pyrrhic victory
By winning the battle, Labor have managed to lose the war. With such a monumental strategic blunder, Bill Shorten and…
Labor’s pyrrhic victory
By winning the battle, Labor have managed to lose the war. With such a monumental strategic blunder, Bill Shorten and…
Fermare le barche!
Yet again, the world looks to Australia’s Coalition government, and in particular to Tony Abbott, for guidance on a problem…
Fermare le barche!
Yet again, the world looks to Australia’s Coalition government, and in particular to Tony Abbott, for guidance on a problem…
Useful idiots
Tony Burke and Tanya Plibersek are laying down the ‘welcome’ mat for Islamist terrorists to take over the West Bank,…
Useful idiots
Tony Burke and Tanya Plibersek are laying down the ‘welcome’ mat for Islamist terrorists to take over the West Bank,…
Devil in her ayatollahs
Looking like a cross between Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, our glamourous foreign minister last week rocked into – of…
Devil in her ayatollahs
Looking like a cross between Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, our glamourous foreign minister last week rocked into – of…
Spill Bill?
The major problem facing the Labor party today is one of logistics: how do you get rid of a floundering…
Spill Bill?
The major problem facing the Labor party today is one of logistics: how do you get rid of a floundering…
Year of ideas
‘Today, I say very clearly, Labor will support reform which is fair. Labor will fight reform which is unfair,’ said…
Year of ideas
‘Today, I say very clearly, Labor will support reform which is fair. Labor will fight reform which is unfair,’ said…