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Mission Innovation
A warm, fuzzy pat on the back for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who went to Paris and – thus far…
Mission Innovation
A warm, fuzzy pat on the back for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who went to Paris and – thus far…
Yellow label
The United Nations’ corporate hatred of the nation of Israel and the Jewish people is clear from the ever-growing list…
Yellow label
The United Nations’ corporate hatred of the nation of Israel and the Jewish people is clear from the ever-growing list…
What to do?
First, let’s list the obscenities, of which there have been so many (not including, of course, the Parisian atrocities themselves).…
What to do?
First, let’s list the obscenities, of which there have been so many (not including, of course, the Parisian atrocities themselves).…
Inconceivable
Here we go again. Almost twenty years after it almost brought down John Howard in the 1998 election, the Great…
Inconceivable
Here we go again. Almost twenty years after it almost brought down John Howard in the 1998 election, the Great…
Unforced assimilation
Finally, it would appear, we are beginning an honest conversation about the assimilation of Islamic cultures into mainstream Australia. This…
Unforced assimilation
Finally, it would appear, we are beginning an honest conversation about the assimilation of Islamic cultures into mainstream Australia. This…
Fine moments
What a shame that Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull never found a way to work effectively together. Or to look…
Fine moments
What a shame that Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull never found a way to work effectively together. Or to look…
Back to the future
With luck and prudent decision-making, the Coalition government will ride comfortably high in the opinion polls up to and beyond…
Straight to the heart
Muhammad Salah, or Abu Rajab as his mates call him, is what you might call a ‘firebrand cleric’. Even, possibly,…
Straight to the heart
Muhammad Salah, or Abu Rajab as his mates call him, is what you might call a ‘firebrand cleric’. Even, possibly,…
Lingua malcolma
There is a breath of fresh air that has wafted through our political system over the last three weeks, ushering…
Through gritted teeth
Many questions remain in the wash-up of the House of Cards style coup in which Malcolm ‘FU’ Turnbull plotted over…
Through gritted teeth
Many questions remain in the wash-up of the House of Cards style coup in which Malcolm ‘FU’ Turnbull plotted over…
The Great Communicator
He pauses, he stutters, he umms and he ahhs. Hesitant moments as his hands wave meaninglessly in the air; awkward…
Coup de (dis)grâce
The knifing of Tony Abbott will go down as one of the most destructive and arrogant acts of political bastardry…
Coup de (dis)grâce
The knifing of Tony Abbott will go down as one of the most destructive and arrogant acts of political bastardry…
Photo opportunity
Former Speccie columnist and would-be federal Treasurer Chris Bowen clearly is in need of a decent sub-editor to help him…
Photo opportunity
Former Speccie columnist and would-be federal Treasurer Chris Bowen clearly is in need of a decent sub-editor to help him…
Distraught and distracted
The law is straightforward. If you denigrate or demean the work of a Royal Commission, or indeed a Royal Commissioner,…
Distraught and distracted
The law is straightforward. If you denigrate or demean the work of a Royal Commission, or indeed a Royal Commissioner,…