Latham’s Law
Latham’s Law
The wonder of the Tent Embassy riot lies not in how or why it happened, but in the political judgement…
Latham’s Law
Saturday morning at the nearest coffee shop, marvelling at the power of Murdoch self-promotion. One paper presents a profile of…
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December was a bad month for the Kim family. First Kim Il-Carr was dumped from Julia Gillard’s cabinet. Then Kim…
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In the pages of this magazine and elsewhere, the British neolibertarian Brendan O’Neill has mounted a curious argument about media…
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On one of his visits to Australia, Bill Clinton confessed to former NSW Premier Bob Carr that ‘Some people in…
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Lost in the hub-hub of Labor’s National Conference was an election result which lays bare the true state of Australia’s…
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Earlier this year, the Sydney Morning Herald declared Chris Pyne to be Australia’s most annoying person. I must confess, I…
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Kim Williams has left Foxtel just in time, escaping Bob the Blogger’s ferocious campaign against Psychic Sally, Teen Mom and…
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Andrew Bolt got into trouble recently when he suggested that some people exaggerate their aboriginality for financial gain. Having just…
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As they say at the BBC, it must be a matter of taste. When it comes to watching footy matches…
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Bob Carr needs a good dose of the Central Coast water which has perked up the lives of John Della…
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Rugby union used to be known as the game they play in heaven. On the evidence displayed at the Rugby…
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Not many people see Laurie Ferguson, the Labor member for my old seat of Werriwa, as a raconteur. With his…
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When people retire from politics and are recognised for their service, there is an established hierarchy of naming rights. Local…
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The British Prime Minister David Cameron promised to build a big society. Yet all his nation has seen is a…
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What is it about Q&A? People who despise the show feel compelled to watch it every Monday night. It has…
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In re-reading William Shawcross’s biography of Rupert Murdoch I was struck by the ideological extremism of its subject matter. In…
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One of the dubious techniques of political feminism is to construct false standards for the behaviour of men. The objective…
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Australia’s experiment with a female prime minister has failed. When she took the job 12 months ago, Julia Gillard needed…
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With the sad passing of Rex ‘the Moose’ Mossop, it is at least comforting to know that his long lost…
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The Great Depression was a golden age for sporting heroism, confirming the importance of inspiration in times of adversity. On…
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Lindsay Tanner’s book Sideshow continues to receive mixed reviews. Lindsay Tanner’s book Sideshow continues to receive mixed reviews. Australia’s political…
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In reading Lindsay Tanner’s new book Sideshow, the words of baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra came to mind: ‘It’s…
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Some funny things happen in the world of political reporting, but none more absurd than the profile of John Howard’s…
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When Russell Crowe urged South Sydney’s members to let him take over their club in 2006 he said they should…
