On turning forty

18 May 2016 | On Friday 20 May 2016, the Sydney Writers' Festival is holding a special tribute to Bob Ellis (see ...  

Liberal attacks on Medicare are anything but Christian

11 May 2016 | With so many vulnerable Australians relying on quality public health care, a government claiming ...  

CRAIG THOMSON: Goodbye Bob Ellis, my friend

15 Apr 2016 | A very moving tribute by former federal MP Craig Thomson for the man who was his unwavering friend ...  

Bill Shorten: Eulogy for Bob Ellis

12 Apr 2016 | Brilliant, touching and heartfelt tribute delivered by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten for esteemed ...  

The same ruined road: Why we’re better than the Peta Credlin rumours

8 Mar 2016 | The blame attributed to Peta Credlin for the downfall of former PM Tony Abbott is yet another sign ...  

Why should we be concerned by the destruction of Peter Slipper?

16 Dec 2015 | In a speech at the official launch of his new book last week (10/12/15), Ashbygate: The Plot to ...  

This is not a novel: The Ashbygate book and the back room man

25 Oct 2015 | Ashbygate author Ross Jones assures us in the introduction that 'this is not a novel' — yet this ...  

Telling in the Mountains: An Australian politics dream diary

21 Sep 2015 | Well before the spill, before even Tony Abbott's near death experience, Alfred P Zarb considered ...  

Peter Wicks: Throwing the book at Kathy Jackson

1 Aug 2015 | Peter Wicks from Wixxyleaks lifts the lid on the latest goings on in Jacksonville, as well as ...  

What Orwell can tell us about the Abbott Government

15 Jun 2015 | Although Abbott’s people smuggling and Bernardi’s halal fear-mongering appear vastly different ...  

REVIEW: The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd

25 Feb 2015 | Despite its title, The Rise and Fall of Gunns is about rather more than the rise and fall of ...  

Four Colour Culture: Source Material

18 Jan 2015 | In the first issue of a new column, entertainment editor John Turnbull takes a look at the graphic ...  

The Lucky Country and the Republic — 50 years on

13 Jan 2015 | The first edition of The Lucky Country was published fifty years ago in December 1964 by staunch ...  

The climate wars: IPA amateurs inordinately outgunned by Royal Society experts

13 Jan 2015 | The Institute of Public Affairs has renewed its attack on climate science. Steve Bishop explains ...  

The murderous secrets of Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa regime

25 Oct 2014 | Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence reviews Trevor Grant’s new book SRI LANKA'S SECRETS ...  

SRI LANKA’S SECRETS: New book exposes murderous Rajapaksa regime

23 Oct 2014 | Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence introduces a new book on Sri Lanka's murderous Rajap ...  

News Corp: Beyond contempt

9 Aug 2014 | Peter Jukes has written a fascinating account of the News Corp hacking trials, which he had live ...  

Bob Carr's book and Australia's guided democracy

12 Apr 2014 | Bob Carr's new book is an insightful and illuminating read and Carr does not deserve the hyster ...