Politics
Is Turnbull really done with politics?

Although he declared himself "retired" from politics, Malcolm Turnbull's performance on Q&A sugge ...  
Personality politics: The Christian and the chameleon

Why is our fair dinkum Prime Minister developing the persona of a quick-talking vacuum cleaner ...  
The Armistice: 'Ancient demons coming to the surface'

It fell to the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to post a reminder about the idea of civilisa ...  
Turnbull's final fantasies: Why they matter

Malcolm Turnbull’s much-anticipated Q&A interview last week was riddled with untruths. But who ...  
Prepare: Bill Shorten for our next PM

It's looking increasingly likely that Bill Shorten will become Australia's next PM. That's hardly ...  
Women, assault and the vote-winning agenda of terrorism

Imagine if politicians and the media cared more about eliminating sexual assault instead of ...  
The Whitlam dismissal: Four decades on

Even with all the changes wrought by Whitlam and subsequent governments, we still have the British ...  
Scott Morrison's sickening promotion of rape culture

The Prime Minister's recent comment made about Pamela Anderson was abhorrent, yet the media have ...  
ACCC intervenes in troubled NBN project

The ACCC has now intervened to highlight just how bad the situation is with our troubled NBN ...  
The skeletons in Barnaby's closet

Despite the media working to discredit Barnaby Joyce, he seems indestructible and likely to win ...  
EDITORIAL EXCERPT: Scott Morrison, the fair dinkum (self-)marketing man

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a corker of a new strategy to win back voters. IA fair dinkum ...  
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EDITORIAL: Scott Morrison, the fair dinkum marketing man

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a corker of a new strategy to win back voters. IA fair dinkum ...  
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WEEKLY WRAP: The #ScoMoExpress to nowhere

It’s fitting that the phrase, "There’s no such thing as bad publicity" is associated with a ni ...  
The marginal Prime Minister: The ScoMo electoral express

Suddenly PM Scott Morrison has remembered the State of Queensland ahead of the next election.  
New Caledonia referendum signals start of a new campaign

The result of New Caledonia’s independence referendum was close enough to inspire Kanak indep ...  
Bill Shorten, where the bloody hell are you?

As the Morrison Government stumbles from fumble to bungle on a daily basis, Labor Leader Bill ...  
Morrison embraces U.S.-style populist conservatism as desperation sets in

Even after the Wentworth by-election and deteriorating polling continues, the Morrison Government ...  
Australia's current political narrative: Too tragic to be a comedy

Both comedy and tragedy are playing out in Australia at the moment, but tragedy has the upper ...  
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