Unity is Power
Unity within the Australian Labor Party can lead to great things. During last year’s election…More
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A Damp Squib
The episode has not particularly increased the nation’s body of knowledge regarding the Liberal’s stymied…More
A Master of the Adroit White Lie
You have, I’m certain, sorely missed the ruddy, lunch-eating spectre of Brian Burke in news…More
Pleasing the Party Room
So many armchair activists have been frothing at the mouth about Brendan Nelson’s very sorry…More
The Sins of the Fathers
On the day after so many Australians said they were sorry, I wrote to the…More
We Cannot Imagine That We will Fail
"Each generation lives in ignorance of the consequences of its actions," Brendan Nelson said in…More
The Hardest Word Has Just Been Uttered
"It never goes away. Just ‘cause we’re not walking around on crutches or with bandages…More
So Long as They Mean It
Thousands gathered in Canberra to celebrate this morning’s historic apology to the Stolen Generations, and…More
News From the Non-Members’ Bar
Kevin Rudd’s finest hour came just weeks into his time as Prime Minister. He will…More
The Nation Apologises
I give notice that, at the next sitting, I will move: That today we honour…More