With Strings Attached
The end of the Howard Government’s ‘Pacific Solution’ might be good news for asylum seekers…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Moving the Cronies Along
Mamdouh Habib is not everybody’s cup of tea. If you work in intelligence he’s the…More
You Only Get One Tampa
TS Eliot reckoned that April was the cruellest month. Well, he didn’t have to survive…More
The Great Sell-Out
If you think Kevin Rudd and the labour movement are the chief beneficiaries of the…More
Viral Words: Policy
Every incoming prime minister, president, or potentate needs their own doctrine and a corresponding doctrinal…More
Weatherman for Hire
Early this year, Labor asked Bailey to stand for North Sydney, the seat adjoining Bennelong,…More
Rescuing the Intervention
One of the few theatrical highlights of Kevin Rudd’s lacklustre acceptance speech was the dramatic…More
When Values Are a Joke
Earlier this year I ran a Federally funded and mandated ‘Values Forum’ in a public…More
The Chosen Ones
Kevin Rudd’s Cabinet delivers Australia a broader and more diverse ministry than the country has…More
Labor's Education Challenge
Seven million Australian outsiders played a big but still barely recognised part in the election…More