Like Abbott, Turnbull Is Using National Security For Political Gain
A new announcement shows the Turnbull government can be just as draconian and self-interested as…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
In Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull Branded Data Retention Laws ‘Expensive, Invasive, And Useless’
From the safety of Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull articulately laid waste to proposed data retention laws his government…More
THE TRANSCRIPT: Malcolm Turnbull Trashes Data Retention During 2012 Alfred Deakin Lecture
A few years ago, while in Opposition, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wasn’t so keen…More
Promised Privacy Protection Laws Yet To Be Revealed By Coalition As Data Retention Kicks In
The protections, described by one leader in the legal community as ‘basic’, are yet to…More
Malcolm Turnbull Benches Team Australia, But Will The Narrative On Terrorism Change?
The dialling down of the rhetoric is welcome, but will there also be a new…More
The Parramatta Shooting: New Rhetoric, Same Old Problem?
When Turnbull ousted Abbott, I made some predictions about his trajectory. One was that he…More
Cutting Rail Links Is Not Progress
Next week, the NSW government may finally succeed in making history, becoming the first in…More
Malcolm Turnbull, Immanuel Kant And The Conundrum Of Small And Big L Liberals
Last week in New Matilda Spencer Jackson wrote an eloquent article outlining the relevance of…More
In Defence Of The People Behind Violent, Radical Environmentalist ‘Karen’
Since last week, there has been a lot of ridicule of the government’s anti-radicalisation paper.…More
Government Spokesperson For Multicultural Affairs Declines To Criticise Reclaim Australia
Malcolm Turnbull’s Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs has declined to criticise the Reclaim Australia movement,…More