Eric Abetz Is No Fixer: Senate Kills Two Industrial Relations Bills In 24 Hours
All of a sudden, industrial relations is back on the political agenda. The reasons are…More
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The Smart Response To Gun Crime Is Not Mandatory Sentences
Australia has a proud legacy of acting in a pragmatic and evidence-based manner around gun…More
Tony Abbott's Drug Problem: Too Much Time At The Cool-Aid Container
In an opinion attacking Victoria’s Human Rights Charter, the then High Court Justice Dyson Heydon…More
Dyson Heydon: Abbott’s Attack Dog Tactic Turns Around To Bite Him
Imagine if Gillian Triggs, the Abbott government’s bête noire, had accepted an invitation to address…More
Fair Work Ombudsman Sues No Land Tax Party Over Unpaid Wages
A political party “formed to fight for a fairer deal for property investors in New…More
The MP Rorts The Public Don't See
Now starts the analysis and allocation of blame for Bronwyn Bishop’s fall from grace. The…More
Bishop Imbroglio Highlights Uncomfortable Patterns In Tony Abbott's Leadership
Bronwyn Bishop has departed. The Speaker of the House of Representatives resigned on the weekend,…More
Parliamentary Expenses Reviewer Well Placed To Cut Through Scandal
This evening in Canberra, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a major review into how politicians…More
Abbott Fronts The Media, New Matilda Provides The Translation
On an uncharacteristically warm winter afternoon in Canberra today, the Prime Minister finally emerged from…More
Bronwyn Bishop Resigns Amid A Great Prime Ministerial Silence
UPDATE: A few hours after the original version of this story went to press, Tony…More