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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Jeremy Corbyn, And The Terrifying Prospect Of Policies The Punters Actually Like
In 2009, British newspapers revealed that Conservative MP Sir Peter Viggers had invoiced taxpayers for…More
Stenography Journalism: Fairfax On Spying And Snowden
On August 7, the Sydney Morning Herald ran a vacuous story on its front page.…More
China’s Politics of Disaster: Port Explosion Shook Tianjin, But Also A Nation
Fire and explosion engulfed a large area of Tianjin’s Tanggu industrial park on Wednesday night.…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
Would A Plebiscite On Marriage Equality Do Anything?
After a long party room debate, the Liberal-National coalition decided that its MPs would not…More
Tony Abbott Has No Intention Of Reaching His Flimsy Emissions Target
The news that the Abbott government has settled on an emissions reduction target for Australia…More
Respectable Hatred: Fairfax On Islam
Politicians and celebrities have a favourite kind of racism for politicians and celebrities. The type…More
The ‘Right To Development’ On Indigenous Lands
In the recently released White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, it is noted that many…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