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
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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
Greg Hunt, Our First Minister For Pollution
Has there been a worse federal Environment Minister than Greg Hunt? It’s hard to think…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
Clean Energy Sacrificed To Keep Abbott's Hardline Backers Happy
“It's hard to imagine a fledgling industry being attacked and undermined by a national government…More
This Is Not The End Of Bill Shorten
Is Bill Shorten finished? That’s the inescapable question raised by his appearance at the Royal…More
The Hidden Nasties In Australia's New Free Trade Deal
There was pomp and ceremony on the day the deal was signed: June 17, in…More
Jailing Doctors And Teachers? Another Skirmish In Abbott's War On Transparency
Yesterday, a group of doctors, nurses, teachers and social workers released a remarkable open letter.…More
Greek Eurozone Crisis: A Tale Of Austerity And Farce
It’s a telling commentary on the superficiality of the Australian political debate that while we…More
Tony Abbott, Terrorism, And The Politics Of Paranoia
In 1964, the celebrated American historian Richard Hofstadter published an essay in Harper’s Magazine. It was…More