Why We’ll Remember Gillard’s Speech
Gillard’s speech to the parliament this week about Abbott’s misogyny is a watershed in her…More
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Why Slipper's Stuff-Ups Matter
For weeks now the Australian public has been assailed with lurid stories about the travails…More
Do We Need A Pollies' Code Of Conduct?
Do our federal politicians need a code of conduct? "Yes!" I hear many of you…More
Showtime In Canberra
Let’s begin with the obvious. The controversy, the imbroglio, the white-hot media circus that has…More
A Kinder, Gentler Polity?
The suggestion that the new Parliament, with its minority Labor government, will represent a "new…More
Turnbull Takes Abbott To The Cleaners
You have to hand it to Malcolm Turnbull. Just when most of us thought he…More
Trivial Pursuits Distract A Nation In Crisis
It’s been an eventful week in Australian politics. The last days of Parliament for the…More
The States are in a State
What are states for? Are they the building blocks of our nation, without which we…More
The Cardboard Solution
It is one of the great truths of history that a great idea is frequently…More
We Cannot Imagine That We will Fail
"Each generation lives in ignorance of the consequences of its actions," Brendan Nelson said in…More