How Whitlam Redefined Opposition
On 2 December 1972, Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st prime minister. Arguably, his greatest achievement…More
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When The Poor Vote Conservative
People of my generation remember the 1960s for a wave of protest in the USA…More
The Day The Egalitarianism Died
I am, as a rule, not a partisan. I try not to take sides in…More
The Greatest Victim Of Them All
Look. I am not generally in the habit of objectifying women. I am no leering…More
Gillard Rides The New Wave Of Feminism
Two things happened in federal parliament yesterday. One was that the Speaker of the House…More
Tony Abbott's Good Girls
Last week Margie Abbott chose to make a series of public appearances in order to…More
Why Are We Living Beyond Our Means?
Last Wednesday night on the ABC’s 7.30 Report, David Murray, former Chair of the Future…More
Getting The Facts Straight On Abbott
Last week I dusted off the spiderwebs on an old story I had written about…More
Abbott Threatened Me Too
After work one evening in the late 1970s I went for a quick drink with…More
Can NSW Labor Keep The Tories Out Of Sydney?
In an unusual gesture, on 22 August the Federal Opposition Leader gifted a pair of…More