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In the Canberra space, no one can hear anybody scream
You may have heard the phrase, much-beloved by corporate types and politicians alike, “in the space”. During question time this week, the Minister for …
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Mass shooters are terrorists
The year 2018 has already provided a Melbourne Cup field of weirdness, but this week was a standout. Earlier in the week we were …
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Worst outcome for Coalition is if Barnaby Joyce continues to dig in
It might have made for an amusing office sweep. Three politicians clinging perilously to power. One wondered who would be the first to drop …
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No room at the inn for the ideological traveller
You know those silly online surveys that claim to determine your ideological standpoint? Yes, I know. They’re junk. I should have understood this when …
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Show business for ugly people? No thanks
IF you’re like me, you’re sick to death of the Barnaby Joyce story already and it has only been out there for little more …
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Australia’s second-hand secrets
Psst. Anyone know where I can get my hands on some top-secret documents? Never mind. It turns out they can be purchased in second-hand …
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Madness and potty mouth prerequisites for presidency
TRUMP derangement syndrome (TDS) is alive and well. Take Hawaii’s false alarm of an imminent missile strike on Sunday. The alarm was triggered by …
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Assange’s greatest fear is anonymity
EARLIER this week, I joked on social media that Assange has become so used to confined spaces, it would be wrong not to lock …
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Royal Commission: where to from here?
I was interviewed for the ABCs documentary, Undeniable, which examined the events leading up to the establishment of the royal commission into institutional responses to …
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What makes a mass murderer?
Charlie Manson is dead. Fetch me a bin liner. I could make that funeral quick and inexpensive I assure you. In the wake of …