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Kim Beazley takes the drinks trolley ahead of principle
The arrival of the Prince Charles on Australian soil, the opening of the Commonwealth Games and the appointment of Kim Beazley as Governor of …
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The only Newspoll that matters for Turnbull is the thirtieth
Poor Malcolm Turnbull, caught in a trap, a web, a snare, ambushed and assailed, boxed in and brutishly bushwhacked by Malcolm Turnbull. Malcolm Turnbull …
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It ain’t Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France, folks
What’s the difference between South African, Indian, English and Australian cricket? When a South African player, Faf du Plessis, gets nicked for ball tampering …
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Government in the slow learners class
You have to wonder if government is capable of learning from the mistakes of the past. If it was a school student, it’d be …
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The Painters & Dockers Union
True crime writer Peter Hoysted, aka ‘Jack the Insider’ returns with the story of one of Australia’s most elaborate criminal enterprises. From the early …
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Shorten’s cunning stunt
We should be grateful to Labor, Bill Shorten and Chris Bowen for one thing at least. They have switched the Canberra vaudeville to off …
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Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon’s fruity version of facts
I have a few kangaroos loose in my top paddock. That’s not supposed to be a metaphor for a loose grip on sanity although …
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Bill Shorten the political contortionist
Let’s face it, Bill Shorten is the only reason Coalition MPs still get out of bed every morning. Without him, they’d be stuck in …
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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 …