The ‘culture war’ election
By Rachel Withers
April 20, 2022
The controversy surrounding Warringah “captain’s pick” Katherine Deves is not going away. And it’s increasingly apparent that this is...
Katherine Deves preselection ‘another Hawke game’
When the prime minister hand-picked anti-transgender activist Katherine Deves as his party’s candidate in the Sydney federal seat of Warringah last month, key moderates...
Scomo and the Public Service: How Bad Can It Get?
The Report by the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Phil Gaetjens, into Bridget McKenzie’s handling of the Community Sport Infrastructure...
How competent is Scott Morrison as a manager of government business?
By Michael Keating
Scott Morrison wants the election to be about competence, but an examination of his record suggests that he is not capable of...
Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join...
A seismic shift has taken place in Finland in the two months since Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops and tanks across the border into Ukraine.
The...
Clive Palmer and how to buy the balance of power
Clive Palmer writes his own ads. The mining billionaire, who has spent a lifetime seeking and wielding political influence, is proud of this fact.
“I...
Explainer: what are Labor and the Coalition promising on an anti-corruption...
Explainer: what are Labor and the Coalition promising on an anti-corruption commission and what is the government’s record?
Yee-Fui Ng, Monash University
As the election is...
It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s climate change
Alan Kohler:
Anthony Albanese would have spent the past three nights in his hotel rooms staring, red-eyed, at the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, memorising...
Beware the ‘mog’: If only politicians realised playing God is not...
Queensland’s politicians need be less god-like and more business-like when it comes to “mogging” their public servants
writes Robert MacDonald.
Once you start looking for lack...
The fantasy that haunts our cult of the fallen
By Douglas Newton
According to the fantasy, there is a ‘moral obligation’ toward dead Anzacs – but not to democratise the decisions that would throw...
