Apologies are cheap for those who claim under National Redress Scheme
Just over a month ago, the federal parliament sat to offer formal apologies to the victims of institutional child sex abuse. Professional speech writers …
Liberals sleepwalk to an electoral calamity
The Morrison government is sleepwalking to an electoral calamity. Can the Liberal Party be roused from its slumber in time at least to save …
Daniel Andrews: so popular, even John Howard’s praising him
The result of the Victorian election has been analysed to within an inch of its life. Federal factors, state factors, good leadership, leadership in …
Punters point to a Labor minority government in Victoria
The overwhelming view is the Andrews government will win the Victorian election comfortably, possibly extending its margin in the lower house, but an analysis …
Writers, we’re a horrendously boring bunch
I’ve always said I’d never go to writers’ festivals and true to my word, I never have. The mere thought of sitting in a …
Unholy mess: Time for a Section 44 discussion
There is an unholy mess in the federal parliament, but you may not have noticed it because of the well, unholy mess in the …
Wentworth, you’re stepping in it
The denizens of Wentworth gather tomorrow at polling booths to determine the fate of Israel, the Iran Nuclear Agreement, the future of Judeo-Christian civilisation …
Beware the RSPCA’s mischief making
I want to let you into a little secret. There’s a big race on. You might have heard a whisper or two earlier in …
Malcolm in the middle… again
Keep your heads down, folks. Prepare yourself for the ghastly din of the ABC engaging in impassioned discourse with itself. It could go on …
Standing room only on the grassy knoll
It’s standing room only on the grassy knoll. Or at least it is if you believe the garbled conspiracy theories being peddled around by …