Land tax stoush makes for strange bedfellows
The Adelaide war over changes to land tax has seen a couple of traditional rivals align — at least intellectually.
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Change brewing as Astrid makes West End history
Astrid Eerens may not think she’s a trailblazer, but at 31 she’s challenging the “blokey” perception of her beer industry and the stereotype that Millennials are waiting around for the perfect job. Here’s how she became the first woman to run the West End Brewery.
Who’s been naughty and nice in state parliament?
In this week’s Off the Record, we look at the MPs kicked out of parliament most often, reveal what superstar Sia has been invited to open in Adelaide and how the UK’s Brexit shambles could influence Australian politics.
Alexander Downer comes clean on his life as a spy
Finally rumbled, Alexander Downer comes clean on his life as a spy – as told to Michael McGuire*.
Hunger Games — bidding war over lunch with Peter
In this week’s Off the Record, find out why state Labor leader Peter Malinauskas is worth more than a South Pacific cruise and take a peek at Gina Rinehart’s happy snap from the White House State Dinner for Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
The AFL is arrogant, grandiose and out-of-touch
The AFL is an arrogant, grandiose, out-of-touch organisation shot through with instinctive amateurism, Michael McGuire writes — how are GWS expected to win a Grand Final when the odds are so unfairly tilted in Richmond’s favour?
Trouble in the Hills for Heysen Foundation
Resignations rock the Heysen Foundation, a battle over who will run the Australian Education Union, the connection between Heston Blumenthal and Alexander Downer and the big gun QC fighting the energy regulator.
Truth the first casualty in the Middle East
Yet again, tensions in the Middle East seem set to explode — but this time, it’s so much harder to figure out who is telling the truth, writes Michael McGuire.
Leaders are becoming less credible by the week: Michael McGuire
It’s hard not to be concerned about what is going on at the moment in the Middle East. It’s even harder to figure out who is telling the truth and who, if anyone, is to be believed about who is responsible for attacking Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil facility over the weekend.
Hong Kong businessmen eye luxury Adelaide homes
A group of cashed-up Hong Kong businessmen are eyeing luxury Adelaide homes, we reveal the big names behind Duxton Water and what happened when former British PM Tony Blair and ex-Foreign Minister Alexander Downer met in London?
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