Are we really discussing putting drugs in our water?
TAMPERING with water supplies in order to keep the nation upbeat sounds like something out of 1984, until you realise it’s being discussed right now, writes James Morrow.
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Saudi 9/11 link in barbaric murder at consulate
HE was a political dissident, journalist and ex-intelligence aide who advocated for a Muslim Brotherhood-led change in Saudi Arabia, but Jamal Khashoggi’s murder may have been to hush up dirt on Saudi involvement in the 9/11 attacks.
Prince Harry’s projects turning around ex-soldier’s lives
In his darkest moment as an infantry soldier, Dean West lost five Digger mates and was haunted for years by the tragedy that took their lives. But West could never have foreseen that tragedy would lead to a personal meeting with royalty a quarter-of-a-century later in Sydney.
Bad timing of a holy war in Wentworth
WITH a week to go to the crucial by-election, a fight over religious rights and wrongs is bad news for the PM.
Why Taylor Swift’s political cry may backfire
THE long history of celebrity political endorsements is a mixed bag of some success and some crushing failures, writes James Morrow.
Great art has always needed commerce
THE Opera House has been the subject of culture wars since before the first sod was turned, writes James Morrow. But this one, in particular, makes no sense.
The little Aussie car that nearly did
FIFTY years ago this year Australia’s Ford Falcon scored its most significant ever international victory when it claimed the Team’s prize in the London-Sydney Marathon, the most gruelling long-distance car race of all time.
Changes, yes, but Metro will be worth the price
THIS week we have made the single biggest change on Sydney’s rail network in a century. The temporary closure of the rail line between Epping and Chatswood will impact around 20,000 people, every day for seven months.
Are we setting the bar for offence too low?
EVERYONE can be offended by something — even a much-loved meme — and that’s precisely why we need to lighten up about it, writes James Morrow.
‘Action man’ Morrison not shy of policy reversal
SCOTT Morrison’s pragmatic style of leadership threatens Bill Shorten’s long run of setting the agenda, writes Sky News’ David Speers.
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