Three-year terms…an archaic anachronism that cripples good government
By accident or design, Australians created a system that effectively ensures all federal governments have to keep one eye on the public mood at all times, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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James Packer’s surprise Hollywood reboot
James Packer’s revived Hollywood hit machine, Ratpac, has been granted unprecedented access to Melania Trump including at the White House and the Mar-a-Lago mansion.
‘I really do condemn anti-Semitism but …’
ISIS is seeing opportunities in a world where terrorism is arguably attracting unprecedented levels of sympathy, writes Joe Hildebrand.
The key 2024 moments that changed Sydney forever
From Alan Jones’ fall from grace to the opening of the game-changing Metro, it’s been a topsy-turvy year that has seen the best and worst of the Harbour City, writes Joe Hildebrand.
And the Bandt just keeps on braying
Adam Bandt publicly asking the Labor Party to share power with the Greens is making all of the right’s Christmas dreams – Peter Dutton as next PM – come true, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Don’t like Christmas? Don’t have the day off
People who take offence at the word ‘Christmas’ and want it taken out of greetings and council displays should give up their Christmas Day holiday and work right through the festive season instead, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Playing with fire: When murder is OK to ‘save us’
Instead of being about a catastrophic healthcare system, the murder of a health insurance CEO has become a debate over whether deadly violence is justified for political ends, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Why Ezra Mam’s punishment doesn’t pass the plumber test
Have you ever heard someone say: ‘Look, I know Barry got blind, got behind the wheel and ran over that dog. But by God he’s a good plumber? It simply doesn’t happen and it would be a perverse absurdity if it did, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Albo’s challenge: Avoid becoming Kamala 2.0
By demonising Peter Dutton in the same way Kamala Harris demonised Donald Trump, the prime minister risks a similar result in next year’s poll, writes Joe Hildebrand.
Jews have nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide
Anti-Semitism is a painstakingly unique kind of hatred, with no other race or religion having had such a long and lethal construction of lies deliberately applied to it, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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