Prepare for a summer of discontent
The timing of the next federal election is likely to condemn us to an excruciatingly long unofficial campaign, sapping all the fun to Christmas and beyond, writes Patrick Carlyon.
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Vote for me, I can’t fix Gaza, bins or potholes
Let’s make it easier for everyone, and set out what most constituents do and don’t want to hear from their local council candidate, argues Patrick Carlyon.
How do leaders who fail still stay on or end up in top jobs?
Public figures were once removed instantly amid scandal, but Patrick Carlyon wonders why leaders caught up in murky practices today can remain in their top job.
‘Murder’ at the G: What Swan fans screamed in their seats
They were the loudest, yelling for their biggest footy stars to step up. But then thousands of Sydney Swan fans started to leave their seats, to flee the ground.
‘Absolute priority’: AFL boss’s plans for future of the game
Andrew Dillon has opened up on the challenges of his first season in the top job including some of the game’s big issues such as gambling ad bans and player concussions.
‘Everyone thinks he’s this mad professor’: meet the real Craig Bellamy
Craig Bellamy has cemented his status as one of Australia’s best ever coaches by becoming the second man to coach 400 NRL wins. So how does he do it? See the video.
Albo’s stunning census backflip has politicians ‘spooked’
Albo’s latest move on whether or not to exclude a key question in the 2026 census is an example of the Prime Minister making enemies and losing friends, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Raw heartache as loved ones remember ‘diamond’ journo Sam Landsberger
Hundreds of grown men wept at the funeral service for the 35-year-old Herald Sun footy reporter. They laughed, too, again and again, about a life led with a movie script intensity of thrills, spills and an uncommon knack for words.
The problem with denying Candace Owens an Aussie visa
If she is banned, Candace Owens will, like others previously denied entry to Australia, go on about free speech. And we will be denied a seat to her unhinged drivel.
Pantomime politicians are the real racists, not Dutton
More than half the country has been written off as racist, but Patrick Carlyon wonders if some of the country’s worst haters sit in parliament.
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