Public service salaries reveal how out of touch the sector is
The blowouts in transport executive payments and the automatic pay rises for politicians and public servants show we’re not all in this together.
Patrick Carlyon
No science behind ‘dangerous’ lockdown obsession
Victorians have suffered an unnecessary price by submitting to the hysteria of politicians and enduring world record lockdowns that had no scientific basis.
Key crossbenchers easy marks for ‘Machiavellian government’
The crossbenchers behind the overreaching pandemic powers deal are merely political donkeys led by a government which doesn’t bother with democracy.
Peng Shuai case a crossroads moment in China’s oppression
The plight of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai provides the Western world an opportunity to lead an administrative boycott against China.
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A year we’ll never forget … no matter how hard we try
As the sky darkened over East Gippsland exactly a year ago, little did we know we were getting an eerie warning on what 2020 was set to bring.
Christmas a gift for Andrews after a year of secrets and errors
Three damning inquiries will combine to condemn the Andrews government’s poorer choices through the pandemic — but the findings come at the perfect time.
Office capacity caps should be ditched immediately
A staged return to offices made sense in October, but now the reason for the delay no longer exists.
Memo to Dan: Capping MCG crowd is mean
Limiting the Boxing Day Test to 30,000 will save as many lives as the curfew – zero. It’s not a reward, it’s a turd wrapped in tinsel.
Vaccine’s arrival will divide Australia like never before
When the coveted coronavirus vaccine reaches Australia, five millions doses will in no way cover 25 million people. So, in what order will we receive the jab — and when?
Those who corrupted our justice system must be held to account
The Lawyer X scandal took a hammer to the core of our justice system, and yet not a single person has faced any consequences
It’s time Victoria got back to normal
Victorians have endured what few other Australians have. So if we’ve really made it, and stemmed the virus, we shouldn’t be constrained a moment longer.
Dan-TV: The unofficial Victorian words of the year
ISO has been declared word of the year, but there are plenty of other COVID-related terms that should’ve made the list, writes Patrick Carlyon.
National anthem can’t keep everyone happy
Australia is once again debating the lyrics of Advance Australia Fair but is it realistic to expect a national song to satisfy us all, asks Patrick Carlyon.
Crazy election highlights wild world of US politics
Donald Trump’s chronic crimes against English offer context for what has been the oddest election in democracy’s history. Australia’s political leaders have never looked smarter, writes Patrick Carlyon.
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