What now for waylaid pandemic Bill?
The pandemic Bill seemed a done deal, now the government is madly calling crossbenchers shut out of months of secret talks to try and flip a vote.
Patrick Carlyon
Out-of-touch Dan now a target for contempt
The Pandemic Bill should have been stomped on, shredded and set fire to — but as mums and dads fretted over it, Daniel Andrews showed he didn’t care.
Dan’s clumsy overreach must be stamped out
Victoria has been ruled by decree for nearly two years so the pandemic Bill’s only surprise is that more people aren’t in the streets opposing it.
No one will matter to Australians like Bert did
Bert Newton was the rarest of things – a figure who brought Australians together and a monument no one wanted to topple. And there will never be another like him.
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A Cup for the ages, but let’s hope it’s the last of its kind
From Twilight Payment’s astonishing win to the eerie quiet of an empty Flemington Racecourse, it was a Melbourne Cup like no other, writes Patrick Carlyon.
How Melbourne Cup fans had hopes dashed by envy
If Melbourne’s lockdown fostered resilience and kindness, it also spawned envy — and that mindset means despite few health risks to a small crowd, no one will go to the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Our great city slowly wakes from deep slumber
On the last day of one of the longest lockdowns in the world, the beep of reversing vans and trucks heralded pivotal change. But as the city wakes from a deep slumber, business are left to ponder if our iconic CBD has irretrievably changed for the worst.
Tiger celebration sad reminder of what Melbourne has lost
After a dynasty-sealing grand final, loyal Richmond supporters journeyed to Punt Road oval on Sunday as if to animate the ghosts of absent heroes in an AFL season — and year — we hope never to be repeated, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Are the days of pollies resigning in disgrace gone?
If Daniel Andrews was heading a company, corporate investigators would swarm. If he was an AFL coach, he would have been tossed out. But he won’t be dropped, even though his being “Razor Rayed” seems appropriate to many of the Victorians who have been wantonly misled, writes Patrick Carlyon.
The meaning behind Trump’s ‘truthful hyperbole’ revealed
In his 1987 book, The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump outlined his approach to business and life and revealed hints for his future presidency. If only someone had been paying attention, writes Patrick Carlyon.
The daft restrictions that should now be ditched
Victoria’s case numbers are dropping to levels that even a second-world health bureaucracy can manage. If we would allow common sense to guide us, these are the restrictions that should be lifted immediately, writes Patrick Carlyon.
Why we’re not all in this police state together
The announcement that anyone breaching Melbourne’s “ring of steel” would be stung with a $5000 fine has largely passed by without comment, as we now seem gripped in a kind of collective Stockholm Syndrome, trapped by boneheaded stridency and poor policy, writes Patrick Carlyon.
No accountability for Melbourne’s nonsensical curfew
Daniel Andrews has lost the confidence of the people. We have rules in Melbourne where no rules are needed, and we suffer for a government that insists on sledgehammers to swat wasps, writes Patrick Carlyon.
‘Thank You Day’ an insult to Victorians
Instead of the AFL Grand Final, Victorians must settle for a “Thank You Day” from the same government that jeopardised its citizens, writes Patrick Carlyon.
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