In 2023 we lost old favourites and found new heroes, were horrified by war and bemused by politicians — and AI began to rewrite much of what we thought we knew. Patrick Carlyon looks back at a tumultuous year.
Sometimes what Anthony Albanese fails to say resonates more loudly than what he does — he plays better at being the spectator than the statesman.
After nine years in power, Dan Andrews still feels largely unknowable. How will Victorians remember him?
Forget a four-day week for public servants, why not three and more holidays? Public servants would be happier, and the rest of us wouldn’t notice the difference.
The new minister for “the republic” will seek to reignite a lofty debate that means little to regular Australians with bills and mortgages to pay.
It’s odd that in dissing Josh Frydenberg, Martin Pakula sought to remind Victorians of the Andrews government’s response to the pandemic. Who’s really in denial?
The latest IBAC saga shows us the Andrews government is only worried about the politics of covering backsides.
As the Liberal Party fears losing Kooyong, the once safest of seats, the cult of personality is now threatening to push questions of policy to the side.
In the fever to find offence, to identify culprits and cancel them, society appears determined to expose racism even where it may not lurk.
Labelling someone a “bully” is only as credible as the accuser’s evidence for it, and yet the label tends to stick whether it’s fair or not.
The Oscars have never been good behaviour awards, so while separating Will Smith from his Best Actor gong might please some it would also set a precedent for hypocrisy.
Ash Barty and Shane Warne have shown that the public has little place in the lives of our stars. By being true to themselves, two of our sporting heroes have set an example for how to live.
Automated mobile phone enforcement could prevent 95 casualty crashes a year in Victoria — but is this more of a revenue raising ploy than action to save lives?
Almost two years after the first of six lockdowns began, we retain unnecessary rules abandoned in other states. Instead of creating a roadmap, we need to let it go.
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