Martin McKenzie-Murray
Martin McKenzie-Murray is a columnist and a former Labor political speechwriter.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Fringe parties, white supremacists and other grifters are mining the paranoia of our times
The pandemic has ruptured Australian society and made it ripe for political exploitation.
- by Martin McKenzie-Murray
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Opinion
New Year
Reflections on a ghastly year: Trump's final days are even weirder than Nixon's
If I lost my mind, at least I wasn’t in public office. Donald Trump didn’t handle 2020 too well either.
- by Martin McKenzie-Murray
Opinion
Political leadership
There's no more wizardry in our leaders' words and Australia's poorer for it
Great speeches are derived from a courageous and well-defined ambition. If you have none for our country, the speeches will reflect that.
- by Martin McKenzie-Murray
Opinion
Spare us the Twitter zealots and their pious left censorship
Imagine a woke society perfectly liberated from aggravation. It’s a vision of a giant creche, in which literature becomes dogma and comedy prefers applause to laughter.
- by Martin McKenzie-Murray
Opinion
Child abuse
I vainly believed I had the fortitude to report on child abuse, but there was always my own case
That I’ve been following the sex-crimes trial of Harvey Weinstein in the past week with one eye shut is a sign of my new cautiousness.
- by Martin McKenzie-Murray
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/martin-mckenzie-murray-hveeq