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Tony Wright is the associate editor and special writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

A cold moon on a hot night: the cosmos abides beyond worldly horrors
Tony Wright’s column
Astronomy

A cold moon on a hot night: the cosmos abides beyond worldly horrors

As Christmas approaches, a rare full moon illuminates the sky, reminding us of our restless, insignificant place within an orderly cycle of the universe. 

  • by Tony Wright

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Note to Pesutto: Don’t mention the war
Political Sketch
John Pesutto

Note to Pesutto: Don’t mention the war

Two famously wry aphorisms warn against comparisons with Hitler or the Nazis in public arguments. Perhaps John Pesutto should have taken note.

  • by Tony Wright
The roast turkey on grandmother’s table: A Christmas tale for the ages
Tony Wright’s Column
Christmas

The roast turkey on grandmother’s table: A Christmas tale for the ages

Christmas turkeys have a long and tough history. They deserve all the pardoning they can get.

  • by Tony Wright
Albanese, in a yarmulke, is all but swallowed in an election-like scrum
Perspective
Anthony Albanese

Albanese, in a yarmulke, is all but swallowed in an election-like scrum

The PM has visited the burnt-out remains of the Adass Israel synagogue, surrounded by a scrum of media and congregants.

  • by Tony Wright
Grief, disbelief and a shout of colour: Bianca Jones farewelled after Laos holiday tragedy

Grief, disbelief and a shout of colour: Bianca Jones farewelled after Laos holiday tragedy

More than 1000 people – dressed in bright hues at the family’s request – attended “a celebration of life” for the Melbourne 19-year-old at her former high school.

  • by Tony Wright
War criminals, creepo dad: The Trump pardons that defy belief
Tony Wright’s Column
US Votes 2024

War criminals, creepo dad: The Trump pardons that defy belief

The “prerogative of mercy” was once a matter of life and death, as one of my ancestors discovered. In the time of Donald Trump, it is toxic and corrupted.

  • by Tony Wright
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It’s always been risky to bellow from the press gallery, Lidia
Political Sketch
Lidia Thorpe

It’s always been risky to bellow from the press gallery, Lidia

The last time anyone shouted from the press gallery, an abject apology was required to save the offender from trial by parliament. What now for Lidia Thorpe?

  • by Tony Wright
Scammed and stranded in the city – by predatory taxi drivers
Tony Wright’s Column
Taxis

Scammed and stranded in the city – by predatory taxi drivers

A night out at a concert; time to catch a cab home. But these taxi drivers want to scam everyone. Do they consider the danger facing those they leave stranded?

  • by Tony Wright
Shorten condemns ‘quicksand of name-calling’ in fond farewell
Political sketch
Political leadership

Shorten condemns ‘quicksand of name-calling’ in fond farewell

Even Opposition Leader Peter Dutton conceded Bill Shorten would have made a great prime minister.

  • by Tony Wright
Across much of western Victoria the local news, more than a century in the making, slips quietly away
Tony Wright’s Column
Publishing

Across much of western Victoria the local news, more than a century in the making, slips quietly away

The slow death of local, rural and regional newspapers continues. Portland, Hamilton and Casterton will lose their old and reliable newspapers by Christmas.

  • by Tony Wright
‘I’ve evolved from factional operative’: Shorten says retirement is not retreat

‘I’ve evolved from factional operative’: Shorten says retirement is not retreat

Bill Shorten, for six years leader of the Labor Party before being denied the nation’s leadership, muses about life in politics and his future in academia.

  • by Tony Wright

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