Parnell Palme McGuinness
Parnell Palme McGuinness is managing director at campaigns firm Agenda C. She has done work for the Liberal Party and the German Greens.
Opinion
Kevin Rudd
Please don’t send Kevin Rudd home, Mr Trump. He’s our favourite export
Donald Trump, Your Elective Majesty, you have much in common with our man in Washington. You just need to consider the “detailed programmatic specificity”.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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US Votes 2024
US War of Independence was a mistake. Consider Trump and be grateful for our King
As a lower-case republican Australian, I’m discovering that the US election is giving me more reasons to be a monarchist.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Culture wars
Hating ‘elites’ is stupid, and it’s no crime to say so … yet
We could pretend we live in a world where no one is smarter than anyone else, but I’d prefer we kept a grip on reality.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Abortion
Reborn abortion debate could terminate a viable Dutton government
If this becomes an election issue, Peter Dutton knows it could significantly harm his chances of scraping into government.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala is running as a ‘no-brainer’. What if voters object to the idea they have no brain?
The polls are so tight in the US that three weeks might be enough for Kamala Harris to work out what she stands for and deliver a Democrat victory.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Nuclear energy
Pity nuclear energy is powering politics rather than our homes
The greatest regret with energy is that we didn’t start yesterday. We were too busy burning our personal energy on turning a technical discussion into a divisive debate.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Middle East at war
The Middle East conflict was never just about land. This is the oldest war
The region has erupted since the October 7 last year, but these conflicts are as old as the prophets.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
US Votes 2024
In some cultures, it’s OK to eat cats. Are we racist to condemn that?
Donald Trump stoked racism by falsely claiming Haitians in Ohio were eating cats and dogs. But the pet-eating myth only grew legs because of a deeper sense of anxiety over immigration.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Bills
How Dutton is recruiting Labor to do his job for him
For Labor, talking about its own policy somehow keeps turning into an ad for the opposition.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Schools
How a Q&A appearance revealed why some of my school teachers hated my guts
Teachers recently huffed about me on my high school’s “old girls” page. They’re right: I was indeed a “Little Miss”.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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International students
The crude cap on foreign students is a rotten immigration policy
The arbitrary cap on higher education numbers won’t work. Here’s a better idea: cut student numbers with more rigorous, export-quality courses.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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