George Brandis
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This referendum folly is as mad an idea as I have heard in years. Dutton must rule it out
The last thing Australians want is the distraction of yet another ideologically inspired constitutional referendum.
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Brandis may be right, but let’s not kid ourselves about Trump
Readers respond to George Brandis over the mistakes that led to the rise of Trump, and to Amelia Hamer’s valuable endorsement.
Brandis’ reminder of previous pathetic governments
George Brandis had the gall to denounce Whitlam’s cabinet as “old dinosaurs and clueless eccentrics” but what of those who hid behind Scott Morrison, a reader writes.
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Is Albo destined to be a one-term PM?
What is the legacy of the first (and perhaps only) term of the Albanese government? The loss of the Voice seems to have frozen his appetite for reform.
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Liberals’ ‘broad church’ has become a pervasive sect
Behind the Liberal banner, reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and, with supreme irony, the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation, pragmatism, compromise and tolerance.
If the Libs offered more pros, there might be no ‘con job’
I voted for Nicolette Boele in the last federal election not because Paul Fletcher was part of one of the worst governments ever inflicted upon this country, but apparently because I am such a stupid woman I had no idea what I was doing.
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Will the US choose a man serving his own ego? The world awaits
Readers react to George Brandis’ views on Donald Trump, and the PM’s plan to cut HECS debts.
Moving pictures tell heartbreaking story
One day, across a field pockmarked with bomb craters, two parties might walk towards each other in tears and embrace, remembering all those lost on both sides in a stupid, pointless, unwinnable war. I wait for that day.
Wong pulls out of October 7, Jewish community event in Melbourne
Despite a record of failure, the former British prime minister is a hit with some of our local politicians.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
We should be so proud of our voting system
As a former resident of the US, I can attest to the differences between the two nations. For starters, even in the hotly contested 2020 US presidential election, 33 per cent of the voters abstained from voting. Even worse, the crazy electoral system in the US enabled the popular vote loser to become president in two of the last six presidential elections (George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016).
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