Paul Keating rightly called the upper house ‘unrepresentative swill’ and it has become only increasingly unrepresentative as more independents and minor parties wallow in the slops. Now we risk turning the house of government into the same godawful mess.
We shut our borders to China very quickly to help protect us from Covid-19. The virus of Islamist extremism is much more dangerous for our society.
You’d have to toss a coin to decide which has been the most crass and revelatory episode of the week: Bianca Censori at the Grammys or this shabby affair in Federal Court.
Paul Barry’s successor Linton Besser signalled that, as it has in the past, MediaWatch will continue to attempt to keep journalists contained within Green Left ideological guard rails.
The Auschwitz fail may be the last straw for our toxic, taxpayer-funded broadcaster and its warped anti-journalism.
The election of Donald Trump is blowing the Coalition’s way as we sail towards an election. MPs are now rightly questioning Peter Dutton’s commitment to net zero.
The suggestion we can power modern economies at scale on renewable energy is farcical. This is why Australia is the only country pretending that it can do it.
Working closely with people in the intelligence game, it seems everyone is forced to play a role.
Labor politicians and strategists are dumbfounded by Anthony Albanese’s decline and confused about his agenda. They know he has one last chance to reset – but what will he advocate?
In the wake of the synagogue attack, we have heard more words of condemnation from Anthony Albanese and Labor. But over 14 months we have seen no strong action against anti-Semitism – only a retreat from moral clarity.
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