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Dr Peter van Onselen has been the Contributing Editor at The Australian since 2009. He is also a professor of politics and public policy at the University of Western Australia and was appointed its foundation chair of journalism in 2011. Peter has been awarded a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours, a Master of Commerce, a Master of Policy Studies and a PhD in political science. Peter is the author or editor of six books, including four best sellers. His biography on John Howard was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as the best biography of 2007. Peter has won Walkley and Logie awards for his broadcast journalism and a News Award for his feature and opinion writing.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 20: Health Minister Greg Hunt speaks during a press conference on August 20, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed 94 evacuees from Kabul had arrived in Perth in the early hours of this morning as part of Australia's evacuation mission in Afghanistan, with an additional 60 evacuees were transferred from Kabul to the base in the UAE last night, a combination of Australians and Afghan visa holders. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)

Hunt shuns NSW plea for ADF jab hubs

Health Minister has ignored requests from the NSW government for defence personnel to establish special vaccination centres in Sydney’s west and southwest.

Peter Van Onselen

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Bruised PM can still win election

In real time, rorting could save Coalition seats and might help save Scott Morrison’s prime ministership.

Peter Van Onselen

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Assault on expertise is killing civil debate

Rational discussions aren’t possible on the most important topics we face. I saw this first hand when I dared to write about Christian Porter.

Peter Van Onselen

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All in this together? Not anymore, it seems

States are divided. The voting public is frustrated and scared. And it’s all Scott Morrison’s fault, apparently.

Peter Van Onselen

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Young’s AZ stance is dangerous

You have to work damn hard to find an infectious diseases specialist (which the Queensland CHO is not by the way) willing to back up Jeannette Young.

Peter Van Onselen

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No intention of making housing affordable

As boomer wealth soars, housing affordability is on the verge of dividing Australia into a nation of haves and have-nots.

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Sydneysiders have every right to be frustrated

Failures by the NSW government to lock down fast enough, as well as the slowness of the vaccine rollout, have worsened a bad situation.

Peter Van Onselen

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Premiers the true power steering the nation

This pandemic has exposed the fragility of our national compact, our limited rights and how isolated we are from one another.

Peter Van Onselen

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 22, 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media at a press conference at The Lodge. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Shock death tolls spurred faster vax rollouts

Nations like Australia, which have kept deaths low, have struggled to replicate the speed of the vaccine rollout in countries where the death rate was higher.

Peter Van Onselen

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Anthony Albanese Scott Morrison composite. Picture: NCA Newswire

Morrison still has the whip hand

With the timing of the election in the PM’s hands, and no need to head to the polls until May next year, the Coalition has time to repair the damage.

Peter Van Onselen

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