Countdown to a Christmas spill
Barnaby sets the countdown on Malcolm while Tony Abbott used to dislike socialism. What happened to the former prime minister?
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Survey stands the test of time
Newspoll doesn’t let voters allocate their own preferences for a very good reason.
ABC spruiks Tory coal plan
The Poms are using a secret weapon to secure their coal-free future: the N-word.
A spill no pollie would swerve
It brought forth nuggets of wisdom and an invitation to go forth and get burgered up.
Di Natale needs to get radical
And why is Sarah Hanson-Young suddenly under attack from unhappy Greenies?
Stolenwealth Games?
Wharton has been planning to cause trouble at the Games for a rather long time.
Rudd’s warriors storm front page
And the late Winnie Mandela proves you’re always made a saint after death.
Shapeshifter Shorten changes spots
Meanwhile, two ex-prime ministers have a big fight over Prince Charles.
Anti-Israel vicar gets ABC time
The Church of England forced out Stephen Sizer over his views, so why is he on RN Breakfast?
Teeing up the crosses
If only we had Life of Brian’s Mandy to tell the crowd: there’s a mess all right but no messiah.
From Russia, with love
Putin’s man in Canberra has a particular fondness for our foreign editor, Greg Sheridan.
Labor to go down repeal road
And who knew first that Labor would back down on pensioners? The Australian, of course.
Libs can’t stop Newspoll danger
Bill Shorten can duck and weave as much as he likes: Australians don’t trust him with their money.
Obama fans can’t hide from failures
Obama suddenly wants to fight for “fact, logic, and reason” after defying them for years.
You read it in The Oz
While we keep our cosy spot in Stutch’s heart, Greg Sheridan is nobly defending our honour.
Zuckerberg’s empty promises
And Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg has White House-sized ambitions. Are they now dead?
Students blind to female leaders
The latest PC rubbish from NSW’s sandstone uni makes you weep for the next generation.
Aussie fanboys defend Putin
Australia’s Putin fanboys defend the Russian President from his UK critics.
Aung San Suu Who?
And did Alex Bhathal’s hair ruin her chances in the Batman by-election? No, definitely not …
Bishop bails on fleeing farmers
And how many nurses have been in the House of Representatives? Don’t ask Fran Kelly …
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