Out to slay a coal-fired dragon
Australia does not get enough credit for its reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Opinion
sport is right to man up on this
Testosterone-fired sportswomen have upended a fair and level playing field.
Shining a light on the endlessly divisive social conflicts of our times
Jordan Peterson is making a tremendously important contribution to the public square.
Policy reboot is a big deal and deserves more credit
A $2 billion reboot of direct action finally gives the Morrison government a story to sell on climate change policy.
France has buried its shame
Decades of state denial about Holocaust collaboration have fuelled today’s incidents of neo-Nazi thuggery
Splittists unite in damning delinquent policies
The resignation of 11 MPs from their parties may not sound much. But it could yet disrupt Britain’s broken politics.
facing up to the truth and trolls
Defamation, for those exposed to it, can be a terrible, destructive force; ruined relationships, careers and mud that sticks long after vindication.
Canberra’s trivia leaves us exposed to global shocks
The political class must focus on the nation’s core priorities.
Rules against leftist unreason
Jordan Peterson offers hope beyond polarised politicking.
The truth is China needs coal
Even if China banned Australian coal, which seems unlikely, it’s going to have to buy it from somewhere.
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses of intersectional victim dudes
An affair in which nice activists came to hope that a vicious attack had in fact taken place.
Blood tests on the tracks of an irresistible con woman
Charmed by Elizabeth Holmes, men who should have known better ignored all the alarm bells.
The Warnie of Aussie politics
Had Julie Bishop emerged triumphant from the scorched earth of the August 2018 spill, where would the Coalition be now?
ABC should be open and honest
Aunty needs to be transparent about where it sits on the political spectrum; The Drum bores on; Probyn’s bob each way on Labor and borders.
Exit clothed in a sharp message
Julie Bishop’s decision to quit politics came with a parting shot, right through the eye. There was nothing accidental about it.
Should we forgive ISIS wives?
Islamic State was full of idiot Westerners whose commitment to the cause turned to water when the bullets began to fly. What happens to them now?
‘Send our coal to India’
Your say on the China coal kerfuffle, the carbon apocalypse, Chris Bowen’s rotten Robin Hood act, and Jussie Smollett’s fake news.
Beijing is not the innocent party
Everything Canberra has done that annoys Beijing has been forced on it by Chinese actions.
ALP’s emissions targets will require a wrecking ball
The opposition seems determined to lead the nation towards economic harakiri to meet its emissions reduction target.
Hypocritical Democrats preach hatred of the rich World commentary
The new Democratic Party is suspicious of rich people’s success. Perhaps a string of electorate losses will restore sanity.
Julie slips out before bubble bursts
Throughout the Helloworld kerfuffle, Julie Bishop seemed to sit apart from it all.
PM thrives on home ground, but can he keep boats afloat until May?
Disgruntled by declining living standards, the mob’s determined to turf out the Libs.
Pipe dreams won’t supply our water needs
Let’s turn off the utopian project tap and focus on fixing the system that’s in place.
Don’t leave serious war business to the soldiers of fortune WORLD COMMENTARY
Subcontracting conflicts to mercenaries is a fashionable but risky path for states to take.
Something rank about tech giant’s news values
Google refuses to accept its responsibilities as a critical player in our media landscape.
Hockey dragged into the fray
Labor’s campaign on Helloworld is a desperate distraction.
Numbers too big to ignore in sensible energy debate
Pragmatic decisions are needed about the use of renewables.
The absurdly high cost to Australia of Shorten’s plan to save planet
Brian Fisher is no slouch when it comes to the modelling of economic impacts of emissions reduction targets.
Labor’s recovery smothered by noise of latest resignation
Julie Bishop’s expected and, in some quarters, feared resignation from parliament has smothered Labor’s short-lived recovery.
absurd rocky hill decision tarnishes rule of law
Until legislators vote to ban coalmining, courts are obliged to be dispassionate.
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