Muppets make an appearance
In one of question time’s gentler moments yesterday, Scott Morrison concluded Labor was a bunch of Muppets.
Opinion
Never-ending story of reform
Productivity Commission lays down the political challenge.
Veterans affairs a national disgrace
For years the rate of suicide among former armed forces personnel has risen at a truly frightening rate.
Nation needs an education lesson
Nick Xenophon was right to block education reforms that failed to address the crisis facing students.
ALP ready to roll out old line
The constant refrain from Bill Shorten’s side of politics in days ahead is predictable: he is the subject of a smear.
ABC’s stifling SSM groupthink
Staff blowback at an internal directive to be circumspect during the same-sex marriage campaign is sanctimony, pure and simple.
Key contracts case looms
An ACCC unfair contracts case against serviced office firm Servcorp will set wider precedents for small business.
Catalans crave respect above all
Tinpot politicians in Madrid and Barcelona have fuelled a crisis that could have been resolved with a little respect.
Military reform a step too far
Constitutional reform is beyond Shinzo Abe’s reach because most Japanese simply do not want it.
KRudd’s memory lapse over 2007
For a book called Not for the Faint-hearted, Kevin Rudd is very, very touchy …
ALP would rather service misery
What is wrong about trying to get people off drugs and into the workforce?
NZ’s sound economy may unravel
The Key-English government’s successes will come under threat from Ardern.
Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde?
Kevin Rudd’s self-serving memoir reflects his kaleidoscopic personality.
Land of the long dark cloud
Ardern must assert New Zealand’s strength, not run it down
Labor’s NBN: generations to pay
Coalition must deliver broadband as efficiently as possible.
Nitwits in a land of make-believe
Trainwrecks seem to be a popular theme for the Prime Minister when launches into Labor attack mode.
Nuke stance is worth reviewing
There is no imminent threat to Australia but we need to be ready should one arise.
Red-undies day for Conroy
Experts once thought the world was flat. And in 2011, Labor’s Stephen Conroy said mobile wi-fi was no threat to the NBN.
ABC is guilty of soft treason
Unaware of the battlefield complexities, the ABC questions our brave soldiers’ honour.
Rudd legacy Turnbull’s problem
Malcolm Turnbull and Josh Frydenberg didn’t create extra power burdens for households, but it is their problem.
Kiwis now led by a Commie
Jacinda Ardern attacks capitalism and embraces socialist roots.
Back the wind and we’ll be ruined
Humans don’t change the climate much — just the laws.
Climate numbers don’t add up
The Bureau of Meteorology’s defenders won’t like it, but we need some answers.
Upgrading airline security
Random checks for airport ground staff are essential .
Xi’s vision for world domination
President Xi Jinping’s 3 ½ hour address in Beijing demonstrated how uncompromising China has become under his leadership.
The perils of young leaders
Voters worldwide are willing to trust young leaders. But it takes more than an energetic prodigy to run a country.
We need to free up health cover
Australians are paying far too much for insurance and receive poor value in return.
Streamlining the federal courts
A restructure would turn the wheels of justice more quickly .
The problem with young leaders
Jacinda Ardern’s rise is spectacular, but it takes more than an energetic prodigy to run a country.
Is Trump on Palin trajectory?
Support for Sarah Palin cooled due to bizarre statements, intellectual thinness and general strangeness. Sound familiar?
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