Wooley: I’m now backing Labor to win but I won’t put money on it
Elections are a reminder of how my politics have changed over the years … but not my inability to pick the outcome, writes Charles Wooley.
Opinion
Trump’s tariff flip gives little reason for Aussies to be relieved
In Australia, there’s little reason to breathe a sigh of relief over the latest volley in Trump tariff tennis, says Vanessa Marsh in the US.
Why Dutton had the edge over Albo
Both leaders performed well, but there are several reasons why Peter Dutton was the winner in the first debate, argues James Morrow.
How the debate was won with one very real, simple question
Amid all the lights and cameras, amid all the prepping and drilling, both leaders knew there was only one way to win the debate, writes Joe Hildebrand.
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It shouldn’t be a bare-knuckle salmon battle
Being honest about salmon farming a good start to gaining social license, writes Professor David Adams
‘He’s torn this country apart and continues to waste money’
Time to go, Anthony Albanese, or is Peter Dutton on the nose? The race to become Australia’s Prime Minister is heating up. HAVE YOUR SAY
Wooley: Tirade struck the right note on the street
Wilkie’s take-down of the state government suggested uncomfortable truths about incumbency and passion, Charles Wooley writes.
‘I wish we had a leader who’d put our country first – ours imports hatred’
Australia will not be granted an exemption from Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs – and that has only thrown more fuel on the fire. HAVE YOUR SAY
Pompous, ignorant men are the reason we still need IWD
Pompous, ignorant men are the reason we still need International Women’s Day, writes Kylie Lang.
‘Fuming’: Taxpayers biggest losers from Nauru legal fiasco
Expect all sorts of excuses from the foreign criminals Australia is trying to deport to Nauru. The legal battles have begun, writes Julie Cross.
Wooley: Lesson learned from leaders’ public barney
Donald Trump’s disruptive tactics around the world should make Australia sit up and take action, Charles Wooley writes.
‘It’s time to act’: Push to save Aussies from going blind
No one should have to go blind simply because they can’t afford the treatment that would save their sight, writes Jillian Skinner.
Wooley: Thanks to my dear mum, my heart’s always in the highlands
Having immigrated from Scotland my late Mum, Ella, embraced Tasmania’s high country and passed on that love to me. A lifetime later I still haunt the highland lake shores, writes Charles Wooley
NDIS’ inefficiencies are ‘costing us a fortune’
At the moment the NDIS is harming some participants, not helping them, writes Julie Cross as she reflects on Rebecca Falkingham’s shock admission over costly medical reports.
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