Dishing out Australia Day honours to disgraced politicians diminishes both the award and those who should be recognised.
A plate at a Paddington pub reveals more about power than Westminster.
When two barflies of opposing political worldviews agree, you know the system’s broken.
The key lesson over the years is that you can’t trust the mainstream media, many of our political operatives or many public institutions. They all spin the ’news’ and the facts to suit their own agenda.
In an ocean of madness there has been an island of reason this week.
The Chinese have a saying ‘may you live in interesting times’. They certainly got their wish.
The thing we should fear the most from Coronvirus is the government response to it.
We are about to see the greatest wealth destruction in history...and it's not in the stock market.
After eleven years, five books and 556 columns, as i wind up my time in the Senate, I'll be taking a break from writing my weekly column.
The skies are clearing, and the blooms are out, but a change in the season doesn't mean it is all blue sky and sunshine ahead for our economy.
Some days, reading the news only leads to more frustration. I have had a few such days in recent weeks.
The stock market seems to be confirming my fears about a slowing economy with hefty falls in recent days. The
With so many domestic and international issues at play, it is difficult to pick the most pressing. Internationally, the UK
Even though it is the middle of Winter, I have been doing a bit of ‘Spring’ cleaning around the office.
It’s easy to identify problems but much more difficult to provide a sensible solution. Politics seems to fuel the
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