by MURRAY HOGARTH | Jun 5, 2025 | Opinion, Politics
As a kick in the guts when you’re already down, the torturous loss for the Liberal Party in the proverbial leafy north shore seat of Bradfield in Sydney takes the whole election cake stand. It’s a final exquisitely placed exclamation mark, a multiple...
by MURRAY HOGARTH | May 15, 2025 | Nuclear power, Opinion, Politics
In good news for Australia’s democracy, it turns out that money really can’t buy everything, and the Americanisation of our politics is not a one-way street. Mega-rich people and powerful industry lobbies trying to buy votes and influence results to capture...
by Nicole Chvastek | May 7, 2025 | Media, Opinion, Politics
As Saturday’s bloodbath washes through the Liberal corridors of no power, the electoral train wreck has turned attention to other overly cocky players: the Murdoch media. From the moment the poll was called, Rupert Murdoch’s news culture warriors turned up the heat...
by MURRAY HOGARTH | May 6, 2025 | Opinion, Politics
A bit over 18 months ago, Angus Taylor — an aspiring leader of the opposition — was tucking himself into bed at the posh InterContinental Hotel in London. We can assume his jetlag wasn’t too bad, and his hip pocket was okay too, because he’d enjoyed a freebie business...
by DAVID HARDAKER | May 5, 2025 | Opinion, Politics
How marvellous it was to see Tony Abbott popping up at the Liberal Party wake on Saturday night, commiserating with the fallen Peter Dutton, while vowing to fight back. “If we can create a clear contest we can certainly be competitive,” declared field-marshal Abbott,...
