December 10, 2018
Protecting Craig Kelly
Politics
Saving the MP from a preselection battle was another fine display of muppetry
Mungo MacCallum
By this author
November 26, 2018
Advance Australia – where?
Politics
The latest quest for a right-wing opponent to GetUp misunderstands what inspires people to action
December 3, 2018
Why Adani shouldn’t make long-term plans
Politics
The #climatestrike shows that the future is not on the miner’s side
November 19, 2018
Cooperation takes a back seat at APEC
Politics
As tensions between the US and China rise, it’s getting harder for Australia not to take sides
November 12, 2018
The ScoMo Express backfires
Politics
The PM’s farcical bus tour cements spin over substance as his brand
November 5, 2018
Scott Morrison’s foreign forays
Politics
The PM concluded a week of patchy diplomacy with his first major speech on foreign policy
October 29, 2018
Welcome to the hung parliament
Politics
This minority government could lead to some much-needed parliamentary reform
October 22, 2018
The Senate’s state of error
Politics
It started as theatre of the absurd, but by the end the “it’s OK to be white” episode had become an improbable fairytale.
October 15, 2018
Promo ScoMo and commodifying public space
Politics
The crass commercialism of last week’s promotion on the Opera House was a step too far
October 8, 2018
Morrison looks the other way
Politics
Mental health is taken seriously in Australia, but not for those incarcerated on Nauru
October 1, 2018
Australia Day: ScoMo doesn’t get it
blog
The PM’s thought bubble about an Indigenous national day misses the point
September 24, 2018
Feeding the Muppets
Politics
What does the Morrison government have to offer in terms of serious policy?
September 17, 2018
Turnbull fires back
Politics
Unlike Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull never promised ‘no wrecking’