June 1, 2020
It’s about time
blog
The High Court’s landmark ruling on the ‘Palace Papers’ is a win for Australian social democracy
Mungo MacCallum
By this author
May 25, 2020
Road map to nowhere
Politics
Angus Taylor’s road map is anything but an emissions reduction strategy
May 11, 2020
A many-cornered contest
Politics
A Coalition win in Eden-Monaro is unlikely, but would be regarded as another of Morrison’s miracles and a disaster for Albanese
May 4, 2020
Cook and the culture wars
Society
Cook will be honoured, but his actions do not warrant fulsome adulation at the cost of Australian history
April 27, 2020
Lost leaders
Politics
Turnbull’s tome is the latest showing of a Liberal PM turned apostate
April 20, 2020
Canonise
Society
George Pell’s supporters seek to canonise him, but he will never return to his former prominence
April 13, 2020
I see… a flattening curve
Politics
The purpose of the government’s COVID-19 modelling may not be what you expect
April 6, 2020
House of brief
Politics
Limiting parliamentary sittings is limiting our democracy
March 30, 2020
Opposing forces
Politics
Even during a time of crisis, history shows that partisan politics has a role to play
March 23, 2020
Language is a virus
blog
With information on COVID-19 changing constantly, the government needs to fine-tune its delivery
March 16, 2020
The human side of Peter Dutton
Politics
Confirmation that the home affairs minister has COVID-19 is a grim reminder of just how pervasive the virus is
March 10, 2020
Foul play
Politics
The PM’s defence of the sports rorts saga debases democracy