May 9, 2019
The Daily Telegraph’s slipshod hit on Bill Shorten
Politics
The tabloid’s Ann Shorten article completely missed the point
Nick Dyrenfurth
By this author
May 5, 2017
Rinse, repeat
Politics
The Turnbull government loves to announce big new policies, but can’t get any of them to stick
May 11, 2017
Things don’t always get better
Politics
Commentators are wrong to talk about a “Labor-lite” budget
April 21, 2017
Howard’s chickens come home to roost
Politics
The government’s move on 457 visas is proof that John Howard’s short-termism is here to stay
April 13, 2017
Howard’s children
blog
Too many Liberal ministers have an uncritical nostalgia for the Howard years
March 30, 2017
The tragedy of Mark Latham
Politics
The great hope of the Labor Party has become what he once despised
March 23, 2017
Once were conservatives
Politics
The fallout over 18C puts the Liberal Party at odds with mainstream conservatism
March 7, 2017
Pauline is no friend of the workers
Politics
One Nation’s leader claims to champion the working class, but her actions tell a different story
February 21, 2017
It’s the mandate wot lost it
Politics
Like its predecessors, the Coalition government is still struggling to find a clear direction
February 9, 2017
Losing focus
blog
Malcolm Turnbull’s tirade revealed more about the PM than it did about Bill Shorten
December 1, 2016
Bubbling along
blog
Theatrics in Canberra don’t do much for those left behind by economic change
November 15, 2016
Trump down under?
blog
Australia’s right-wing populists fail to understand the economic underpinning of Donald Trump’s appeal
October 20, 2016
In search of Turnbull’s mojo
blog
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that the prime minister is simply not up to the job