The mystery of Malcolm Turnbull
What does the prime minister stand for, and when will we find out about it?
In light of recent events
Court cover-ups
Thugs, drink-driving teens, rapists, even the innocent, have appeared on the news for years, often peeking out from under a variety of props in an effort to hide their identity. Most recently I spotted someone walking to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court with her face buried in a daggy zebra-print shawl. She’d been charged with attempting to murder her husband by poisoning his meal of meatballs, and clearly didn’t want her mug on the evening news. But while I discovered the shame is often the same, the effort that those accused put in to their pitiful subterfuge varies. Here, I rank a few recent efforts:
Oslo Davis is a widely published illustrator, artist and cartoonist.
A win’s a win
The Eden-Monaro result shows that Morrison’s popularity has not substantially changed voting patterns – and Labor has still not cut through
Shelf pity: ‘Rise & Shine’
Patrick Allington’s fable of a world in which perpetual war is staged to fuel compassion is too straightforward for its ambitions
Coal cursed
The fossil-fuel lobby could not have created the climate wars so easily without the preceding culture wars
Learning difficulties
The Coalition’s political agenda is a gross infringement on academic freedom