BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Bob Carr is up for a debate: can Australia treasure its historic buildings without romanticising them?

The former premier is on a new quest for civic literacy and fair representations of the past as he becomes chair of Museums of History NSW

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Fear rather than respect: the secret behind Alan Jones’s decades-long grip on power

Chris Masters, the author of bestselling biography Jonestown, says the broadcaster’s ‘evangelical following’ and bully pulpit allowed him to manipulate power and have ‘princes and premiers bowing before him’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024

Trump scepticism 'more widespread than admitted'

Former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr is casting doubt on the genuineness of public comments from ministers downplaying the impacts of a Trump presidency.

AAP · Nov 12, 2024

Afternoon Update: Bob Carr threatens to sue NZ’s deputy PM; surfer dies after alleged stabbing; and ‘eldest daughter syndrome’

Former NSW premier says Winston Peters’ comments describing him as a ‘Chinese puppet’ are ‘entirely defamatory’

The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024

Bob Carr accuses Winston Peters of defamation after NZ deputy PM calls him a ‘Chinese puppet’

Former NSW premier’s threat to sue comes amid debate about whether New Zealand should join pillar two of Aukus pact

The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024

Bob Carr to sue Winston Peters over China claim

New Zealand opposition leader Chris Hipkins has called on Winston Peters to be stood down as foreign minister after a potentially defamatory swipe at Bob Carr.

AAP · May 2, 2024

Bob Carr slams AUKUS in warning to New Zealand

New Zealand should not align with AUKUS, Australia's former foreign minister Bob Carr says, so long as the US pursues a "primacy"-based foreign policy.

AAP · Apr 18, 2024

Bob Carr tells New Zealand: steer clear of AUKUS

A symposium in Wellington on Thursday will discuss controversial military pact AUKUS, with New Zealand urged to keep its distance.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

The only way to push down Sydney housing prices is to build more apartments, says an ex-premier who delights in sending photos of faded homes to the government.

AAP · Feb 8, 2024

Afternoon Update: disaster relief payments for FNQ flood victims; NT chief minister resigns; and $1bn cocaine bust in Sydney

Cairns airport has reopened but situation remains desperate for remote communities in far north Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023