Why Liddell should be the site of Australia's first nuclear reactor Nuclear power will reduce greenhouse emissions and keep the lights on. Newcastle Herald · Jul 18, 2023
Between nostalgia and amnesia: the legacy of Julia Gillard as PM, 10 years after her ousting On June 26 2013, as she fronted the press gallery in Canberra after her removal as leader of the Labor Party, Julia Gillard was determined not to cry. In her prime ministerial resignation speech, she asked not for pity, but rather for a meaningful national conversation about gender and politics,… The Conversation · Jun 25, 2023
Tony Abbott and John Howard join Jordan Peterson-led group looking at ‘meaning of life’ Alliance for Responsible Citizenship includes prominent Brexit voices and Bjørn Lomborg, who has questioned the urgency of the climate crisis The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2023
Labor and the Greens don’t get along. Here’s why Relations between a centrist Labor government feeling its way and an ascendant Greens party have become surprisingly strained of late. The Conversation · Jun 4, 2023
As the Ben Roberts-Smith case proves, it’s time for Australia to abandon our farcical Anzac myths Good history – like good journalism and justice – has fact as its bedrock The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023
A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that's why we need a national urban policy Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs Program. Scott Morrison at best presided over a… The Conversation · May 31, 2023
The top-secret leak that led to a spying scandal, infuriating Indonesia – and Tony Abbott Lenore Taylor looks back at Guardian Australia’s first big scoop and its far-reaching repercussions The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2023
Trade Minister Don Farrell given surprise Forbidden City tour, China's foreign minister to visit Australia Senator Farrell says he is "very privileged to be invited here to this iconic site" as a former Chinese diplomat describes the unexpected invitation as a "very high-level welcome from Beijing". ABC News · May 12, 2023
'Attack on religion': Dutton slams ACT government's Calvary takeover Mr Dutton said he was "shocked" by the proposal. The Canberra Times · May 12, 2023
Opposition will ‘use every tactic’ to block bill – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2023
‘People shook my hand’: the Indigenous man who spoke his mind at Liberal MP’s voice forum Former NRL player Phil Dotti says he ‘spoke for the Aboriginal people’ when he walked on stage at a public discussion hosted by MP Jenny Ware in Sydney The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023
‘Simply No Time’: Liberal MP Denied First Nations Man Chance To Speak On All-White Voice Panel “Four times, the mic went around. I kept putting my hand up. It’s like it was all played out that First Nations people weren’t going to have a voice that night.” Pedestrian.tv · May 4, 2023
Grattan on Friday: Albanese enjoys London limelight while Chalmers sweats in budget spotlight The timing of history. How Anglophile and monarchist Tony Abbott would love to have been the prime minister attending the coronation. To say nothing of John Howard, a key figure in fending off an Australian republic in 1999. The Conversation · May 4, 2023
Liberal MP tells voice discussion ‘simply no time’ to hear from Indigenous speaker Discussion with Tony Abbott and News Corp columnist Joe Hildebrand, hosted by Coalition MP Jenny Ware, shut down after Indigenous man takes to stage The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023
The New Daily · May 1, 2023 Not so fast: Tony Abbott calls for the Voice referendum to be cancelled Tony Abbott entered the debate on this year’s Indigenous Voice referendum on Monday just as had been predicted.
ABC News · May 1, 2023 Tony Abbott hits out at proposed Voice to Parliament, attracting a rebuke from Noel Pearson Former prime minister Tony Abbott offers a staunch criticism of a proposed constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament, just hours after getting into a spat with a parliamentary committee investigating the looming referendum.
The New Daily · May 1, 2023 Indigenous Voice is ‘wrong and potentially quite dangerous’: Abbott Tony Abbott has told an inquiry the Indigenous Voice will divide Australia and is “wrong in principle and potentially quite dangerous".
Newcastle Herald · Apr 30, 2023 Holiday horrors happen, but life's too short Email [email protected] or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).
The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023 Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn't always so In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2023 Former PM Tony Abbott buys house at Port Stephens John Howard is not the only former Liberal prime minister to fall in love with Port Stephens.
AAP · Apr 24, 2023 Abbott urges PM to restart Indigenous voice process Tony Abbott says the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous voice will leave Australia 'embittered and divided', whether or not the proposal is successful.
ABC News · Apr 19, 2023 Medicare has been under pressure for years. So is it broken and can it be fixed? These experts say Medicare is at breaking point and it's time for major reform.
The New Daily · Apr 8, 2023 Peter Dutton: Public servants will be the only real winners if the Voice gets up Peter Dutton has claimed the only sector of Australian society likely to benefit from the proposed Voice to Parliament will be public servants
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Sydney Theatre Company's Julia powerfully imagines the life and emotions of the woman behind the 'misogyny speech' Just over 10 years ago, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up in the House of Representatives to deliver one of the most unforgettable political speeches in recent memory.
The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023 Dutton defies calls for change, with Liberals tipped to reject Voice proposal Peter Dutton appeared to hold firm against calls to bring the party towards lost seats in metropolitan Australia.