A land of flooding cliches,parched of eloquence:the impoverished vocabulary of Australian politicians

A land of flooding cliches,parched of eloquence:the impoverished vocabulary of Australian politicians

The former foreign affairs minister and longest-serving NSW premier laments what has become of the language of politics.

  • byBob Carr

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Green-hued Kean tries to turn tide on Coalition’s dismal conservation record

Green-hued Kean tries to turn tide on Coalition’s dismal conservation record

The state government’s 10-year environmental record includes not only landmark successes in climate policy,but also vast land clearing and the memory of dead fish.

  • byNick O'Malley andPeter Hannam
Bob Carr sends warning over attempt to extradite Julian Assange

Bob Carr sends warning over attempt to extradite Julian Assange

Allowing Julian Assange to be sent to the US on espionage charges sets a dangerous precedent for Australian citizens,former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr says.

  • byHarriet Alexander
End of an era at the Packers'Tower of Power

End of an era at the Packers'Tower of Power

Overlooking Hyde Park,54 Park Street was where the Packers presided over the politics,fashion,commerce and popular culture of Australia for more than half a century.

  • byAndrew Hornery
From the archives,1998:Alan Jones:'Don't you know who I am?'

From the archives,1998:Alan Jones:'Don't you know who I am?'

This Good Weekend article by David Leser was first run in Good Weekend on November 14,1998. Alan Jones's is a world of credits and debits,loyalty and influence. Play it his way and he's yours for life;cross him and he'll never let you forget it.

  • byDavid Leser
Loved,loathed and feared,no one could ignore the Jones phenomenon

Loved,loathed and feared,no one could ignore the Jones phenomenon

Whatever politicians thought about Alan Jones,his influence was something they could not turn away from,not least for how he leveraged it across print and TV as well as radio.

  • byDeborah Snow
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The union giant who helped shape the city of Sydney

The union giant who helped shape the city of Sydney

Jack Mundey helped shaped the modern city of Sydney by using union power to block the wholesale redevelopment of some of the city's most valuable heritage sites.

  • byNick O'Malley
'Blatant interference':Former Australian foreign ministers lash Wuhan dossier

'Blatant interference':Former Australian foreign ministers lash Wuhan dossier

Australia has also secured the emphatic support of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in its push for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andAnthony Galloway
Catalano runs pandemic-hit empire from Wategos Beach

Catalano runs pandemic-hit empire from Wategos Beach

Few industries are doing it tougher than regional publishers,many of whom have stopped printing.

  • byKylar Loussikian andSamantha Hutchinson
From the Archives,1995:Carr grab for power

From the Archives,1995:Carr grab for power

Many had written off his chances,but after seven years as a political underdog Bob Carr was set to become the 39th Premier and the 13th Labor leader of NSW.

  • byFrank Walker
Melbourne University Press row reignites as vice-chancellor defends shake-up
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Melbourne University Press row reignites as vice-chancellor defends shake-up

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell has reignited a war of words over the institution’s controversial shake-up of its publishing house,defending it as the right move because the books being put out were not appropriate for a university press.

  • byFergus Hunter