What is the legacy of the first (and perhaps only) term of the Albanese government? The loss of the Voice seems to have frozen his appetite for reform.
Behind the Liberal banner,reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and,with supreme irony,the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation,pragmatism,compromise and tolerance.
I voted for Nicolette Boele in the last federal election not because Paul Fletcher was part of one of the worst governments ever inflicted upon this country,but apparently because I am such a stupid woman I had no idea what I was doing.
The Premier Chris Minns wants to stop pro-Palestinian protests by giving police extra powers to obtain court approval to halt marches to protect their budgets.
One day,across a field pockmarked with bomb craters,two parties might walk towards each other in tears and embrace,remembering all those lost on both sides in a stupid,pointless,unwinnable war. I wait for that day.
On the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel,our Resolve Political Monitor poll finds little support for Sunday protests.
Despite a record of failure,the former British prime minister is a hit with some of our local politicians.
As a former resident of the US,I can attest to the differences between the two nations. For starters,even in the hotly contested 2020 US presidential election,33 per cent of the voters abstained from voting. Even worse,the crazy electoral system in the US enabled the popular vote loser to become president in two of the last six presidential elections (George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016).
Gold Coast entrepreneur and luxury car lover Manu Kala has a knack for hiring former politicians.
I must correct my former colleague. I was persuaded to set up the Department of Home Affairs,in the end,by my own team.