What is it about prime ministers called Malcolm? A history of the most querulous leaders.
As the latest federal election approaches,the sort of political certainty that once hoisted Bob Hawke to a long prime ministership is in short supply.
It is both ironic and appropriate that Peter Dutton has chosen to copy the New Zealand Nationals’ election slogan of “Back on track”.
Liberal spokesperson Anne Ruston claims that “the Coalition always has,and always will,invest in Medicare”. Well,except when under Malcolm Fraser they demolished Medibank and opposed any changes to the ramshackle health scheme we had.
He lived for 100 years. While Jimmy Carter could not fulfil his goals as president,the values he stood for – honesty,compassion,morality – endure.
One in three eligible voters can’t be bothered to have a say in US presidential elections. Yet voting can – and should – be a passion and pleasure.
Grandson’s finals matches provide brain training for grandparents.
Calls by the opposition leader to halt arrivals from Gaza have fuelled doubts over whether he ever apologised for earlier comments about Muslim immigration.
The discovery of a cache of sensitive federal cabinet documents that had been forgotten and left lying around gathering dust for more than 40 years is possibly even too far-fetched for political satire.
After governor-general John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government,new prime minister Malcolm Fraser became the target of students activists at Monash University.