President ScoMo gets loose in the studio

President ScoMo gets loose in the studio

Morrison reveals he didn’t stop at creating a secret cabinet. He made himself “president”. For life. A sketch.

  • byTony Wright

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The Morrison cabinet meets itself coming the other way
Opinion
Opinion

The Morrison cabinet meets itself coming the other way

A leaked transcript of a Morrison cabinet meeting demonstrates that Scott Morrison was a man for all seasons... and all ministries.

  • byTony Wright
The day the climate changed and the glee club went missing
Opinion
ALP

The day the climate changed and the glee club went missing

Once,a government went disco over killing a carbon tax. Now,a major climate change bill passes without so much as a high five. Climate wars are exhausting.

  • byTony Wright
The slugger,the jabber and the ref:the new order in question time

The slugger,the jabber and the ref:the new order in question time

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton limber up and try to adjust their fighting stances as old roles are reversed in question time.

  • byTony Wright
A new parliament,a new government and a new political divide:masks

A new parliament,a new government and a new political divide:masks

All Labor MPs,plus all teals and Greens,wore face masks but almost all Liberal and Nationals MPs appeared bare-faced in parliament.

  • byTony Wright
Albanese tucks trousers into socks and pedals into bicycle diplomacy
Analysis
Indonesia

Albanese tucks trousers into socks and pedals into bicycle diplomacy

There are many ways to forge diplomatic friendships. Wobbling around the Indonesian President’s palace is one of them,as Anthony Albanese discovered.

  • byTony Wright
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‘Google it,mate’:The postmodern answer to a politician’s nightmare

‘Google it,mate’:The postmodern answer to a politician’s nightmare

Greens leader Adam Bandt was the latest would-be victim of a reporter’s “gotcha” question. But he wasn’t about to take it.

  • byTony Wright
Might the last be first again? Morrison visits the Governor-General

Might the last be first again? Morrison visits the Governor-General

Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes a ride to Government House,assailed by the enemy within as destiny awaits,while Anthony Albanese plays with puppies.

  • byTony Wright
How to create a meaningless brand for a $10 billion budget spy program
Opinion
Opinion

How to create a meaningless brand for a $10 billion budget spy program

How do government agencies come up with those killer titles that make Budget programs seem almost exciting? Could a trainee spy have the answer? Let’s imagine.

  • byTony Wright
Love for the PM appeared in short supply on Valentine’s Day

Love for the PM appeared in short supply on Valentine’s Day

For a prime minister whose date with an election is drawing close,Valentine’s Day was looking grim.

  • byTony Wright
A Parliament almost as removed from outsiders as an aged care home
Opinion
Opinion

A Parliament almost as removed from outsiders as an aged care home

The public was all but banned from the first day of this parliamentary sitting. Who would want to witness it,anyway?

  • byTony Wright