Margaret Thatcher


Dennis Shanahan is the Comical Ali of Australian political journalism

As the polls have gone from bad to worse for the Government, Dennis Shanahan’s role as the Comical Ali of Australian political journalism has become increasingly untenable, writes David MacCormack.

Iraq to haunt Blair’s new role as well

Tony Blair finally brought his long farewell to a close overnight. In office more than ten years, he is easily the most successful Labour leader ever, as well as the ninth-longest serving British prime minister and, with one exception, the longest serving for more than a century.