Grumpy old git gives Turnbull what forIn an email to all Liberal MPs, Wilson Tuckey has described his leader, Malcolm Turnbull, as inexperienced and arrogant.
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Australia’s human rights record under attack
Australia’s human rights record has come under scrutiny by the international watchdog, writes Dan Ziffer.
Why rail projects in NSW cost three times as much as they should
The gurus at Infrastructure Australia should be asking some hard questions because something seems terribly wrong with the cost of rail construction in NSW, writes Gavin Gatenby.
Fitzgibbon affair points to bureaucrats out of control
There are a number of issues in play in the revelation that Defence has been spying on its own minister. All bear teasing out, writes Bernard Keane.
Rundle: Israel’s de facto apartheid
One grim upside of Israel’s massacre in Gaza has been the way in which a widespread view of the Israeli state has come into alignment with those who know something of the region’s history, writes Guy Rundle.
Aceh’s democratic test
On 9 April, Indonesia’s province of Aceh will hold elections for its local legislature, illustrating Indonesia’s recent evolutionary process of political maturation, writes Damien Kingsbury.
The economic crash may be a boost for health reform
The economic slump is no excuse for governments to wimp out on health reform, writes Melissa Sweet.
The fastest school spending spree in history doesn’t add up
It’s time for the national media to start asking questions about the execution of a program that the PM himself admits is the biggest national logistical challenge since World War 2, writes Stephen Mayne.
Queensland gives hope to the hopeless
The ALP has won a lot of elections in the last decade, but few of them have confounded expectations as much as Saturday’s victory in Queensland, writes Charles Richardson.
The persecution of Marcus Einfeld
The prosecution of Einfeld has now been turned into a persecution, writes Greg Barns.
Two new greenhouse gasses discovered
Two new synthetic greenhouse gases are getting their “debut” at the Greenhouse 2009 atmospheric science conference in Perth this afternoon, writes Ben Sandilands.
Mick Keelty: master of blame dodging
Mick Keelty may figure that if it’s good enough for politicians to duck responsibility, then it’s good enough for chief executives. And he may be right in doing so, writes Bernard Keane.
Khatami: a case for dialogue
Last night, I was among the crowd by former Iranian President Sayyed Mohammad Khatami, writes Irfan Yusuf.
Is Turnbull’s honeymoon over?
The one steady factor in recent Newspolls has been the decline in Turnbull’s satisfaction ratings and the increase in his dissatisfaction ratings, writes Bernard Keane.
Brent vs Possum: on accumulating accuracy
The world needs statisticians and economists, particularly in these troubled times. But on occasion they get so carried away with their graphs and formulae, we find them lodged up their own orifices, writes Peter Brent.
Absurd anti-bikie laws do not stop bikies, but legalising drugs will
If politicians were seriously interested about eroding the power of bikie gangs they would remove the source of much of their wealth and industry, writes Greg Barns.
It certainly looks like the ACMA blacklist, eh Senator Conroy?
Evidence is mounting that the list of websites published by Wikileaks is almost certainly ACMA’s “secret” blacklist, writes Stilgherrian.
Faulkner’s Freedom of Information shake-up
The Commonwealth Freedom of Information regime faces its biggest shake-up since its inception under draft legislation unveiled by John Faulkner today, writes Bernard Keane.
G4S guards still on the job, despite the death of Ribs Ward
Regardless of the outcome of the inquest, it is indisputable that Mr Ward died while in the ‘care’ of G4S employees. So why are they still on the job? asks Michael Winkler.
Why can’t this government make decisions on primary health?
The health networks across Australia which are funded by the Federal Government to deliver vital primary care services have no idea of their future at this critical time.
Razer: Conroy should not be surprised at blacklist leak
The emergence of the ACMA blacklist should have been as shocking to Stephen Conroy as, say, another tabloid sashay from Lindsay Lohan, writes Helen Razer.
Yet another ACMA internet blacklist springs a leak
The war of the leaking internet blacklists escalates, with Wikileaks publishing more recent blacklists and threatening Senator Stephen Conroy with legal action, writes Stilgherrian.
