“Like me or loathe me,” he told a numbed press conference, “people know what I stand for.” But we don’t; not any more, writes Mungo MacCallum.
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Abjorensen: Howard the backbencher would make history
The script written by John Howard envisages him holding his seat, the government winning the election and him standing aside some time thereafter in favour of Peter Costello, presumably retiring to the backbench as he has told his electorate that if re-elected he will stay the full term. That script, if realised, would make history.
Mick Dodson: abuse is no solution to abuse
None of us is in any doubt that we have to intervene to make children safe. We have a responsibility to do this, so does government. But we must draw the line on responses that involve racial discrimination.
