50 years of TIME in Australia (and a few less-important islands, too)TIME magazine is celebrating 50 years of publication in Australia (well, the “South Pacific”, but it pretty much ignores everyone else), including a tribute to its pick of most influential Aussies of the last five decades: Robert Menzies, Germaine Greer, Victor Chang, Eddie Mabo, and Tim Flannery.
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Della Bosca joins long list of upstanding members
Politicians straying from the marital bed? Where’s the story? asks Bob Ellis.
There’s a chance Labor could win Kooyong
There are whispers inside the Victorian Liberal Party that Kooyong may not be the electoral certainty it once was, writes Brian Costar.
Australia and India: an uneasy relationship
Australia’s relationship with India has been difficult long before the racist attacks started against Indian students. But, do we now need them more than they need us?
SA Libs ban cussing: “Sir Robert Menzies didn’t swear”
South Australia’s new Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond explains why she’s banned swearing at Liberal party meetings.
A brief history of props in Federal Parliament
Politicians from both sides have a long democratic tradition of treating Parliament contemptuously.
The Peter Costello Food Pyramid
Warning: this cartoon may contain traces of Peter Costello…
Fixing Federation Part 2: A how to
Australian federalism is dysfunctional. If you care about the quality of schools and hospitals, you must care about how power and responsibility is divided. The federal system has increasingly become a barrier to delivering services efficiently and at the highest level of quality, writes George Williams.
Symbolism aplenty as the hard work starts
Kevin Rudd has shown he is still on the campaign trail as he carts his Cabinet off to Perth for today’s first meeting of the year, writes Richard Farmer.
The last days of John Howard?
APEC. Twenty one world leaders. How long will John Howard be one of them? Crikey understands that John Howard will be considering his future in his few free moments this weekend, writes Christian Kerr.
