Wayne swann


Utegate report driving pollies’ fears

Politicians including opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull are nervously awaiting the release of an official report on the Utegate affair, writes Phillip Coorey

Mungo: Destroying the free market to save it

The mere fact that the federal and state governments are going ahead with long term nation building projects is a signal that things remain pretty stable, writes Mungo MacCallum.

Julie Bishop’s gaffes taken to a new level

Even the suggestion of incompetence will be enough to put Julie Bishop under plenty of pressure, when it’s Wayne Swan who should be in the spotlight, writes Bernard Keane.