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Trump tax cut propels share buybacks to new all-time record

Even critics of Trump's company tax cuts didn't predict just how much of them would flow into boosting share prices and looking after shareholders.

Politicians show their true colours over South African farmer fiasco

The real ugliness of the South African farmer question, built on spurious figures and indifference to non-white suffering, is that its cynical explanation is better than its ideological explanation.

The curious question of Kimberly Kitching

The senator, who has seen a rapid advancement up the ranks of Labor, brought an approach to questioning a Senate reference committee that left Defence representatives scratching their heads.

Labor's craven surrender to Catholic schools is fiscally and morally repugnant

Labor should be condemned for its cynical support of the Catholic Church's hysteria about school funding.

Hinch's Senate Diary: what was Xenophon thinking?

Derryn Hinch argues Nick Xenophon shouldn't have believed his own publicity in the SA election.

Dutton's white farmer campaign represents a vicious factional play

The overt racism of this campaign is a new low, but will it help keep Dutton in his seat at the next federal election?

Hanson's henchmen caught with their pants down, and the bereaved pay the price

From toilets to Twitter, the delusions of One Nation run deep.

Lies, damned lies, and banking mea culpas at the royal commission

While the banking royal commission exposes scandal after scandal, the corporate regulator is still uttering platitudes about the sector regulating itself.

Inland rail's dirty secret

The inland rail project is based on a sizeable subsidy to coal exporters just to get someone to use what its backers even admit is a white elephant.

The Greens will claim more inner-city seats eventually, but not yet

After a spanking at the Batman byelection, the Greens need to figure out how to stop losing viable inner-city seats before it's too late.