Why Australia’s sharks keep on targeting tourists
Thursday dawned bright and warm over the beaches of northern New South Wales. It was a perfect morning to enjoy…
How a burka brought bedlam to Australia’s parliament
Australia’s parliament is a curious place when it comes to its dress code. Suits without ties: frowned upon. Dresses made…
Memo to Jess Wilson: I’ve found your shadow Treasurer for you
On Friday, I spent an afternoon at the H R Nicholls Society annual conference, as a guest of the Society.…
Australia could regret its decision to recognise Palestine
When it comes to major decisions certain to anger Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking safety in…
Victoria’s Aboriginal ‘Treaty’ will undermine its democracy
On Tuesday evening, my six-year old’s suburban Melbourne primary school staged a wonderful concert, an all-school celebration of contemporary song,…
Australia has finally woken up to the Iranian threat
Geographically, eastern Australia is about as far from Israel and Gaza as anyone can get. But given the Australian government’s…
Australia’s relations with Israel are lying in tatters
Australia and Israel are – were – traditional allies. A former leader of Australia’s Labor party and then president of…
Why Australia is recognising Palestine
In 1968, the American broadcaster Walter Cronkite told his national TV audience the United Stated was losing the war in…
Melbourne’s mad plan to adopt an Aboriginal six-season calendar
Victoria’s capital, Melbourne, has a dubious meteorological reputation. Our weather is so predictably unpredictable that Melbourne can easily have four…
How can a sex offender still be a New South Wales MP?
Notoriously, the Australian state of New South Wales was founded as a penal colony. Since it was granted responsible government…
Australia’s fascination with the ‘mushroom murders’ must end
After an eight-week trial followed avidly around Australia and the world, and a week’s jury deliberation, Australia’s answer to Lucrezia…
Could Donald Trump scrap Aukus?
America’s policy undersecretary of defence, Elbridge Colby, is one of the brightest brains in Donald Trump’s administration. Having served in…
Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder case is Australia’s Trial of the Century
Since its general election a month ago, Australia’s politics have endured their biggest upheaval in fifty years. Its Labor government…
Coalition split a disaster for conservatives, at least in the short term
Today’s bombshell announcement by Nationals Leader, David Littleproud, that his party is ending its Coalition agreement with the Liberals, adds…
Australian election: Trump helps topple second conservative leader
Tonight, Australia voted decisively for continuity. The Labor government of prime minister Anthony Albanese has not merely been re-elected. It…
Will Australia’s angry voters punish Labor at the polls?
Australia goes to the polls today, pitting the first-term Labor government of prime minister Anthony Albanese against the Liberal-National party…
Do young Australians still care about Anzac Day?
Today is Anzac Day, arguably the most solemnly sacred day in the Australian calendar. At dawn on this day in…
Could Trump cost Australia’s Liberals victory?
Since Australia’s general election was called by Labor prime minister Anthony Albanese at the end of March, the contest for…
Did my Coalition policy launch dream come true, and other thoughts
Here I am again, a glass of red this time rather than a gin and tonic. Goodness knows, I need…
I dreamt about the Coalition’s policy launch
The Coalition formally launches its election campaign on Sunday. After a fortnight of a Seinfeld election – an election about…
Tough love for the Coalition as its campaign is slow to get going
I’m writing this at lunchtime on Monday. In federal election campaigns, for logistical necessity major policy drops and media opportunities…
Australia is bracing itself for a chaotic general election
Early this morning, even before dawn broke, Australia’s Labor party prime minister, Anthony Albanese, asked the country’s governor-general to call…
Is a criminal gang exploiting anti-Semitism in Australia?
In late January, Australians were convulsed out of their summer holiday torpor by what appeared to be an elaborate anti-Semitic…
Meet Clive Palmer – Australia’s answer to Donald Trump
Imagine Screaming Lord Sutch with hundreds of millions of pounds to spend. That probably best sums up the flamboyant Australian…
Australia’s Jews are living in fear
Just when it seemed Australia’s anti-Semitism crisis couldn’t worsen, it has. This week, it was disclosed that a caravan loaded…
