Features Australia
A funny thing happened on the way to the Senate
The Upper House in our federal parliament has become a maverick - much like those who sit in it
You can’t judge a book by its author’s genitalia
Feminism has lost the plot with the Stella Prize schools literary program
Who or what is a fair dinkum First Australian?
Recognising Aboriginal people in the Constitution throws up a multitude of problems
…and who is a fair dinkum Muslim?
Western leaders keep insisting that the Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam
Bottom Drawer
McMahon - the controversy rages
Islamist barbarity can have widespread appeal
For some, democracy unleashes illiberal and totalitarian forces
Time to cull this plague of dunces
The proposed university changes will discourage many students from signing up. Good.
Bottom Drawer
First came Gorton vs McMahon, now it’s Kelly vs Bramston
Just wait ‘til they get their hands on ebola
The Black Death and other forms of plague are already on Islamic terrorists’ shopping lists
Bottom Drawer
Ideology? Not such a bad idea after all
Not so terrible after all, Muriel
One of our greatest films celebrates its twentieth birthday
Rescuing Tony’s baby
The Paid Parental Leave scheme should be scrapped in favour of an HECS-style loans scheme
It’s time – to recognise it was Menzies, not Gough
The legacy of the maligned Menzies pre-empts and outshines that of the worshipped Whitlam
Bottom Drawer
It’s been a stellar year of award-worthy performances
Labor – the gift that keeps on giving
Tony Abbott must do more than just rely on the Rudd / Gillard catastrophe that brought him to power
It’s the high achievers, stupid
The quiet truth of politics is that it all comes down to the character and calibre of those running the show
Reform interruptus
Tony Abbott is determined to run a government along the lines of Hawke, Keating and Howard
Better than those other bastards
Some Prime Ministers grow into the job - where others clearly did not
Bottom drawer
18C was lost to cultural romanticising and self-interest
Mavericks and ratbags threaten the NZ Nationals
A coalition of cartoon-like characters and events could spell the end of John Key’s conservative government
Gorton vs McMahon: the secret memo
The bitter rivary between two Prime Ministers exposed - over penning stories in the press and cabinet solidarity
Smash the Islamic State
The West has no choice other than to intervene - Australia included
Shorten comes clean
The Labor leader clears his name
Ebola – the next move?
Ebola is playing a deadly game on a microbial board
Bottom drawer
Tony Abbott’s been eating too many blue Smarties
