If Labor is genuine on green energy, it’s got to talk nuclear
Following Labor’s embarrassing loss in the “climate change election,” it’s timely to consider renewable energy’s green credentials, as it formed…
A memo to the Morrison Government: we need more democracy, not less
Public policy is a field where you soon learn that no matter the soundness of your evidence, the perceptiveness of…
Donald Trump should not stoop to Sadiq Khan’s level
In July last year, when Trump last visited Britain, I wrote a post saying ‘Admit it, Donald Trump is right…
Kristina Keneally: Albo’s golden girl – or a golden goose?
The week just past in politics, the week to come: Rarely in federal politics has there been as meteoric rise…
Beware the sin bin
There was a time when an unknown bloke snooping through your rubbish bin could have expected a punch in the…
Forget GetUp, it’s the corporate climate bullies we need to fear
If there was a gold medal for corporate climate change hypocrisy, the American company Ben & Jerry’s Holdings Inc. would…
The AFL’s goalless game at Tiananmen Stadium
If you need any further evidence that time indeed flies, on Tuesday we will remember the thirtieth anniversary of the…
“ALP: Thought Crimes Unit” – what to expect with the new cast and the new series
Big changes are in store for season five of the ACTU/ABC/New Daily-Union Super/Guardian Media hit TV drama “ALP: Thought Crimes…
I love my job
It’s my first day at the job. I’m walking down Flinders Lane with its shadowy art deco buildings passing Degraves Street…
The next Tory leader will have even less flexibility than May on Brexit
In Choosing A Leader, what remains one of the best books published on British leadership contests (although I appreciate this…
Why this year’s al-Quds Day march could be different
This weekend might provide an interesting spectacle. On Sunday the annual al-Quds Day march sets off in London from outside…
Why the First Wives’ Club should cut Boris a bit of slack
Well, very obliging of Donald Trump to back Boris Johnson – ‘a very good guy…he’d be excellent…I like him very…
The things you can learn at university these days
From The Conservation, that university funded website for academics who would really rather be breakfast TV hosts, a cracker: Having…
The Trump card: We should welcome Donald Trump’s visit – and treat him as a friend
The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Donald Trump arrived by helicopter at Turnberry, his golf course…
Portrait of the week: Brexit party triumphs, May resigns and Corbyn has an unhappy birthday
Home The Brexit party, led by Nigel Farage, received 5,248,533 votes (out of 17,199,701 cast) in the European parliament elections,…
History will be kinder to Theresa May than we have been
Recording the BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures has brought me to five cities and five styles of questioning. Cardiff had…
How many people make it up Everest?
Tears for fears Theresa May welled up while announcing her resignation in Downing Street. How often do leaders cry? —…
Plutarch’s advice for the Tory leadership candidates
The MPs wishing to replace Theresa May as prime minister have policies — but do they know what their electorate…
Letters: It will be fatal for the Tories if they put a Remainer on the leadership shortlist
Leavers only, please Sir: Your leading article (‘The end of May’, 25 May) correctly calls for the Conservative party to…
The strangeness of Jeremy Hunt’s leadership campaign
Jeremy Hunt’s approach is very odd. It is the first time I remember an aspirant for the top job saying:…
Why vegans must not own cats
Is it ethical for vegans to own cats? It’s an interesting question because vegans look set to take over —…
My medical treatment is sending me bonkers – and it’s no fun
If I’ve been incredibly rude to you or snappy or tearful lately, if I’ve taken offence where none was intended,…
Can Boris Johnson’s ‘little otter’ make him woke enough to win?
Philip May seems a decent cove. He’s been stoic and loyal but I can’t help hoping that the next prime…
Should we fear Facebook’s cryptocurrency?
The cryptocurrency winter has turned to spring: having slumped from $20,000 in late 2017 to $3,200 a year later, bitcoin…
Full-blooded Brexiteers vs cabinet compromisers
Parties don’t get rid of their leaders unless things are going very badly. But this Tory crisis is different in…
