by REX WIDERSTROM – ALREADY struggling to pay a $9m costs order after losing a high-profile case against energy giant Santos, the Environmental Defenders Office may be about to lose its charitable status. The federal opposition, which has said it will end…
by PAUL COLLITS – ANYONE thinking “thank God he’s gone” – and I don’t mean Beijing Biden, I mean the Boy Blunder Justin Castro – should press the pause button on any early celebrations. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau may or may not…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – A FAMOUS line from an old Australian film was my first thought when I heard Labor’s latest renewable energy pipe dream – a $2b subsidy for “green aluminium”. “Tell him he’s dreaming” was uttered by Darryl Kerrigan’s main…
by FRED PAWLE – INDUSTRY Minister Ed Husic has set the tone for the forthcoming federal election by singing from Labor’s tired Kumbaya song book. But there are signs that the fans have stopped listening. The vibe is shifting around the world….
by REX WIDERSTROM – THE Greens have insisted they’ll play no part in supporting a Liberal minority government after the next federal election. With recent opinion polls suggesting a possible minority government led by Peter Dutton, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said her…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – FARMERS are not the only ones wondering if our national weather forecaster, the Bureau of Meteorology, will get it right this year. With Australia living up to its reputation of a land of huge weather contrasts, it’s a…
by PAUL COLLITS – AUSTRALIA has no leader of sufficient charisma and brand recognition to unite its disparate Right-of-centre micro Parties. Absent unity and popular appeal, conservative voters are doomed to the Liberal Party model of almost equally numbered, warring moderate and…
by FRED PAWLE – THEY might disagree about the dangers of coal, but federal ministers Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek share an enthusiasm for idiotic social media posts. Environment Minister Tania Plibersek says Australia is saving the planet by banning coal. Meanwhile,…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – A FEW short years ago, Australia was known as The Lucky Country; now in the eyes of the developed world, we are rapidly becoming the dumb country. Much of that is down to the fact that our Federal…
by PAUL COLLITS – SIMON Birmingham’s seemingly sudden retirement from politics caught a few people by surprise. He has left the building with the Liberals on the cusp of a possible, equally surprising, return to government in 2025. Birmingham thinks Dutton will…
