Opinion & Blogs
In praise of good patriots and reasonable people
Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor BARACK Obama deserves credit for wisely following the path laid by George W. Bush.
Pitchforks and pork are no way to run a country
Gary Johns A return to tariffs and protectionism mocks political trailblazers such as Bert Kelly, says Gary Johns.
Hung parliament in wartime was one of our best
Rodney Cavalier THE 1940 election was messy, but much would be achieved in the term that followed.
Online Aunty walks only on left side of the street
Gavin Atkins THE ABC's opinion websites were hopelessly anti-Abbott during the election campaign.
Learn to speak Italian in four easy decades
Helen Trinca OUR new Italian teacher tells us grammar is for life. He's a stickler for correct nomenclature as well as endless exercises, says Helen Trinca.
United until they do part
DESPATCH BOX: Samantha Maiden JULIA Gillard and Bob Brown wed in a simple civil union ceremony at Parliament House yesterday.
The climate change sceptic never out in the cold
Bjorn Lomborg's call for billions to be spent on climate change is old news -- except at the SMH.
Pact is predictable but not devoid of risks
Peter van Onselen, Contributing editor THE alliance between the Labor Party and the new Greens MP in the House of Representatives, Adam Bandt, confirms what we know.
Watchful RBA eye on consumer figures
Michael Stutchbury, Economics editor WAYNE Swan is right that many other treasurers would kill for a set of economic numbers such as Australia's, but the RBA doesn't share his enthusiasm.
Pact puts Labor brand and Gillard leadership on line
Paul Kelly THAT the ALP has entered into an alliance with the Greens to stay in office is a measure of Labor's weakness and desperation.
Culture key to stopping workplace harassment
Peter Van Onselen THE first day in the civil compensation case against former David Jones chief Mark McInnes over alleged sexual harassment caused a sensation.
We failed, Julia almost admits
Dennis Shanahan, Political editor WHAT Julia Gillard is really offering is a discontinuance of the management of the Rudd government that simply "broke down".
Libs spring up, Julia climbs down
DESPATCH BOX: Samantha Maiden SPRING sunshine proved infectious as Coalition MPs awoke to the happy news that Labor could no longer claim to have won the popular vote.
Wartime heroics on our doorstep worthy of recognition
James Bowen Japan's threat to Australia in 1942 sparked bloody resistance, says James Bowen.
Jaded nation ready for fresh lick of paint
Imre Salusinszky AUSTRALIA'S caretaker government had another busy day yesterday.
First step in clean-out: get rid of ICC
Patrick Smith BANNING Pakistan from world cricket for its habitual cheating will achieve very little.
Many pitfalls for the G-G to avoid
Paul Kelly QUENTIN Bryce must avoid activist precedents set in Tasmania.
Two of a kind, Katter and son
Barry Cohen The member for Kennedy inherited his independent perspective, says Barry Cohen.
A 50-50 finish and a headache for AEC
MUMBLE: Peter Brent CLOSE results are every election administrator's nightmare.
Cricket’s nightmare unfolds
2010-08-31
The beautiful game of cricket is facing the greatest threat to its existence in its long history. Back in the 19th Century before…
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Poll divides the nation into three zones
2010-08-23
AUSTRALIA is now divided into three zones by political and economic culture. One conservative, one progressive and one split down the middle. …
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A 50-50 finish and a headache for AEC
2010-09-01
CLOSE results are every election administrator’s nightmare. Recall the 2000 US presidential election, which was famously close, mostly in the state of Florida.…
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In Today’s ALR
2010-09-01
Clawsters, today’s September issue of the ALR is my final one as editor. I’m taking over as The Australian’s literary editor so will be running…
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United until they do part
2010-09-02
JULIA Gillard and Bob Brown wed in a simple civil union ceremony at Parliament House yesterday. And in keeping with this modern political marriage, the…
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Bob Brown is capable of blatant hypocrisy
THE end of the Greens' facade of independence was not the only significant revelation in yesterday's announcement of a formal Labor-Greens alliance.
Dumb and disgraced
ANY footballer who is so dumb that he cannot stay in the limits of the AFL's lenient three-strikes drug policy no longer deserves lenient treatment
Revisionist ruminations
FURTHER to Malcolm Fraser's performance on Q&A on Monday night (Cut&Paste, 1/9).
Protect us, please
Graeme Leech WE'VE had Thatcherism and Reaganism, but is the world ready for Katterism?
Learn to speak Italian in four easy decades
Helen Trinca OUR new Italian teacher tells us grammar is for life. He's a stickler for correct nomenclature as well as endless exercises, says Helen Trinca.
