Tony Abbott
We're back in town
Sarah Hanson-Young We politicians are back in Canberra this morning after a five-week winter recess. It sounds like a long break, but federal politicians work seven days a week, so it passed by in a flash. As a mother .
You call this a serious debate Tony Abbott?
Mark Dreyfus Let it never be said that Australians don't care about politics.
Tony Abbott - our very own Obama 'birther' sideshow
Mark Dreyfus In modern day politics, a birth certificate or a birthday cake can bring a politician undone.US President Barack Obama said this week that ''we don't have time for this kind of silliness. We've ...
Tony Abbott's Tea Party: people are revolting
Rocco Fazzari Tony Abbott’s Tea Party: People a RevoltingIn the age of branding and franchises even our revolutions come packaged up and branded.
Tony Abbott sees red.
Rocco Fazzari To illustrate Tony Abbott’s rising anger, his now well-worn signature costume becomes the key component.The red budgie-smugglers, now as much as associated with Abbott as his ...
Tony Abbott saves the World
Rocco Fazzari The great Absurdist tradition that exists in literature, the visual arts and music can easily be applied to politics.
Tony Abbott Loves Mums
Rocco Fazzari In the attached video a generous and compliant Opposition Leader Tony Abbott dispenses helpful hints for stay-at-home mums.A permanent and current feature from both sides of the supposedly great ...
Tony Abbott's Ticking Bomb
Rocco Fazzari Walking through airport security with a ticking bomb in place is of no major concern to Tony Abbott.
Tony Abbott's Fighting Fit
Rocco Fazzari A busy week it has undoubtedly been for Tony Abbott.
Tony Abbott's baby moment
Rocco Fazzari Putting politics aside the most satisfying part of the current news cycle is the infrequent appearance and mention of Tony Abbott.
Tony Abbott, he is all ears!
Rocco Fazzari Tony Abbott's arrival in Canberra was greeted with the news that the Libs had at long last gained that mythical poll traction that had been missing since the dying days of the Howard dynasty .
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Rocco Fazzari It really doesn’t seem that Julia Gillard and co can get anything right, and anything that can go wrong will.
Rights of children should be above politics
Sarah Hanson-Young Yesterday the High Court extended an injunction to hear a legal challenge to the Malaysian people-swap deal. The full bench of the court in Canberra will now sit on August 22. The Greens maintain ...
Let conscience rule on gay marriage
Sarah Hanson-Young It's been a bit of a Bizzaro World in Australian federal politics in recent weeks. First we had the opposition saying they were concerned about the human rights of vulnerable people who will be ...
Liberals' carbon confusion
Mark Dreyfus I've given up expecting the opposition to tell the truth about the government's clean energy future plan. But they could at least tell the truth about their own past positions.
New York spreads marriage equality news
Sarah Hanson-Young The colour and excitement of celebrations in New York at the weekend have been shown on TVs and in newspapers worldwide. People of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and even religions danced in ..
Tony behave yourself!
Rocco Fazzari As the newish paradigm continues to shift, Pete Hartcher’s verdict is that if ...
Attack on campaign is hypocritical
Sarah Hanson-Young Tens of thousands of people attended peaceful rallies around the country on Sunday in support of action on climate change, despite the Coalition and News Ltd media empire's negative campaign against .
Polls: Anyone believe them?
Rocco Fazzari The choice of image for Peter Hartcher's Saturday opinion piece was easy.It's a simple ...
