Judith Ireland
Judith Ireland is an online political reporter for The National Times, and a columnist for The Canberra Times.
Chilly reception for Tony Abbott's stand-up routine at Davos
Judith Ireland Tony Abbott packed his beanie and his uggs this week and flew off to Davos to meet his world colleagues, economic forum style
Rise of the selfie narcissistic - and boring
Judith Ireland Earlier this week, reality TV's Kim Kardashian posted a diptych of selfies via Twitter.
Weddings should focus on the romance, not consumer culture
Judith Ireland When Ashleigh Watson and Narell Majic got married earlier this month, it was on a Tuesday night.
Tony Abbott's horror honeymoon doesn't mean divorce is inevitable
Judith Ireland As the government approaches the 100-day mark, the confetti has been replaced with question marks.
Nigella's downfall has all the tragic ingredients
Judith Ireland Because my, oh my, Nigella Lawson, domestic goddess, celebrity cooker and whoa-man is having a most unfabulous time.
Kevin Rudd on way out but he won't be down for long
Judith Ireland Kevin Rudd has long been recognised as a genius - and not just by himself.
Palmer not a such a loner in his new house
Judith Ireland For how long now has Clive Palmer been our resident jokester-at-large?
Bless this marriage law with passage by Coalition
Judith Ireland When the Federal Parliament resumes next month, don't expect it to have the rainbow flag flying.
Allow 'none of the above' for clearer insight
Judith Ireland The Coalition argues that it won - the tribe has spoken - so it should get to implement its policy.
Rudd talks a good fight, but can he go the distance?
Judith ireland For a man who promised to bring peace and civility back to politics, Kevin Rudd talks a lot about fighting.
Rudd's waffling signals all is not tickety-boo with Labor
Judith Ireland When Tony Abbott wondered out loud this week if Kevin Rudd ever shut up, he was not without cause.
A suppository of sex appeal, fashion of the moment kinda guy
Judith Ireland Tony Abbott turned around an impressive troika of campaign bloopers in three days.
A tortured tale of that mystery election date and hollow pledges
Judith Ireland Gillard's government missed two opportunities that could have spared the nation much unnecessary grief.
With baby wait over, it's now business as usual
Judith Ireland Funny how the tables can turn. With baby out of the way, life will return to - mostly - normal.
It's elder-stateswoman - not memoirs - time for Gillard
Judith Ireland This time, a month ago, Julia Gillard was front and centre of our national political life.
The candid truth or slick spin - we can't have it both ways
Judith Ireland Political hopeful Lisa Clutterham didn't try to spin her way out of trouble, like many other politicians would have.
Bruised egos only fallout from political coups
Judith Ireland Think of this as a tale of two coups.
Divided Labor members stood, logic now calls for unity
Judith Ireland Beyond the immediate issues lies the bigger question: can Labor hold itself together?
Behind the scenes of tumult, co-operation has reigned
Judith Ireland It's approaching three years since people crammed into a room to hear two independents tell the nation who their government would be.
Misogyny? No, it's just a PM with the wrong physiology
Judith Ireland You would think that the Prime Minister meeting the Terminator would be a really big deal.
