Keenan tries to dodge unfriendly fire
Michael Keenan noticeably thrilled when Fairfax Media insisted on inquiring about his longevity as a frontbencher.
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Tony Wright
Tony Wright is the National Affairs Editor of The Age. He has been based in the Canberra Press Gallery for 20 years, working for The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Bulletin before joining The Age in 2007. He has written two plays and two best-selling books, was named Magazine Feature Writer of the Year twice, has won several UN Media Peace Prizes and has been a Walkley Awards finalist five times.
Why Albanese opposes gay marriage plebiscite
Anthony Albanese has no time for those who might judge the worth of a family by the number or gender of the parents in it.
Pyne and the parliamentary art of talking through his (paper) hat
Why was Christopher Pyne waving a piece of paper over his head while calling his opposite number 'scum'? Tradition.
Sir Peter grasps the moment, the big guns boom, and it's on
There seemed something particularly apt about the 19-gun salute to the opening of the latest Parliament.
Fischer wants 'massacre tax' on US guns to trump Trump
Australia's former deputy prime minister, Tim Fischer, has proposed what is surely a world-first plan for shooting down the gun-loving US Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump: a "massacre tax" on US gun exports.
Mathias Cormann wobbles short of a sizzling insult to Bill Shorten
Mathias Cormann, when he offered up his "wibble wobble, jelly on a plate" line on Monday, surely had a hotter verse from that annoying nursery rhyme on the tip of his tongue.
Guerilla protesters leave PM speechless in the ballroom
Malcolm Turnbull had barely got through his predictable declaration that Australia needed a clear economic plan to secure its future, the high-powered audience was happily digging in to the remains of its luncheon dessert, a chocolate confection with icecream….when the whole enterprise turned to custard.
Pop-up protesters disrupt speech, get within metres of PM
Pro-refugee demonstrators who secretly infiltrated a Melbourne business audience suddenly stormed the stage on Tuesday as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tried to deliver his first major economic speech since the election.
The senator from Wonderland dons his special aluminium helmet
The new Senator is right, of course. Everyone has been manipulating the data.
How to destroy a census: ask the grandparents about their television
There was high anxiety in the family as the census night of 1966 approached.
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