Opinion
Saturday 19th November 2016
Shimmying to a new world order
Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to engage the US president-elect is shared by many leaders around the world.
Elites smashed by ‘parochials’
The Left doesn’t get Donald Trump’s victory over political correctness.
Saturday 19th November 2016
Trump opens doors to distraction
The president-elect’s ‘forgotten people’ formula is being cynically exploited here.
Trump agenda a basis for growth
Hopefully, diplomacy can avert a trade war with China that could harm Australian interests.
Populism no fix for insider cartel
Modern politics is caught between populism and a political insider class, neither of which is very palatable.
Taxpayers milked in cosy deal
Enterprise agreements between building giants and unions hit subcontract options.
The right to die with dignity
The baton passes to Victoria to be the only state to allow elective euthanasia.
Shameful bid to silence religion
An individualistic creed couched in terms of new “rights” can’t tolerate rival views.
Robots help bring jobs back home
The tide is turning against offshore manufacturing, but today’s smart factories barely need workers.
Friday 18th November 2016
JM Lean linked army to the people
He is not forgotten, this man who shouldered so much grief during World War I’s dark days
Keating stirring the possum
A clear majority of Australians still support our relationship with the US.
The bush hounds a fallen god
NSW Premier Mike Baird is paying dearly for alienating his regional constituency.
Feeling the soft squeeze
Both the Left and Right are finding plenty of fault with the PM’s asylum-seeker policy.
Thursday 17th November 2016
We need to stop you, Megan
Megan Latham must be the only person in NSW who cannot understand why the government wants to end her tenure.
Shorten out to trump Turnbull
The battle in Australia over the US alliance under Donald Trump has now begun.
Wages deal we’ll all pay for
There are a lot of people out there who haven’t had a pay increase for years, and some have even had pay cuts.
Discussion we need to have
‘Foreign workers take local jobs’ is a potentially powerful political slogan, now being taken up by Bill Shorten.
Rise of economic popularism
Trump can be counted on to keep the faith with the movement that elected him.
Curbing freedom of speech harmful
The forum to tackle disagreeable views should be public debate, not the courts.
Wednesday 16th November 2016
Scott: bin that wacky drivel
Scott Morrison should bin the IMF report on Australia and ignore its wacky policy suggestions.
A new deal for cities
In Western Sydney alone, we need to build a city the size of Adelaide in the next two decades.
Shorten surfs the populist tide
The US election aftershock has emboldened disparate politicians locally, unleashing hubris.
New reactionaries have lost touch
Separation from ordinary electors has led sneering elites to dismiss the silent majority.
Rights fantasists have no purpose
The government’s weakness allows the AHRC to persist in strangling free speech.
Burn has tough act to follow
The last time a gangland war became a political issue the then premier turned to Nick Kaldas to clean up the streets.
Tuesday 15th November 2016
Why so hesitant, Mike?
For a man of bold action, Mike Baird is being strangely reluctant to do the inevitable and reshuffle his cabinet.
It’s worse than childbirth
Davos is the ultimate insider shindig where various self-satisfied types gather to lecture the world’s outsiders.
