Columnists
Saturday 19th November 2016
It’s going to be a bumpy ride
An international shift is under way, but the US is not about to disintegrate.
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.
Building confidence is key
Is confidence in sport like pregnancy? Can you be half confident? Some would suggest not. You’re either confident or not.
Trump opens doors to distraction
The president-elect’s ‘forgotten people’ formula is being cynically exploited here.
Drama goes close to history
There’s a lot of history in this lustrous new series and a superb gallery of players.
Morning glory sees Scott climb
Here was a smug morning just begging to be beaten up. Comfortably warm to allow players to keep their cool.
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.
Saturday 19th November 2016
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.
Deface value
A range of posters has appeared in Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg’s Melbourne seat of Kooyong.
Trump, rugby, thanks to Fairfax
You can connect just about anything to the US president-elect if you believe in yourself.
Trump opens doors to distraction
The president-elect’s ‘forgotten people’ formula is being cynically exploited here.
Drama goes close to history
There’s a lot of history in this lustrous new series and a superb gallery of players.
Morning glory sees Scott climb
Here was a smug morning just begging to be beaten up. Comfortably warm to allow players to keep their cool.
Friday 18th November 2016
A bumper Trumper issue
Plus: when Hendo met the ABC chairman on a super-moon night; and the Red Bandannaed One debunked.
Cardinals ‘game on’ against Pope
Allying himself with the international left, Pope Francis is risking an unprecedented challenge from angry cardinals.
Turnbull’s NBN dilemma
Canberra’s decision to help fund the NBN shortfall points to existing problems with its business model.
Murder most foul
Pasquale Barbaro’s murder is proof that in Australia’s underworld the rules of engagement have changed and no one is safe.
What about hairyman rights?
Sam Dastaryi is the latest victim of follicle analysis that I too have suffered from and it needs to be called out.
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.
