The dumbest reasons for a postal vote on marriage equality
If you're more focused on fighting unwinnable culture wars than passing smart, necessary legislation, you take your advantages where you can get them, writes Andrew P Street.
How has a seemingly smart man made such stupid decisions?
How has a seemingly smart man made such stupid strategic decisions?
Why talk facts when you can just yell
Andrew P Street is preparing for an ugly fortnight of parliament.
Why nuclear energy is still a stupid idea for Australia
You don't even need to monger any scares about radiation: nuclear energy isn't remotely the solution to Australia's self-created energy problem
The Coopers debate is one that we don't have to have - again
At what point does honest discussion turn into deliberate trolling?
Drinkers are boycotting Coopers and it's the brewer's fault
The danger with a company making a political statement is that customers tend to take it seriously.
How parenthood taught me the importance of safe abortion
…and other important lessons imparted by the birth of my awesome son.
A new department seems a lot of effort just to keep Dutton busy
Creating a new megadepartment might be unnecessary, but at least it'll be expensive and disruptive.
The government doesn't actually want housing to be more affordable
Why have the federal government deliberately ruled out using the only tools that might reduce housing prices? Because then they might succeed.
The Liberals are now tarnishing One Nation by association
What sort of deal would be considered beyond the pale for One Nation voters? Now we know.
The 18C battle isn't about what you think it is
Why on Earth did the government embark upon this lose-lose battle again?
Peter Dutton could be your next prime minister
Yes, it sounds like a bad joke, but that's what politics has become in 2017.
Cruel cut is a war on the young and on the poor
The same government who started the week saying young people just need good jobs if they want to get ahead are ending it by ensuring young people are paid less.
The experiment that shows how this government insults the non-wealthy
Telling people that the way to get out of poverty is to be more rich isn't just unhelpful - it's deliberately insulting.
Finally, Trump has uncovered the hidden truth about Sweden
Kudos to the US President, a man who the grateful Swedes can proudly hail as their honorary "skrämmande rasistisk bedragare med avföring för hjärnor"!
One Nation, do you even speak to your WA candidates?
Here's an idea, Australian political parties: maybe meet your candidates *before* endorsing them.
Australia is meaner, dumber and more racist than 25 years ago
The Closing The Gap report should have been a wake up call about the way the government is failing First Australians. It won't be.
The Liberal-National marriage is on the rocks
How toxic must a relationship get for One Nation to seem like the sane, sexy alternative?
Why does South Australia create political weirdos?
Is there something in Adelaide's water? Well, yes, but that's not the entire story.
The safest risk Turnbull can take to keep his job
A free vote on marriage equality could prove Malcolm's still got some principles left.
The real danger of Bernardi's defection for Turnbull
Some men just want to watch the world burn (while also angrily denying that humans are changing the climate in any way).
You have to feel sorry for Turnbull and his hijacked week
How's that attempt to hit reset on the new year looking, Malc?
Our government is too cowardly to stand up to fascism
Turnbull's transformation from cosmopolitan forward thinking leader to craven coward making nice with the bullies is now complete.
The soulless video that sums up Sydney today
Tourism Victoria couldn't have written a better anti-Sydney campaign jingle than this hollow piece of dreck.
Why Barnaby Joyce is just going to get louder in 2017
Hey, you'd be yelling incoherently too if it was the only thing saving your party from oblivion.
Let's make 2017 the year Australia finally grows up
If our closest geopolitical allies jumped off a bridge, would Australia do it too? Because that looks like being the choice facing us right now.
How to choose a terrible song for your wedding or inauguration
Sure, just pick your event's song on the basis of the title alone. How could that not work?
With Sydney finally dead, Baird's work is done
Let's look at the legacy of the premier who bravely stood up to the weak and made the state safe for mining, property development, and casinos. Especially casinos.
Could 2017 already be the PM's worst year ever?
Between the scandals, internal discord and wildly unpopular policies, 2017 is already shaping up to be the Turnbull government's worst year since 2016.
Why 2017 Australian politics has already gone to hell
The internal Coalition battles for 2017 have already begun.