Jack Waterford is the former Editor-at-large at The Canberra Times and writes a regular column
Whether Barnaby Joyce or Pauline Hanson is the wiser statesman, the better politician or the more intelligent citizen is a moot question upon which few could hold a certain opinion, for now at least.
The Church needs bishops who are accountable to their flock, not mere papal ciphers.
The royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody's decades-old recommendations are forgotten in the ACT.
The Tax Office's record against high-end tax evaders is lamentable.
The modern Australian senate has ceased to be a house of review, says former PM Tony Abbott.
The question for the formal opening of the political year, beginning next week, is not whether Malcolm Turnbull can retrieve his position with voters. It is whether Bill Shorten can step into the vacuum Turnbull has created.
The holiday we once loved, before it was taken over by a public relations and bullshit industry.
Obama inspires because he dares appeal to the better parts of people's nature.
If I were a public servant I would be getting pretty damn sick and tired of insipid and gutless leadership.
Our city is a light on the hill to many in the world. Yet we seem unable to see it.
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