Hey, Scott Ludlam, the constitution is a thing. It's funny like that
Only a Green could tweet his resignation from Parliament like this.
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Tony Wright
Tony Wright is the associate editor and special writer for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald
Tribalism and the sweet allure of the 'sensible centre'
The wets the dries, the Bronweenies, the Soft Left and the Shoppies - politicians strive hard to find the right tribe.
Malcolm and the Barnaby and Tony Emergency Express
An anxiety-burdened Malcolm Turnbull has ordered a supersonic private jet to remain on standby at Hamburg airport during his visit to Germany for the G20, its motors running and its pilots on 24-hour alert.
Why would North Korea's little tyrant lob a missile on Darwin?
​Pity Darwin. Bombed by the Japanese in World War II, blown away by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve, 1974, and forever harassed, according to its local newspaper, by person-eating crocodiles, it now has to be concerned about a missile-obsessed Kim Jong-un of North Korea.
Malcolm denies Tony's very name, thrice
Those familiar with the Gospels might recall that Peter also denied knowing his leader thrice.
The age of hyperbole, when facts twist until they hurt
An expatriate journalist living in Britain wrote an apocalyptic tract this week, published by Fairfax Media, warning fellow Australian travellers not to take a holiday in London.
Off the record, this is a confected nonsense
A prime minister delivers a light-hearted - even hilarious - speech to more than 600 frocked-up and tuxedoed guests in the Great Hall of Parliament House.
Farewell Michael Gordon, a giant of journalism and the most decent of men
It's a rare day when both a prime minister and an opposition leader shower accolades upon a journalist.
Remember the ozone hole? Today's coal apologists don't
Think of the ozone hole and you might get a preview of the humiliation awaiting the current champions of coal-fired energy.
ABC election analyst Antony Green is now a national treasure
Antony Green awarded an AO for "distinguished service to the broadcast media as an analyst and commentator for state and federal elections".
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