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The pervasive role of religion in politics

FEDERAL politics seemed pretty rugged on the ousting of Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but how orderly does Australia look compared to politics in Egypt, with widespread violence and dozens of deaths? Although just one factor, […]

Did sexism sink Julia Gillard?

ROBERT MACKLIN, official biographer to Kevin Rudd who had argued for the re-election of Julia Gillard, looks at the place of sexism in her downfall

Corroding power of Pyne’s gossip

Subtle world of Machiavelli Rudd

Kevin Rudd is playing a political game of such subtlety that Machiavelli looks like a gormless amateur, says his biographer ROBERT MACKLIN

Why Canberra needs to vote to protect itself

There is no reason for the leaders of major parties to care what happens to Canberra. And while Canberrans continue to vote the way they do this will not change, says MICHAEL MOORE

When chooks lose their heads

Recent bizarre political events remind MARK PARTON of a headless chook…

Wimpy Labor fails to fight the good fight

Labor has failed to understand the importance of fighting the good fight and, where necessary, going down screaming, says MICHAEL MOORE

Revealed: Why Rudd wasn’t coming back

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Rudd’s authorised biographer and “CityNews” columnist ROBERT MACKLIN reveals the secrets of why the former PM was never coming back

Crean ambushed at arts announcements

There were no prizes for guessing why the contingent of hard news journalists turned up this morning at Parliament House for the announcement of Regional Arts Australia’s national strategic projects by the Minister for Arts, […]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott... thanks for 65 cents a week.

Centenary ceremony snub for Abbott

ACT Senator Gary Humphries is unhappy that the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, had not been invited to play a role in Tuesday’s ceremony to mark a century since the official naming of Canberra. […]

Senator Gary Humphries.. fighting on for preselection.

Preselection shock: Humphries to fight on

ACT Senator Gary Humphries, who was trounced at a controversial preselection contest on Saturday by late entrant and former ACT Assembly Opposition Leader, Zed Seselja, has decided to fight on for the number one spot […]

Zed Seselja addressing the press conference.

Liberal biffo begins: Moore makes his call

The Canberra Liberals are about to find out that a week can be a millennia in politics, says MICHAEL MOORE

Gary bemoans loss of PS ‘plant power’

COMMONWEALTH Public Service employees have returned to their workplaces to find the New Year has been marked with a deterioration of workplace conditions due to Labor’s Budget cuts, claims act Liberal Senator Gary Humphries. He […]

Mark McKenna receiving his award from PM Julia Gillard

Clark lecture to re-open the republic question

MARK McKenna was the winner of the 2012 Prime Minister’s Award for Non-Fiction for his biography, “An Eye For Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark,” so he’s a logical choice to present the thirteenth Dymphna […]

From loss, Julia rises

ALL the media commentary about the rise of Julia Gillard’s popularity – and that of her government – has centred around the carbon price and its failure to frighten the horses. There’s also been a […]

(left-to-right): Eytan Aharoni, the Hon Michael Danby MP, the Ambassador of Israel Yuval Rotem, the Hon Peter Slipper MP at the recent unveiling of the “Always Clock

‘Always Clock’ tells of Australian experience

ONE of Canberra’s best-known designer jewellers has created a unique pendulum clock, now installed in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The “Always Clock” has been handcrafted by Israeli-Australian jeweller Eytan […]

Shock Rudd plan to run for the Senate

GREG Rudd, the former Prime Minister Kevin’s elder brother, has announced that in the next Federal election he’s running for the Senate in Queensland as an Independent. He has kept the move a closely guarded secret […]

Why Tony Abbott can’t compromise on boats

A RECENT letter to two of the key independents in the Federal Parliament was copied to me by a friend. It illustrated for me the extent to which the blame game has plunged to new […]

Opinion: Here’s cheers for action on alcohol

Senator Kate Lundy is tackling the nexus between sport and alcohol, says MICHAEL MOORE

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The pervasive role of religion in politics

Did sexism sink Julia Gillard?

Corroding power of Pyne’s gossip

Subtle world of Machiavelli Rudd

Why Canberra needs to vote to protect itself

When chooks lose their heads

Wimpy Labor fails to fight the good fight

Revealed: Why Rudd wasn’t coming back

Crean ambushed at arts announcements

Centenary ceremony snub for Abbott

Preselection shock: Humphries to fight on

Liberal biffo begins: Moore makes his call

Gary bemoans loss of PS ‘plant power’

Clark lecture to re-open the republic question

From loss, Julia rises

‘Always Clock’ tells of Australian experience

Shock Rudd plan to run for the Senate

Why Tony Abbott can’t compromise on boats

Opinion: Here’s cheers for action on alcohol

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