In the weeks leading up to this year’s midterm elections, one of the few legislative bright spots in an anaemic Washington has been AI regulation. The Trump administration has been wary of touching an industry it sees as vital in America’s great-power competition with China, each side seeing any advantage
Josh Frydenberg probably knows the political fable of Peter Costello’s memoir. Following the Howard government’s defeat in November 2007, the long-suffering treasurer returned to the backbench to write his memoirs, for which he recruited his father-in-law Peter Coleman, a distinguished Australian public intellectual, editor and author who had enjoyed less
Plus: A curious new media startup has caught our eye. The post The Snoop: Greens, One Nation unite against Vic Libs’ millions, News Corp’s curious Victorians, and more appeared
Festivals like OzAsia mean the presence of other Asian people releases you from the impossible responsibility of being the definitive one. The post What axing a festival like OzAsia
Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86, gave a wordless performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy that perfectly illustrates his presence and versatility. The post The genius of Patrick Stewart
Hanson is right: Albanese’s decision to offer One Nation MP David Farley an advisor stinks. It also suggests his political instincts aren’t what they used to be. The post Take
Labor’s reluctance to embrace the Greens and abandon fossil fuels threatens its political future as Australia’s two-party system continues to fracture. read now...
People are flocking to the polls all over the world. How will things shake out? The post No aftershocks for Israel as democracy earthquake hits Brazil and Serbia. But
Most Australians, I’d hazard a guess, have little or no awareness or understanding of archives, let alone their connection with records. Someone preparing a tax return might appreciate recordkeeping, I suppose; perhaps, too, someone compiling 100 points of documentation to establish their identity or wondering whether to weed the cat
The prime minister has turned around bad political positions before. The question is, what exactly does he want to achieve? The post Albanese is adept at turning the tide. But
Elections show us what politicians are made of — if it's brown, flush them down! read now...
Brendan Nugent, the 43-year-old Victorian man who is alleged to have perpetrated a heinous attack against federal MP Helen Haines at around 3.30 pm on Monday, 19 October 2026, has been charged with one count of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official, amongst a number of other offences, whilst the Independent member for Indi remains in a serious ...
In the weeks leading up to this year’s midterm elections, one of the few legislative bright spots in an anaemic Washington has been AI regulation. The Trump administration has been wary of touching an industry it sees as vital in America’s great-power competition with China, each side seeing any advantage
Josh Frydenberg probably knows the political fable of Peter Costello’s memoir. Following the Howard government’s defeat in November 2007, the long-suffering treasurer returned to the backbench to write his memoirs, for which he recruited his father-in-law Peter Coleman, a distinguished Australian public intellectual, editor and author who had enjoyed less
Plus: A curious new media startup has caught our eye. The post The Snoop: Greens, One Nation unite against Vic Libs’ millions, News Corp’s curious Victorians, and more appeared
Festivals like OzAsia mean the presence of other Asian people releases you from the impossible responsibility of being the definitive one. The post What axing a festival like OzAsia
Patrick Stewart, who has died aged 86, gave a wordless performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy that perfectly illustrates his presence and versatility. The post The genius of Patrick Stewart
Hanson is right: Albanese’s decision to offer One Nation MP David Farley an advisor stinks. It also suggests his political instincts aren’t what they used to be. The post Take
Labor’s reluctance to embrace the Greens and abandon fossil fuels threatens its political future as Australia’s two-party system continues to fracture. read now...
People are flocking to the polls all over the world. How will things shake out? The post No aftershocks for Israel as democracy earthquake hits Brazil and Serbia. But
Most Australians, I’d hazard a guess, have little or no awareness or understanding of archives, let alone their connection with records. Someone preparing a tax return might appreciate recordkeeping, I suppose; perhaps, too, someone compiling 100 points of documentation to establish their identity or wondering whether to weed the cat
The prime minister has turned around bad political positions before. The question is, what exactly does he want to achieve? The post Albanese is adept at turning the tide. But
Elections show us what politicians are made of — if it's brown, flush them down! read now...
Brendan Nugent, the 43-year-old Victorian man who is alleged to have perpetrated a heinous attack against federal MP Helen Haines at around 3.30 pm on Monday, 19 October 2026, has been charged with one count of causing harm to a Commonwealth public official, amongst a number of other offences, whilst the Independent member for Indi remains in a serious ...