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Opinion May 30, 2015
The dog and Tony show
“Both the public and the Liberal backbench get confusing signals about the government’s policy. That suggests either genuine tension between Abbott and Hockey, or a failure to get media strategies lined up. ”
Opinion November 29, 2014
Every parliament’s rule of three
“Many, myself included, thought that Abbott the tight-lipped automaton would become a convincing human once he had actually been elected. We were wrong.”
Opinion May 23, 2015
Libs, ALP need courage under ire in face of opinion polls
“A complaint turns us all into comrades-in-outrage. They’re easy to agree with, even if you happen to like the person or party being complained about.”
Opinion July 18, 2014
Scott Morrison, the minister of truth
Scott Morrison’s abuse of language ties the asylum-seeker debate in Orwellian knots.