Who is running green politics?
“There’s not a lot of point lobbying for policy in Canberra now. We find politicians of all stripes have failed to deliver.”
While the Greens fight over relevance, the movement from which they were born is going professional.
News
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Hazaras face death on return to Afghanistan
“It’s still under investigation by who, but what killed him was his Australian citizenship.”
An Australian Hazara is killed by the Taliban, our embassy staff fear leaving their Kabul compound, and Scott Morrison continues to return asylum seekers.
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The government is throwing everything at an obstreperous senate to push through its unpopular budget measures.
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Web of abuse grows as online bullies spread malice
“Since the 1990s we’ve seen aggressive comments dismissed with a ‘Look, it’s just the internet, it’s not real’.”
Online harassment is becoming a growing scourge, but its victims – most frequently young women – are offered little protection.
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The battle to save the Leadbeater’s possum from logging
The average punter knows very little about logging in Victoria. Perhaps even fewer realise it could drive the state’s animal emblem out of existence.
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APEC, East Asia Summit and the G20 summits bring leaders to Asia Pacific
And China looks to the past for inspiration.
Opinion
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James Brown
Defence’s silence is loud and clear
“Not until three months later did the Australian public become aware that its military stood accused of committing a war crime.”
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Paul Bongiorno
Liberals beauty pageant of preferred leaders
“One senior Labor politician says the Liberals may well return to Malcolm Turnbull, 'if they get to be as desperate as we were in the run-up to the last election'.”
An insider’s outside view
Returning for a second season
The Lucky Country is an insider’s outside view of Australia’s most important political and economic debates. Hosted by The Australia Institute’s Chief Economist Richard Denniss, The Lucky Country is a weekly podcast from Schwartz Media which applies common sense to complex issues.
Find The Lucky Country on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.
Letters & Editorial
Culture
Augie March singer-songwriter Glenn Richards’ passion renewed
After a three-year hiatus, a calmer, happier Glenn Richards is back at the helm of Augie March.
Stage version of Once hits the right notes
An intimate musical on a grand stage, Once cleverly entwines its songs and story by telling a tale of people with music in the blood.
Actress Miriam Margolyes channels voices from within
From a sheepdog in Babe to Dickens’ women, Miriam Margolyes’s voice work is known throughout the world.
Food
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Chicken and chickpea salad packs some crunch
Blend complementary textures and flavours to create not just a salad, but a perfect, complete meal.
Life
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For three fashion art exhibitions, it's not about the designers – it’s the curators who run the show.
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Road to Victory: Nathan Coe, 30, goalkeeper
Nathan Coe on pro soccer in Australia and keeping against the world's best strikers.
Books
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Fashion
For three fashion art exhibitions, it's not about the designers – it’s the curators who run the show.
The Quiz
1. Who is deputy leader of the federal opposition?
2. Which country lies between Nicaragua and Panama?
3. What is the abbreviation “SP” short for when referring to an SP bookie?
4. Which car manufacturer produces models named Accent, Sonata and Santa Fe?
5. Johns Hopkins University is located in which US city?
6. Which Parramatta Eels rugby league star has quit the NRL and is pursuing a career in American football?
7. What is the title of Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel? (Bonus points for naming another two of his novels.)
8. A small town in which Australian state was the first to fluoridate its drinking water supply?
9. Which actress links the films Juno, Valentine’s Day and Dallas Buyers Club?
10. What historic event began in a bakeshop on Pudding Lane on September 2, 1666?
Quotes
DEATHS
“When he breathed he truly was Australia’s greatest white elder.”
The Indigenous leader mourns Gough Whitlam at his state funeral in Sydney, speaking with passion and fury and one extended Monty Python reference.
CELEBRITY
“It was no hassle at all, apart from the occasional shuffling noises.”
The singer responds to news a spider had been living inside her ear for a week. While one might sympathise with Melua, it is important to remember the spider was only in her ear for a week. Her first single charted in ours for 87.
ROMANCE
“I’m shocked. Happy. We’ve talked about it for a long time and now it’s official.”
The 25-year-old, dressed as a clowning archaeopteryx, announces her 71-year-old boyfriend, Geoffrey Edelsten, proposed at the Melbourne Cup. For what it’s worth, he dressed as an aged canary.
POLITICS
“Choice, trust and good decisions.”
The Victorian premier calls an election, announcing what the poll will be about. A shame the anti-abortionists in his party disagree with the first item, Geoff Shaw has struck out the second, and his government is scarcely known for the third.
SPORT
“The horse has given me so much. It’s just not fair.”
Admire Rakti’s jockey talks after the Melbourne Cup favourite died in his stall. German horse Protectionist collected the trophy – the country’s first significant win on a cavalry charge since invading Poland in 1939.
POLICE
“Cockroaches on wheels. Should have to pay rego, insurance and adhere to road rules and single file only.”
A Queensland police officer shares on Facebook his view of cyclists and cockroaches, presumably known for their single-file orderliness.
