Tag: Opinion
We’ve all pushed our luck at times. But few have pushed it as far as the Sydney beach brand that just won the first round of a trademark dispute over…
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy is heading to Turkey for military talks this week, just days after deliberately igniting another round of the history wars by labelling former prime minister…
There can be a bit of misty-eyed romanticism about how Australians like to see themselves. An egalitarian streak. The loveable larrikin. A fondness for a bit of knock-about humour at…
The hearings of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion continue to reveal evidence that is both distressing and alarming. Royal commissioner Virginia Bell has heard telling insights into…
Forget the polls showing voter dissatisfaction with his performance, forget the unrest over the unpopular budget delivered less than two months ago, forget the rising tide of populism threatening to…
1. Without doubt the suggestion of an in-season AFL tournament is the silliest idea I’ve heard for a long time. Let’s just leave the season at 23 games please. Over…
Everyone in the Canberra Bubble knows the rule: you don’t disclose what happened at mid-winter press gallery ball. The charity-cum-networking dinner is conducted off-the-record to allow the Prime Minister and…
The Australian military loves acronyms, and over recent weeks a new one has emerged inside Canberra’s Defence Department. FUSS. Frustrated insiders claim it captures the current environment they’re working in…