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Bullying and harassment rife in Parliament House
On Tuesday, during question time the prime minister tabled the report of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, into the...
John McDonnell
Nov 30, 20213 min read


No need to panic over omicron
I have a neighbour, Josef, who hails originally from Slovakia. According to the famous novel, ‘The Good Soldier Schweik’, all Slovakians...
John McDonnell
Nov 29, 20213 min read


The federal election battlelines are drawn
It is likely to be 6 months before we go to the polls, but the battlelines are already emerging. Labor is adopting a small target...
John McDonnell
Nov 24, 20213 min read


Morrison wrong to take on states over vaccinations
What began as a discussion about the right to a cup of coffee has become an error of judgment for the PM, FlowNews24 Canberra...
John McDonnell
Nov 21, 20213 min read


Religious freedom bill may be worse than nothing
The Attorney General, Michaela Cash (pictured) has announced that the Religious Freedom Bill will be introduced into parliament at the...
John McDonnell
Nov 18, 20212 min read


Molan: Australia needs a national security strategy
Australia had two decades of no threat to its defence from 1990 to 2010 during which it let its defences run down. As a consequence,...
John McDonnell
Nov 17, 20212 min read


Mandating EV’s may cause collateral damage
The ACT, Tasmania, South Australia and NSW have all adopted targets for the introduction of electric vehicles, but it is unclear how they...
John McDonnell
Nov 14, 20212 min read


Regionalisation requires energy and water security - and nuclear is part of that: McKenzie
The Regionalisation Minister's first landmark speech outlining the Morrison-Joyce government's regionalisation agenda set an ambitious...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 11, 20212 min read


Will Australia suffer as a consequence of Glasgow COP26?
The international climate conference in Glasgow is nearing its final stage. On Wednesday morning at 6.00 am, the president of the...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 11, 20212 min read


Scott Morrison hits the re-election trail
No sooner had Scott Morrison returned from Glasgow, said hello to Jenny and the kids, then he was off to visit the Hunter region as part...
John McDonnell
Nov 9, 20213 min read


Fool me once: Labor drops 'scambuster' policies
Federal Labor will put a 'tough cop on the beat' to tackle scams as Australians are ripped off in record numbers, or as shadow assistant...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 7, 20212 min read


The true cost of getting to net zero emissions
On Insiders on Sunday, host David Speers repeatedly asked energy minister, Angus Taylor, how much it would cost to achieve zero emissions...
John McDonnell
Nov 1, 20213 min read


Prime Minister unveils his plan for zero emissions
Following months of agonising negotiations inside the government ranks, the prime minister finally released his plan to achieve zero...
John McDonnell
Oct 26, 20212 min read


ALP not tickled pink by Building Better Regions funding furore
A tense morning of Senate estimates hearings on Monday saw representing minister Bridget McKenzie refer to cabinet as 'fight club' while...
Rikki Lambert
Oct 25, 20212 min read


Scott Morrison’s carbon plan is world’s best practice
Scott Morrison’s plan to get to zero emissions by 2050 using technology not taxes has been subjected to sustained attack from all...
John McDonnell
Oct 24, 20213 min read


Australian economy set to boom
The Australian economy is ready to surge in the first half of next year, but things look pretty dismal in the years going forward. The...
John McDonnell
Oct 21, 20213 min read


Shorten fires back at anti-religious trolls
The shadow minister for government services, Bill Shorten, published an opinion piece in The West Australian newspaper on Wednesday in...
John McDonnell
Oct 20, 20213 min read


Green hydrogen is not the solution to the energy crisis
Last Thursday, Twiggy Forrest addressed the Press Club. He berated the prime minister for not endorsing the zero emission by 2050 target...
John McDonnell
Oct 17, 20213 min read


Nuclear submarines will never be built in Australia
There will be no submarines built in South Australia but there will be extensive investment in shipbuilding assets there so that...
John McDonnell
Oct 14, 20213 min read


ALP fumes over regional grants cash splash
Federal Labor has accused the Morrison government of using a regional grants program to unfairly spend money in coalition-held and...
Staff Writers
Oct 11, 20212 min read
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