He vowed to lower sea levels, tame the weather and turn hard-scrabble plots into productive farms. Stripped of spinners and denied the covering fire of his ardent admirers in the press, the first debate exposed an arrogant dill
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Warning: Capable ladies of the parliamentary variety react badly to the slightest whiff of testosterone, even when it is wrapped in a soft-spoken solicitude. Fortunately, they have Malcolm to depend on
Tony Abbott is a thug, bash artist and misogynist -- charges David Marr's Quarterly Essay exercise in confirmation bias has proven to the satisfaction of those who always believed as much. So, a Gillard comeback? Don't bet on it
After every latest eruption of Muslim mayhem we hear much of the religion's moderate majority. Well so what? It is the firebrands and fanatics who should be encouraged to find happiness elsewhere
The polls say the US president is set for a second turn in the Oval Office. The latest indicators of US economic health make that a dubious proposition
Does no one recognise that the bill must come due for the lavish entitlements both Labor and the Coalition persist in promising?
Distressing news: apparently there is little hope for left-voting people. Their genes make them do it
If only Tony Abbott could take his lead from Peter van Onselen, that officially approved example of modern manhood, he would not have so much trouble with “capable women” like our PM
Tony Windsor sided with Gillard and betrayed his electorate’s conservative leanings. Now, with the dire consequences of his choice abundantly clear, he slimes a better man
At one time I went around forecasting the direction of interest rates, exchange rates, and the future state of the economy. In reality I had no idea at all about what any of these things were going to do.
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