Another day, another example of the national broadcaster's monocular perspective. This time it involves an apparent 'race hate' hoax in Chicago and, tellingly, a blind refusal to publish any reports that might diminish the impression crosses are burning in the dark night of Trump's America

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Ten years ago today Victoria burned, an entire town was wiped off the map and 173 people perished. The subsequent Royal Commission established the disaster was the sum of a multitude of sins --not least inadequate fuel reduction that turned the state into a pyre awaiting only a spark. Here is the story of how five men and their esky survived that terrible afternoon

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Undocumented would-be immigrant Behrouz Boochani was last week awarded a $125,000 literary prize for which he is manifestly ineligible, being neither Australian nor resident in Australia. Five judges who vehemently disagree with offshore detention arbitrarily chucked that condition out a Wheeler Centre window

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Mary and Joseph were homeless outcasts, right? Well, they were away from home but certainly not homeless. Joseph was a carpenter, according to the New Testament, and therefore a skilled artisan -- about as likely to be mistaken for a homeless man as the next tradie you see scooting by in his ute

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Stunned, reeling, humiliated and rejected, the Liberal Party's leading lights have been quick to attribute Saturday's defeat to their Canberra colleagues' dumping of Malcolm Turnbull. Quadrant Online readers are invited to endorse or dispute that view in our comments thread

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In 2007 the Age  set out to soothe concerns about multiculturalism and its impact, especially concerning the then-trickle of African refugees. 'The signs are so far good', the Fairfax editorialist rhapsodised, glossing over all the reasons they weren't then -- and most definitely aren't now

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It goes without saying the mainstream US media would immediately blame the wave of letter bombs on Donald Trump, whose words are said to have whipped some right-wing loon into action. But when the Times imagines the assassination of the president, that's fine and dandy

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Where would politics be without nuance? According to a note from Tim Wilson, who sees 'action on emissions' as key to the Coalition's post-Wentworth revival, preferred climate policy is, well, read his note. Also worth attention are his earlier thoughts on 'warn and fuzzy' climate policies

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Apparently, according to the Member for Goldstein, the key to regaining the good graces of voters is stern action to cut emissions. Is Tim now so carbon-phobic he won't drive to John Howard's outer-suburban 'battler' turf, where obscenely high electricity bills have very few fans

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Allowing that Nero sets aside his fiddle and actually convenes the party room meeting which decency should have obliged him to call on Thursday, Liberals will have a new leader and Australia its latest prime minister. The choice is clear: we get a conservative -- or , sooner or later, a new party

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