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Tom Switzer
The fall of a civilisation, or just a
About a year after his devastating 1996 election defeat, Paul Keating remarked: ‘Over the course of a long political career, you get accused...
No need for the Libs to move left
Since the federal Coalition's defeat in 2007, several commentators have called on the Liberal Party to embrace a progressive agenda. The argument...
The age of unqualified loyalty is over
In the aftermath of 11 September, it was widely assumed that a US-led coalition of freedom-loving states fighting the good fight against Islamists...
Anti-terror laws work
Journalists and columnists frequently criticise politicians and government for their regular stuff-ups. So allow me to applaud that rare and...
Former PM with manners of steel
WITH John Howard back in the public spotlight this week, the question arises: what kind of former prime minister will he be? Will he follow in the...
A dignified silence
John Howard won't tarnish his legacy like other former prime ministers, says Have you heard about the former Liberal prime minister's remarks to a...
The unseen art of political ventriloquism
At last month's launch of his book Churchill and Australia, Graham Freudenberg was genuinely shocked that some people were genuinely shocked...
Only our government failed to predict the crisis
It has been said that those who lack the imagination of disaster are doomed to be surprised by the world. Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan obviously don't...
How we found ourselves ambushed by reality
Australia's love of emissions trading to combat global warming is ending in the face of economic uncertainty, says Tom Switzer Kevin Rudd likes to...
Costello is the new Nixon
The former treasurer has something in common with the disgraced US president, says Tom Switzer When I say that Peter Costello is the new Nixon, I...