November 12 – 18, 2022
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Comment
Albert Palazzo
The definitive case against nuclear subs
“What is the strategic benefit of being able to operate off the Chinese coast? How do nuclear-powered submarines improve Australia’s security? And are there better options for the nation’s defence? The answers to the first two questions are: ‘There is none’ and ‘They don’t.’ The third answer is: ‘Yes, there are indeed better options.’”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
The Influence
Lisa Hilli
Meeting Yolŋu master weaver Mavis Warrngilna Ganambarr was a transformational moment for artist Lisa Hilli.
Fiction
Repeat offender
“This all happened a little while ago. I was at the Shed on a Thursday night and Kiz was giving me a Steven Spielberg between sets about how he hates when people’s socks don’t match their shoes. ‘I’m a repeat offender,’ I said to him, lowering the barbell down to the rack. Well, if I’m being honest, it started earlier than that. My boss took me out to some underground whisky bar in the city and when she saw my socks she goes, ‘You know only paedophiles wear white socks and black shoes?’”
Books
Life
Puzzles
Quotes
Media
“Why is the ABC grooming Australian children with this sort of adult content?”
The Liberal senator complains about drag performer Courtney Act reading a book on Play School. Based simply on the bail court suit and hair gel, this is not the first time Antic has misunderstood what is meant by grooming.
Welfare
“This exercise is nothing but a politicised witch-hunt.”
The manager for opposition business complains about questions from the robo-debt royal commission. Really, the integrity commission should just assess two weeks of corruption during Scott Morrison’s term and average it out.
Voice
“There comes a time when you are at the ballot box and it is just you and your conscience.”
The co-chair of the Uluru process pushes for a “Yes” vote in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Let’s hope.
Power
“There are two people in the world most responsible … One of them sits in the Kremlin and the other one sits over there.”
The treasurer blames Angus Taylor and Vladimir Putin for rising power bills. Both men have also poisoned their opponents – although Taylor’s main opponent was endangered grassland. (Our lawyers point out he was not a director of the company that did this and is not responsible.)
Environment
“It shouldn’t be beyond these big supermarkets to come up with a viable solution to allow Australians to continue to recycle.”
The Environment minister responds to news the soft plastics recycling programs at Coles and Woolworths resulted in waste stockpiling. Other than that, the oligopoly works great.
Relations
“I’ve made it very clear that dialogue is a good thing …”
The prime minister talks up the prospect of a meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit. That or he’s expressing his famous contempt for the art of mime.
