October 15 – 21, 2022
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Comment
Comment
Gareth Evans
Lessons from the Bernard Collaery case
“It is difficult to conceive of a set of government decisions purportedly aimed at protecting Australia’s national interests that have been more comprehensively destructive of them than those made by successive Coalition governments in the Timor-Leste case.”
Comment
Paul Bongiorno
Power prices without glory
“The ghosts of broken promises past are spooking the Albanese government as it prepares to unveil its first budget on October 25. More specifically, the prime minister is determined not to give his political opponents the chance to criticise him on the issue of trust just after an election where integrity in government featured heavily.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
The Influence
Lee Serle
Lee Serle’s passion for multidisciplinary performance was kindled when he saw the modern ballet Field Figures by choreographer and dancer Glen Tetley.
Fiction
Lost in Wicklow
“Where are my keys? I’m always losing my keys. Don’t slam the door. Off we go we’ll just drive down here a ways it’s a nice day isn’t it grand altogether not a bother on it, do I turn right or left I can never remember I suppose you have signposts in your country, right I think we’ll be turning right today there’s a young one out with her red suitcase I wonder where she’s going, move along mister, probably just walked out on her husband, they’re good workers mind you, wouldn’t even take a cup of tea when I had them round doing a job for me, I wouldn’t mind doing that get a lovely red suitcase hope she’s packed some warm things are you hot?”
Books
Life
Puzzles
Quotes
Environment
“The talk of a tax on cows now is a complete and utter outrage.”
The opposition leader responds to a commitment to cut emissions, including from cattle. In fairness, it looks as if the last time he was involved in a methane pledge he burnt off his eyebrows.
Conspiracy
“This must be what hell’s like – they just read out the damages.”
The far-right broadcaster expresses frustration at a ruling he should pay the families of murdered children $1.5 billion for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax. It sounds like a lot of money, but it’s nothing compared with what the child actors cost.
Condolences
“To put it simply, Queen Elizabeth was the Michael Jordan of aristocracy.”
The Katter’s Australian Party member delivers a condolence motion on the passing of the Queen. He refrained from calling Prince Andrew the Dennis Rodman of aristocracy, but we all know he was thinking it.
Race
“We did not discuss support for a ‘No’ campaign on voice and I will not be campaigning ‘No’.”
The Greens senator rejects an article in The Australian suggesting she might campaign alongside Warren Mundine against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It’s a shame because Mundine seems like such a good and normal guy.
War
“I have spoken to Putin only once and that was about 18 months ago. The subject matter was space.”
The billionaire denies reports he spoke to the Russian president about the war in Ukraine. The last time he denied something that happened 18 months ago it was a one-year-old son.
Media
“A lot of our comedy shows are hosted by wonderfully young people.”
The chair of the ABC defends the network against criticism that it is not supporting younger talent. A few years ago she said she missed watching Paul Hogan, so it’s not an entirely informed position.
