November 26 – December 2, 2022
News
Comment
Comment
Martin McKenzie-Murray
The story of Daniel Andrews
“First, he was Daniel Andrews, then Dan Andrews and then, simply, Dan. The shortening of his name has been inverse to his growing stature and now the man who was patronised for his beige obscurity and tubby frame when he became opposition leader 12 years ago is on the cusp of a third term as Victoria’s premier.”
Comment
Paul Bongiorno
A wild ride in the red chamber
“Turning on its head a famous line from the English poet T. S. Eliot, it is no exaggeration to say 2022 is ending not with a whimper but a bang for the Albanese government. The much-derided small-target leader has set a frenetic pace in the first six months of his tenure in power and is set to deliver substantially on the undertakings he took to the Australian people.”
Comment
John Hewson
John Howard’s anti-Voice strategy
“Opposition to the Voice to Parliament is beginning to emerge from Liberal Party ranks, and some of it is disturbingly ugly. Former Liberal prime minister John Howard said that it would be unwise and a political mistake for the Coalition parties to offer their MPs ‘a free vote’, or conscience stance, on the Albanese government’s proposed constitutional referendum on the Voice to Parliament.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
Culture
The Influence
S. Shakthidharan
Theatre-maker S. Shakthidharan draws on the great Sanskrit epic poem the Mahābhārata as an enduring wellspring for his art.
Fiction
Creaking hallways
“The hallway resounds with unfamiliar footsteps at dawn. Ella and Iris lie in bed listening to the sound. They look at each other in the murky morning light, both knowing it is a man. An unwanted man. The girls creep out of bed and poke their heads around the door, wanting to catch a glimpse of their mother’s new lover. He is scraggy and sleep-worn, his step uneven on the floor.”
Books
Life
Puzzles
Quotes
Crime
“I got scared: ‘Shit, is he gay?’ And he’s not gay, so I said: ‘Phhhewww …’ ”
The father of the person who allegedly killed five people at a gay club in Colorado Springs responds to news of the mass shooting. It’s possible he’s focusing on the wrong bit of the story.
Media
“I do have a shortlist in my head of who I think could’ve done it.”
The YouTube star says he has suspicions about who might have tried to burn down his home in Bondi. As one newspaper felt compelled to note: there is no suggestion John Barilaro was involved in the arson attack.
Drinking
“I wish to unreservedly apologise for my actions at last night’s Walkley Awards.”
The Crikey editor-in-chief apologises after heckling the winners of this year’s Gold Walkley. He thought his reporter should have won and that wine makes people charming.
Speaking
“In Canberra today to spread my hateful message of faith, maturity and personal responsibility …”
The far-right activist addresses Coalition MPs. Peterson claims to be an expert on masculinity, which does not explain why he looks like a spatchcock playing dress-ups.
Heritage
“I am determined that this sort of cultural heritage destruction should never happen again in Australia. It is a shameful moment in Australia’s history.”
The Environment minister condemns the destruction of Juukan Gorge. Speaking of which, how is Woodside’s Scarborough gas project going?
Faith
“Some of those views were not known during the candidate review process.”
The Victorian opposition leader says a candidate who will almost certainly win at this weekend’s election will not sit in the Liberal party room. Guy took the opportunity to remind voters he was against conversion therapy, which is nice.
