Comment: The lessons of a life lost
Let the Simon Gittany verdict of guilty serve as an example.
DetailsAshes Day 2: England deep in the mire
It was a scarcely believable day two at the ‘Gabba. Just as Stuart Broad took Australia apart on day one, the other pantomime villain of the piece, Mitchell Johnson, had his day in the sun. Johnson was nigh-on unplayable. His short stuff was hostile and in the midst of their incredible collapse, England had no…
DetailsJournalism: it’s a changing game
The 1976 film All the President’s Men is an ode to a past era. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists who investigated the Watergate scandal for the Washington Post. Nowadays, it’s a beautiful nostalgia trip. The swirling cigarette smoke, the typewriters, the copy boys, the pencils…
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Labor’s new leader, Bill Shorten, today announced his shadow ministry.
DetailsOne confirmed dead: NSW bushfire update
One man is confirmed to have died in the NSW bushfire disaster.
DetailsShorten and Albanese square off
As if they hadn’t hogged the limelight enough, the Labor circus continues. Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten are campaigning again, this time for leadership of the embattled ALP, leaderless since Kevin Rudd fell on his sword. This time, the leadership contest essentially pits union power against rank and file members, a legacy of the former leader’s attempt…
DetailsSchwarzer axed by Osieck
Socceroos Mark Schwarzer has been omitted from the squad to face France and Canada. The Australian number one has been left out for the first time, 20 years after his debut against the Canadians. Young starlets Mathew Ryan and Mitch Langerak will be taking his place. David Carney was summoned back to the squad and Jackson Irvine,…
DetailsAbbott swears to serve
Governor-General Quentin Bryce today swore in Tony Abbott as Australia’s 28th prime minister. The Coalition ministry was also sworn in at Government House. Nationals Leader Warren Truss is Deputy Prime Minister and the Liberal Party’s deputy leader Julie Bishop is Foreign Minister – the first woman to hold the position. Liberal veteran Bronwyn Bishop, twice dumped from cabinet by…
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Cricket selectors spin a web of confusion
Pakistan-born leg spinner Fawad Ahmed will be eligible to play for Australia in the forthcoming Ashes series, courtesy of minor changes to Australia’s citizenship legislation. It is clear that he is very much in the thoughts of John Inverarity, the chairman of selectors who, in naming Australia’s 16-man squad, declined to name an alternate to…
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