If true, the fact that Markson knows this is a disgrace.
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
If true, the fact that Markson knows this is a disgrace.
Even Waleed Aly on ABC 774 ignored the obvious, trying to boost the myth of a widespread popular call for a R C.
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Even Waleed Aly on ABC 774 ignored the obvious, trying to boost the myth of a widespread popular call for a R C.
Editors, chiefs of staff, journalists, presenters ... none of them seem to have the ability to take a step back and ask " What is actually going on here?"
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Editors, chiefs of staff, journalists, presenters ... none of them seem to have the ability to take a step back and ask " What is actually going on here?"
Can't be bothered reading it. Is Albrechtsen mentioned?
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Can't be bothered reading it. Is Albrechtsen mentioned?
They can, and will, get worse. Especially in Victoria.
January 5, 2026 at 7:59 AM
They can, and will, get worse. Especially in Victoria.
A very insightful, level-headed, learned analysis. Thank you.
January 5, 2026 at 6:25 AM
A very insightful, level-headed, learned analysis. Thank you.
Take your blinkers off. The man is a threat to the world as we know it. Enough of your historic whataboutism.
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Take your blinkers off. The man is a threat to the world as we know it. Enough of your historic whataboutism.
This time you do ... and then reassess if they get to have a free election. Under Trump, that's no guarantee.
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This time you do ... and then reassess if they get to have a free election. Under Trump, that's no guarantee.
Ah, the old right to be a bigot Brandis. Why would anyone bother?
January 5, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Ah, the old right to be a bigot Brandis. Why would anyone bother?
I think her husband signed
January 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I think her husband signed
Oh, and the cost! And the Royal Commissioner is a patsy! It would all be as disingenuous as it is now.
January 2, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Oh, and the cost! And the Royal Commissioner is a patsy! It would all be as disingenuous as it is now.
A picture paints a thousand words ... that's my (shallow) response to the AFR
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A picture paints a thousand words ... that's my (shallow) response to the AFR
Imagine if Albanese had called a RC the day after Bondi massacre. The same mob would have started screaming the opposite ... it takes too long, we need action now, we know what the problem is, what are they trying to hide etc etc.
January 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Imagine if Albanese had called a RC the day after Bondi massacre. The same mob would have started screaming the opposite ... it takes too long, we need action now, we know what the problem is, what are they trying to hide etc etc.
You're misreading the post.
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You're misreading the post.
ODI and 20\20 rules favour batters. Not so Tests, yet bowlers can't find a way to punish hit and giggle players. They have to get more creative. And, yes, Smith's captaincy was terrible.
December 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
ODI and 20\20 rules favour batters. Not so Tests, yet bowlers can't find a way to punish hit and giggle players. They have to get more creative. And, yes, Smith's captaincy was terrible.
And yet Minns seems to be some sort of hero.
December 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
And yet Minns seems to be some sort of hero.
From The Guardian:
Daniel Aghion, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said: “The ECAJ understands that the firebombing in Melbourne this morning is an isolated incident, and that the Melbourne Jewish community is not at further risk.”
So why the hysteria?
Daniel Aghion, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said: “The ECAJ understands that the firebombing in Melbourne this morning is an isolated incident, and that the Melbourne Jewish community is not at further risk.”
So why the hysteria?
December 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
From The Guardian:
Daniel Aghion, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said: “The ECAJ understands that the firebombing in Melbourne this morning is an isolated incident, and that the Melbourne Jewish community is not at further risk.”
So why the hysteria?
Daniel Aghion, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry said: “The ECAJ understands that the firebombing in Melbourne this morning is an isolated incident, and that the Melbourne Jewish community is not at further risk.”
So why the hysteria?
Who knows? But it's interesting that The Guardian quotes the peak Jewish lobby group as saying there is no ongoing threat to the safety of Jews in Melb (Naarm) following the attack. Hasn't stopped other media beating it up. As always, time will tell.
December 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Who knows? But it's interesting that The Guardian quotes the peak Jewish lobby group as saying there is no ongoing threat to the safety of Jews in Melb (Naarm) following the attack. Hasn't stopped other media beating it up. As always, time will tell.
Boy, they should be asking for refunds from whatever acting school they've been going to.
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Boy, they should be asking for refunds from whatever acting school they've been going to.
She hasn't covered herself in glory of late but, yes, she was highly professional most of the time. Don't bank on her replacement being anything other than a click-bait driven right-wing shill from the Murdoch empire.
December 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
She hasn't covered herself in glory of late but, yes, she was highly professional most of the time. Don't bank on her replacement being anything other than a click-bait driven right-wing shill from the Murdoch empire.
Too level-headed and logical for Australian polity.
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Too level-headed and logical for Australian polity.
Can't think of one "journalist", especially in the Press Gallery, putting that proposition to Ley.
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Can't think of one "journalist", especially in the Press Gallery, putting that proposition to Ley.
Happening daily. Yesterday the target was Wong, who could be rightly criticised on a number of fronts, but the hectoring of her by Sabra Lane was just embarrassing.
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happening daily. Yesterday the target was Wong, who could be rightly criticised on a number of fronts, but the hectoring of her by Sabra Lane was just embarrassing.
Unhinged and somewhat dangerous.
December 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Unhinged and somewhat dangerous.