Julie Bishop and feminism
- Nathan Lentern: We will decide who identifies as a feminist, and the circumstances in which they identify
National security etc
- Monica Attard: Come clean on ISIS and us, Mr Abbott
- Laura Tingle: Avalanche of legislation leaves voters reeling
Federalism, GST etc
- Mark Fletcher: Tony Abbott was right then and wrong now. The federation is still Australia’s biggest problem
- Dennis Atkins: After four years of kicking, Tony Abbott is now hugging on federalism
- Lenore Taylor: Tony Abbott is right – we need more bipartisan solutions. But is he genuine?
- Greg Jericho: Tony Abbott’s call for GST reform smacks of hypocrisy
- Peter Brent: The GST trap
- Jack Waterford: Federation a tussle about power, not principles
Political profiles
- Sophie Morris: PUP senator Jacqui Lambie: ‘I will get up and leave’ and Milne considers Greens’ future
- Adele Ferguson: John ‘Wacka’ WIlliams – the sheep-shearing senator taking on big business
Other thinkiness
- Peter Shergold: Modern mandarins — fearful and politicised?
- Jane Gilmore: Listen up ladies, step up to the mic
- Elizabeth Humphrys: Klein’s ‘shock doctrine’ thesis & the Whitlam dismissal
- Elle Hardy: Selfies are the new form of radical protest
- David Marr: Australia in 2014: ‘stop the boats’ helps nation feel warmer to immigrants
- Tim Dunlop: A ‘lottery’ electoral system could break our malaise
- Shaun Crowe: Brand is the pied piper of anti-politics – don’t follow
- Greg Jericho: Climate policy hijacked by cost of living debate
By request, my posts for the week