Australian politics

DJ Albo™’s reminiscence bump

A few years back, when Anthony Albanese first ascended to the nation’s top job, I was asked to write about what the occasional DJ’s taste in music might say about him. But now DJ Albo™ has nominated his top 10 Australian songs of all time, for Triple J’s upcoming Hottest 100 Australian Songs competition, I think […]

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Peter Dutton: Bacon got back

Journalists, as a rule, don’t write the headlines. They’re designed to catch your attention, especially in our click-based economy, and unfortunately aren’t always an accurate reflection of the story they’re selling. But even as a journalist who knows this all too well, I’m still troubled by one headline from a few years ago that read: “Peter

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Jimmy Barnes calls for kids to be removed from Nauru

The Australian rock musician Jimmy Barnes had some strong words for the Australian government ahead of a rally on the Parliament House lawn in Canberra to remove children and their families from indefinite detention on Nauru. Tuesday’s rally saw the delivery of a petition of 170,000 signatures to the government by the newly elected member for Wentworth,

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