That's because you and I have stayed the right side of the velvet rope. I'm doing well if I get a free four-colour biro. But there is a whole industry of corporate hospitality- those prawn sandwiches… (View Post)
And who was Immigration minister? How many people came in on visas on his watch? How many boat people? The "yesterday's man, he failed before" attack lines write themselves. (View Post)
Obviously this is more of a real problem, because someone is going to great lengths to hide their donation. But for the neo-puritans, this donation is probably OK because it's for a serious thing lab… (View Post)
As often happens with humans, we want several things that are ultimately contradictory. We don't want our politicians beholden to donors. That's logical. We don't want politics to just be an activity… (View Post)
On a meta-level, parties ready to ask themselves the Benaud question (which is an excellent one) might be ready for government next time. In part, because it requires an acknowledgement that other vi… (View Post)