NEW COLUMN: John Stone was a formidable Treasury secretary. In unpublished interviews, he offered frank assessments of treasurers Frank Crean, Jim Cairns, Bill Hayden, John Howard, Paul Keating – see who rated best and worst. The Australian #auspol #ausecon theaustralian.com.au/commentary/col…

Opinion: John Stone was a formidable secretary of Treasury. He offered unvarnished assessments of treasurers he worked with, from Billy Snedden, Frank Crean and Jim Cairns to Bill Hayden, John Howard and Paul Keating. Read more: bit.ly/4f0sjJP

#HulkHogan loomed very large in my 1980s childhood. I loved his “sports entertainment” wrestling, had the toys and shirts. Watched Wrestlemania. I was a Hulkamaniac. Got to meet him, oddly, at Parliament House in 2009. “Train, Say Your Prayers, & take your Vitamins” #Vale

Thanks, ICBG! It was, as ever, exhausting but it was worth it and I’m very proud of it. Lots of new archival material and many interviews, including with Hawke. Got a new biography going to print in a few weeks! Stay tuned…

My interview with Jake Tapper 🦅 about his bestselling book, Original Sin, which exposes Joe Biden’s cognitive and physical decline, and the extraordinary efforts by his family and staff to cover it up which puts the scandal on par with Watergate. The Australian

My interview with Jake Tapper 🦅 about his bestselling book, Original Sin, which exposes Joe Biden’s cognitive and physical decline, and the extraordinary efforts by his family and staff to cover it up which puts the scandal on par with Watergate. The Australian

#ICYMI: My interview with Jake Tapper 🦅 about his bestselling book Original Sin which exposes Joe Biden’s cognitive and physical decline and extraordinary efforts by his family and staff to cover it up, putting the scandal on par with Watergate. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

NEW COLUMN: Labor's revisionist caucus room plaque for Mark Latham opens a Pandora’s box of historical reckoning as other former controversial and expelled leaders are ignored, and sets a very silly precedent. The Australian #auspol theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

NEW COLUMN: Labor's revisionist caucus room plaque for Mark Latham opens a Pandora’s box of historical reckoning as other former controversial and expelled leaders are ignored, and sets a very silly precedent. #auspol The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

#ICYMI: Labor's revisionist caucus room plaque for Mark Latham opens a Pandora’s box of historical reckoning as other controversial and expelled leaders are ignored, and sets a silly precedent. The Australian #auspol theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

NEW COLUMN: Donald Trump weakens ANZUS by not meeting Anthony Albanese, failing to appoint an ambassador, imposing punitive tariffs and not confirming the AUKUS agreement. Why should Australia allow itself to be treated with contempt? The Australian #auspol theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/why-s…

Excellent column from ⁦Troy Bramston. It makes the simple, undeniable point that when it comes to Australia’s relationship with the US, it’s the US that’s behaving badly:⁩ Why should Australia support the US when it treats us with such disrespect? theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/why-s…

NEW COLUMN: Donald Trump weakens ANZUS by not meeting Anthony Albanese, failing to appoint an ambassador, imposing punitive tariffs and not confirming the AUKUS agreement. Why should Australia allow itself to be treated with contempt? The Australian #auspol theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/why-s…

#ICYMI: Donald Trump weakens ANZUS by not meeting Anthony Albanese, failing to appoint an ambassador, imposing punitive tariffs and not confirming the AUKUS agreement. Why should Australia allow itself to be treated with such contempt? The Australian #auspol theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/why-s…

NEW COLUMN: 16 and 17-year-olds can work and pay tax, join the Army, run a business, drive a car, fly a plane, but not vote. Why Australia should follow the UK and lower the voting age to strengthen democracy and energise citizenship. The Australian #auspol theaustralian.com.au/commentary/str…

In other news, John Curtin gifted Winston Churchill a platypus during World War II, but it died en route. Turns out the platypus died due to heat stress while crossing the Panama Canal, not the suspected shock of German U-boat attacks. The Times and The Sunday Times #auspol thetimes.com/world/australa…

NEW COLUMN: 16 and 17-year-olds can work and pay tax, join the Army, run a business, drive a car, fly a plane, but not vote. Why Australia should follow the UK and lower the voting age to strengthen democracy and energise citizenship. #auspol The Australian theaustralian.com.au/commentary/str…

Opinion: The typical opposition to lowering the voting age is that young people are not informed enough. However, stupidity and ignorance have never stopped anyone 18 or older from being entitled to vote. Read more: bit.ly/4508S0q