The government is learning that what might seem politically useful in the short-term is not always actually that useful. And it certainly won't change the nation's attitude in the long run.

Latest column, on govt's overly political approach to detainees

smh.com.au/politics/feder…

In the column I also refer to a couple of pieces about Alice Springs that strike me as really worth reading. There's this, from Eleanor Hogan, that I've referred to before

insidestory.org.au/hot-wild-heart/