weekly columnist at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, author of The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, former adviser to two Labor Prime Ministers
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13 Nov 2025
So these came in the mail. Out Monday. Issue 100.
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May 17
‘Sway a crowd, wear a martyr’s crown’
My piece on RD Meagher, stained men, and the playbook for rehabilitation, up on @GuardianAus
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My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair
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May 4
At MWF this sat for two great events - tix still available
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May 4
With all this talk of broken promises - in February, I wrote about how the PM and Treasurer had previously outlined what needed to happen if you changed your mind -
smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
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UPDATE: Nine days after the publication of this investigation, the NACC announced that deputy commissioner Nicole Rose has resigned.
For the past couple of months we have been working on this investigation into the NACC and its leadership.
What we found was alarming and does not reflect well on the NACC.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260…
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Mar 29
Some festival events coming up (Sorrento, Melbourne, Sydney, Words on the Waves) - thread to follow
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Mar 24
If you haven’t already (and why not?!), get yourself a copy of this powerful account of myth-making and how to change a country
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Mar 23
The latest Quarterly Essay has just been published - which also means the responses to my essay are out (and my response to them…)
I’m going to post some extracts below with links to where you can read some for free. Others you’ll have to buy the essay for - absolutely worth it
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Mar 23
The latest Quarterly Essay has just been published - which also means the responses to my essay are out (and my response to them…)
I’m going to post some extracts below with links to where you can read some for free. Others you’ll have to buy the essay for - absolutely worth it
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Mar 23
Judith Brett, Tim Dunlop, Chris Tallentire and Georgina Woods are in the essay that you should buy, as is my response to the responses. I’m very grateful to all who read and thought about it.
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