John Howard
The Real Story of Why You Have a Cracked HECS Debt
We know you want to get rid of your debt, but do you ever wonder why you have it in the first place?
Ex-Leaders Get Mad, Then Spend the Rest of Their Dumb Careers Getting Even
Abbott, Rudd, and Latham could have all left gracefully. Instead they front an ugly new trend.
Mark Latham's Downfall Started With This Very Intense Handshake
In 2004, Latham turned a handshake with John Howard into a display of full-on blokey weirdness. The rest was history.
A Football Team, a Coat Hanger, and One Disabled Teen's Story of Horrific Abuse
James was a black and disabled kid at a mostly white school in rural Idaho. He had always dreamed of joining the football team—but it was a dream that turned into a nightmare of racist harassment and brutal sexual abuse.
Ten Years Since Cronulla, Things are Most Definitely Worse
Australia has generally treated the Cronulla riots as an aberration. But as I watched images of the Cronulla riots unfold on TV 10 years ago, I remember an overwhelming feeling of inevitability.
How Tony Abbott Swapped Rapid-Fire Shotguns for Votes
In July, Tony Abbott banned imports of a shotgun that can fire eight shots in eight seconds. He's since backflipped on that ban. We look at why.
Calabrian Mafia Reportedly Cultivated Suspicious Links to Australian Politicians
The 'Ndrangheta aligned itself with big-name party donors to put a "legitimate public face" on its underground activities and lobby in favor of its businesses, Australian media reported.
Great Legacies and Bad Memories: How will Future Generations See Our Current Crop of Leaders?
Given enough time, even the most reviled politician has a chance at redemption.
Remembering the Man Who Moved Left
Former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, has died at the age of 84
Can Someone Bring Us to Justice Over Our Treatment Of Refugees Already?
As Scott Morrison "takes the sugar off the table," let's step back a moment. What happened to us?
Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'A People's History of the United States' by Howard Zinn
John Howard on why Zinn's radical history is banned from Gitmo.
The George W. Bush Museum is Just as Infuriating as You Think it is
Baby Bush was a great president. According to his own museum, that is.