Tag: opinion

OPINION: Do Facebook’s filtering algorithms explain why so many liberals had misplaced confidence in a Clinton victory? And is the fake news being circulated on Facebook the reason that so many Trump supporters have endorsed demonstrably false statements made by their candidate?

OPINION: Sentenced from Australia for the term of your natural life, regifted to USA, our huddled refugee masses yearning to breathe free, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

Expat Aussies are labelled with stereotypes all the time. But we aren't all the same. What does it really mean to be an Australian?

Germaine Greer managed to drag Q&A to a new low when she asked if Julie Bishop would bare her breasts.

Amidst all the hustle and bustle of leadership no-spills, controversies and criticism of Tony Abbott, I think it’s important that Australians consider the alternative.

Julie Bishop says she will not challenge Tony Abbot for the prime ministership. That doesn’t mean she won’t get it.

Political optimism is in short supply these days. Media coverage is bleak. This Queensland state election has become a saga of personal attacks between political parties, and sometimes I have to ask myself if some politicians are running for parliament or fighting over crayons. The general atmosphere is that this ...

OPINION: A fiery letter to UK Home Secretary Theresa May about Julian Assange’s continued asylum in London’s Ecuadorian embassy.

The British supermodel and the Australian Prime Minister do not appear to have a lot in common. One is about to pose nude for the 60th anniversary of Playboy. The other is Tony Abbott. But the unlikely pair share similar mind-sets when it comes to talking, or rather not talking, ...

What should Scotland do? Ahead of a historic independence vote in September 2014, we take a trip down memory lane, and revisit what Australia decided in the republic referendum.

Is the grass really greener on the other side? Enter the world’s largest expat survey for your chance to win £1,000 cash

Boris Johnson has sparked a vigorous debate in advocating a Free Labour Mobility Zone allowing Australians the right to work freely in the UK. He was inspired by the story of SALLY ROYCROFT, an Australian teacher who was required to return home following the expiration of her visa. In an ...

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Right back from when he danced with Kerri-Anne Kennerley on morning TV back on the campaign trail in April 2007, resurrected Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has never stopped at an attempt to show he’s a ‘hip’ politician. KIEL EGGING picks out five of K-Rudd’s best attempts ...

OPINION | In the aftermath of 22-year-old Australian Christopher Lane's murder in the US, PAUL BLEAKLEY explores the different relationship Australians and Americans have towards firearms, and what we need to do to make sure murders like this do not happen again.

OPINION | Why Australian expats living in the UK should make their vote count in the 2013 federal election.

OPINION | Following calls in Australia by the Royal Australasia College of Physicians for smacking of kids to be made illegal, POPPY DAMON argues in defence of anti-physical punishment laws.

The recently announced ‘PNG solution’ has led many Australian expats to consider the question of how we want our country to be viewed by the rest of the world. Here, TIMOTHY MAJOR asks Kevin Rudd: What do we stand for as a nation?

Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has ranked in the top twenty most followed political leaders on Twitter. We've gathered together the top 5 Aussie tweet-happy politicians to honour Rudd's achievement.

FEATURE | If the polls are to be believed, Tony Abbott will become the next Prime Minister of Australia at the next federal election. Abbott has become renowned for his verbal gaffes, and POPPY DAMON has compiled a list of his five best (or worst).

OPINION | Kevin Rudd told media in Papua New Guinea that he had "survived Kokoda", however his most gruelling challenge may be yet to come. In the lead-up to the 2013 federal election, Rudd's biggest nemesis might be his own mouth.

OPINION | Julia Gillard might have known raising the gender card could be her downfall. And yet, the positive change this could effect may just be her enduring legacy.

This week we bring you a special Monarchy vs Republic feature, with opinion pieces offered from both sides of the debate. Brant Rippon of the Australian Monarchist League examines the nature of the modern monarchy in Australia.

This week we bring you a special Monarchy vs Republic feature, with opinion pieces offered from both sides of the debate. Simon Rowell, Marielle Smith and Cal Viney, Co-Chairs of the London Steering Committee on Being Australia(n), discuss the need to re-examine questions of Australian identity and redefine ‘brand’ Australia.

OPINION | In the wake of yet another racist incident in Australia involving Eddie McGuire and Adam Goodes, PAUL BLEAKLEY asks, is our jokey larrikinism masking a serious cultural problem of casual racism?

THE HARD WORD | A recent study found travellers who go on camping holidays in the UK will find their break less stressful than those who head abroad. So why such vehement opposition to the whole thing? Why do some deplore the idea of finding the camper within us all?