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Leadership spill triggers Farrer by-election: a new political battleground emerges

14 February 2026 AIMN Editorial 7
By Peter Brown The dust had barely settled in Canberra after a dramatic leadership spill when former Liberal leader Sussan Ley dropped another political bombshell: her resignation from parliament. The decision has triggered a high-stakes […]
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Well Done Angus And A Medium Rare Jane

14 February 2026 Rossleigh 6
I’m waiting for the headline: TAYLOR MADE ALTERATION Certainly some subeditor has been waiting ever since it was first suggested that Angus Taylor would challenge Suss Ley for the leadership. I’m trying to remember the […]
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Opinion: Taylor takes over as leader, Ley steps down, and Hanson is leading in the polls. What could happen next?

13 February 2026 John Lord 7
Newspoll’s results have a margin of error of about 3%, so small changes might not mean much. Think of it like a local football game where a last-minute goal can change everything. This is worth […]
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“Renewal: The Canberra word for ‘Let’s try this again’.”

12 February 2026 Roswell 19
So here we are: Angus Taylor has challenged Sussan Ley for the leadership of the Liberal Party – and therefore for the exalted position of Leader of the Opposition, a role traditionally described as “Prime […]
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Pauline, Interest Rates, Fancy Dress And Fashion!

9 February 2026 Rossleigh 5
Lately I’ve been pondering a very interesting question: When does an event become a trend? It’s probably something that’s worth a thesis by a philosopher or a mathematician, but in simple terms, we’ve frequently heard […]
Australia map with ballot paper voting concept.
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The One Nation Inflation Solution

6 February 2026 Rossleigh 4
Inflation has recently reared its ugly head again and it’s all the fault of Labor’s spending. The general consensus amongst economists and most other political parties is that Labor needs to rein in their spending […]
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The Unbelievable Similarity Between Pauline Hanson And Kid Rock!

2 February 2026 Rossleigh 9
This story about Pauline Hanson gets more incredible as it goes on, but let’s begin at the beginning… I chanced upon a Facebook story about Pauline Hanson which began: “During a visit to her old […]
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Will The Libspill Add Interest To The RBA This Week?

1 February 2026 Rossleigh 5
Ok, I said that I’d be taking time off to write a screenplay but I started having trouble. I asked a friend what was wrong and she told me that the main problem was that […]
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The Frankness Of Anne’s Diary…

27 January 2026 Rossleigh 3
I won’t be posting for a while because I’m working on a movie screenplay. Tell me what you think. Scene: A Cafe Somewhere In A Galaxy Far, Far Away… Johannes: Guten Morning… Henrik: Guten Day.  […]
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Preventing World War Two…

25 January 2026 Rossleigh 5
There was a moment in my life when I talking to a woman. I loved her and I had since I was a teenager but somehow things just hadn’t worked out and, well, there was […]
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I’m A Littleproud Of ICEland…

22 January 2026 Rossleigh 5
You’ve really got to hand it to Karoline Leavitt. She has all the skills of that guy in Baghdad who assured us that it was all under control and the Iraqi forces were repelling the […]
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Looking ahead: Election 2028

22 January 2026 AIMN Editorial 5
By Lee Capocchi When voters gave an expanded super-majority to Labor, based on preferences, they did not expect Labor to do un-democratic deals with the party that they, the voters, kicked into the dust and […]
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If Only George Orwell And I Had Written In Less Troubled Times…

20 January 2026 Rossleigh 6
There was a quote from George Orwell which I don’t have but as I’m doing the sort of stenographer stuff that passes for mainstream journalism these days, I don’t feel the need to find it […]
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If Trump Won’t Sell Me Hawaii, I’ll Do Something… Or Not!

18 January 2026 Rossleigh 5
The funny thing about the United States… The United States… Now there’s an oxymoron if I ever heard one! Anyway, the funny thing is how strongly some of its people defend its beliefs and values […]
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The First Time I Was Anti-Semitic…

14 January 2026 Rossleigh 12
Over the years, I number of things have confused me. For example, I remember writing to a columnist in response to her rather strange attitudes in the strange time after the 2001 World Trades Centre […]

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