George Brandis
Opinion
National security
Neither Dutton nor Pezzullo convinced me to set up Home Affairs
I must correct my former colleague. I was persuaded to set up the Department of Home Affairs, in the end, by my own team.
- by Malcolm Turnbull
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Tsunami of financial distress a sad indictment of society
The lending rules of our banks have contributed to the mortgage crisis people now face. When interest rates were at record lows, banks were only too willing to allow borrowing. They surely would have been aware this would be unsustainable when interest rates inevitably rose.
Hero, villain, or both? Untangling Assange’s divisive legacy
The Herald published two opinion pieces on Julian Assange. One was objective – the other revealed a superior tone conveying mockery, derision and oversimplification.
When it comes to the economy, voters have short memories
After nearly 10 years of the Coalition having many opportunities to deliver surpluses, it not only failed to do so but managed to leave us with a trillion-dollar debt. On the other hand, Jim Chalmers will be the first treasurer in nearly two decades to bring in back-to-back surpluses.
Opinion
Human rights
If we’re willing to imprison outsiders for life, we must ask: Who are we?
The release of 84 detainees has triggered a fierce debate. But as former POW and US Republican John McCain once said: “It’s not about who they are. It’s about who we are.”
- by Julia Baird
A tale of two states: The only possible solution
A two-state solution is the only sensible response to the crisis in the Middle East.
Opinion
Voice to parliament
What the PM must say in the most important speech of his life
If, as the polls predict, the Voice referendum is defeated, Anthony Albanese needs to rise above partisan divisiveness and strive to heal a divided nation.
- by George Brandis
Britain needs to explain PM’s green shift, says Australia’s high commissioner
Last month, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was delaying the mandatory take-up of electric vehicles until 2035.
- by Latika Bourke
How Bronwyn Bishop will save Australia from total destruction
The former Liberal Party speaker will appear on a zoom event hosted by a Christian life coach to reveal what is really happening to the financial system.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
Power player
No minister, Labor or Liberal, will ever be able to trust Pezzullo again
Mike Pezzullo’s candid exchanges with Scott Briggs cannot be dismissed as a kind of political locker-room talk that means nothing.
- by George Brandis
Exclusive
Power player
Five years. A thousand messages. How a top public servant tried to influence governments
Our reporters have uncovered a cache of messages, sent by Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo to a Liberal powerbroker, where he tried to protect his allies and denigrate his enemies.
- by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger