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Why the US is an unreliable, greedy and ineffective ally and what it means for Australia

Why the US is an unreliable, greedy and ineffective ally and what it means for Australia
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The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Why the US is an unreliable, greedy and ineffective ally and what it means for Australia

Why the US is an unreliable, greedy and ineffective ally and what it means for Australia
10.03.2025 4

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Be very wary of Dutton's Medicare promise. The Coalition hates universal healthcare

Be very wary of Dutton's Medicare promise. The Coalition hates universal healthcare
04.03.2025 8

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Be very wary of Dutton's Medicare promise. The Coalition hates universal healthcare

Be very wary of Dutton's Medicare promise. The Coalition hates universal healthcare
04.03.2025 8

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

There is a much more democratic way to elect prime ministers

There is a much more democratic way to elect prime ministers
24.02.2025 8

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

There is a much more democratic way to elect prime ministers

There is a much more democratic way to elect prime ministers
24.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Even with this funding stitch-up, the major parties should brace for a ballot-box shock

17.02.2025 9

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Even with this funding stitch-up, the major parties should brace for a ballot-box shock

17.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Are we sure we still have 'shared values' with the US? Let's face reality

10.02.2025 10

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Are we sure we still have 'shared values' with the US? Let's face reality

10.02.2025 9

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

A government that clears the in-tray by moving things into the too-scared basket

03.02.2025 9

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

A government that clears the in-tray by moving things into the too-scared basket

03.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Lasting peace after war usually only comes on one condition

27.01.2025 9

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Lasting peace after war usually only comes on one condition

27.01.2025 9

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

A system riddled with perks, rorts, inefficiencies, unfairness and complexity

21.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

A system riddled with perks, rorts, inefficiencies, unfairness and complexity

20.01.2025 8

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

It's unfortunate, but true: The more divisive Dutton is, the greater his chances

13.01.2025 10

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

It's unfortunate, but true: The more divisive Dutton is, the greater his chances

13.01.2025 10

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

We should now know not to equate capitalism with free markets or democracy

At the end of World War I, everyone thought it was the war to end all wars. Not so. Along came Hitler. At the end of World War II, everyone thought...

06.01.2025 6

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

We should now know not to equate capitalism with free markets or democracy

At the end of World War I, everyone thought it was the war to end all wars. Not so. Along came Hitler. At the end of World War II, everyone thought...

06.01.2025 6

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Whoops! We missed the biggest story of the year. Now we can watch the future evaporate

The 2024 award for the biggest disjoint between the importance of a story and the coverage it got must surely go to the science briefing on...

30.12.2024 4

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Whoops! We missed the biggest story of the year. Now we can watch the future evaporate

The 2024 award for the biggest disjoint between the importance of a story and the coverage it got must surely go to the science briefing on...

30.12.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

The almost $200b a year we give away to people who really do not need it

The Australian treasurer Peter Costello did a splendid thing he steered through the Charter of Budget Honesty Act in 1998. The aim was to inform...

23.12.2024 4

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The almost $200b a year we give away to people who really do not need it

The Australian treasurer Peter Costello did a splendid thing he steered through the Charter of Budget Honesty Act in 1998. The aim was to inform...

23.12.2024 6

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

At least there's one welcome development in Dutton's nuclear power policy

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's announcement on nuclear energy last week contained a welcome development. For the first time since about 1989, the...

16.12.2024 7

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

At least there's one welcome development in Dutton's nuclear power policy

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's announcement on nuclear energy last week contained a welcome development. For the first time since about 1989, the...

16.12.2024 4

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Here's why I no longer have any respect for Anthony Albanese

The major parties have become so hopelessly beholden to corporate interests that they have to defend the indefensible. Login or signup to continue...

09.12.2024 4

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Here's why I no longer have any respect for Anthony Albanese

The major parties have become so hopelessly beholden to corporate interests that they have to defend the indefensible. Login or signup to continue...

09.12.2024 4

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

The fundamental paradox of liberal democracy? Sadly, it's happening

As Bob Dylan sang: "The Germans now, too, have God on their side." More obscurely, unionist activist Florence Reece wrote the song Which Side Are...

02.12.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The fundamental paradox of liberal democracy? Sadly, it's happening

As Bob Dylan sang: "The Germans now, too, have God on their side." More obscurely, unionist activist Florence Reece wrote the song Which Side Are...

02.12.2024 5

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Yes, a small number die from vaccines. We can't let it play into anti-vax hands

Next month the Federal Court is to hear an application to strike out a class action against the federal government and its health authorities that...

25.11.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Yes, a small number die from vaccines. We can't let it play into anti-vax hands

Next month the Federal Court is to hear an application to strike out a class action against the federal government and its health authorities that...

25.11.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

If anything, I think there should be a surcharge on cash payments

The market value of Mastercard, Visa, and American Express totals $1200 billion. Together, they have revenues of about $80 billion a year. They are...

18.11.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

If anything, I think there should be a surcharge on cash payments

The market value of Mastercard, Visa, and American Express totals $1200 billion. Together, they have revenues of about $80 billion a year. They are...

18.11.2024 5

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

We're facing a misinformation pandemic. Here's how to start building immunity

I thought we were about to see the beginning of the end of what I call the Misinformation Pandemic. Apparently not. Login or signup to continue...

11.11.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

We're facing a misinformation pandemic. Here's how to start building immunity

I thought we were about to see the beginning of the end of what I call the Misinformation Pandemic. Apparently not. Login or signup to continue...

11.11.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

This week could see the demise of two monsters

November 2024 could see the beginning of the end of two monsters and the end of the Frankenstein which created them: Donald Trump, Fox News, and...

04.11.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

This week could see the demise of two monsters

November 2024 could see the beginning of the end of two monsters and the end of the Frankenstein which created them: Donald Trump, Fox News, and...

04.11.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Yes, Ms Spender, a hung Parliament might be all that can save us

Independent Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender argued this week that the best result for Australia at the next election would be a hung...

29.10.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Yes, Ms Spender, a hung Parliament might be all that can save us

Independent Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender argued this week that the best result for Australia at the next election would be a hung...

28.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Childish, fearful major parties only have themselves to blame as voters flee

Last Saturday's election results in the ACT and in the NSW byelections together with federal polling suggest that Australian politics is approaching...

21.10.2024 4

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Childish, fearful major parties only have themselves to blame as voters flee

Last Saturday's election results in the ACT and in the NSW byelections together with federal polling suggest that Australian politics is approaching...

21.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

If it looks and sounds like an fascist autocrat, why don't we treat it like one?

Last week, Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal, joined a long list of people who have worked with Trump and...

14.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

If it looks and sounds like an fascist autocrat, why don't we treat it like one?

Last week, Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal, joined a long list of people who have worked with Trump and...

14.10.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Do we keep delivering dud policies pandering to the elite, or actually fix the problem?

It should have been surprising if Treasury was NOT modelling negative gearing, rather than that it was modelling it. It is basic housekeeping. And...

07.10.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Do we keep delivering dud policies pandering to the elite, or actually fix the problem?

It should have been surprising if Treasury was NOT modelling negative gearing, rather than that it was modelling it. It is basic housekeeping. And...

07.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Help me, I've had a Peter Dutton moment. But I think this idea might be good

Over the weekend, I had a Peter Dutton moment. It started with working out whether to get a storage battery for the house rather than sending...

30.09.2024 2

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Help me, I've had a Peter Dutton moment. But I think this idea might be good

Over the weekend, I had a Peter Dutton moment. It started with working out whether to get a storage battery for the house rather than sending...

30.09.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Labor faces another great moral challenge of our time. It's not going well

There are evidence-based policies that provide the greatest good for the greatest number. And there are policies based on lobbyists' and interest...

23.09.2024 3

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Labor faces another great moral challenge of our time. It's not going well

There are evidence-based policies that provide the greatest good for the greatest number. And there are policies based on lobbyists' and interest...

23.09.2024 3

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull