THE BULLETIN is not the only commentator noticing that voters were sending a message with the recent Eden-Monaro by-election that ended with a close finish for Labor’s Kristy McBain on preferences. An Inside Story analysis by reporter Tim Colebatch, previously an economics editor for Fairfax, delves into the preference flow that
Author: Maria Taylor
Did Eden-Monaro voters send both major parties a message?
WITH LABOR’S KRISTY McBain claiming victory on preferences with a very slim margin — for which we are thankful, not least because who needs another climate change sceptic in federal parliament? — the outcome begs the question: what were voters telegraphing? Neither major party came through with a roaring endorsement from
Bulletin chat with Labor contender Kristy McBain
Australian govt earns tick for stance on wildlife consumption
Goodbye Big Fella
Yes, I’m angry. And sad. Sad and disgusted that the politicians and bureaucrats of our national capital Canberra, treat our national emblem, the Kangaroo, (Skippy to fans around the world), like rubbish — to be killed and buried. THE LACK of respect in Australia for our unique wildlife, shown by official
NATS, BARILARO, seek to DELIVER DESTRUCTIVE WATER POLICY
RECENTLY, the NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, the National Party politician representing Monaro, again threw himself into the media spotlight. Two notable pronouncements in quick succession. Barilaro’s behaviour in the second case, jaw-dropping tantrums, quickly overshadowed the earlier story with wide-spread media coverage. But the first story should not be
Mother Nature fights back, round two
GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE world must urgently recognise the role of human behaviour, human populations and their development practices as the world faces pandemic disease like COVID-19. That’s the conclusion of an overdue research focus on the ground-level drivers of novel diseases besetting the globe. The latest coronavirus disease started as a
In this time of economic and medical uncertainty
Do we have an existential crisis facing our country?
A COUPLE OF urgent and insightful articles following our bushfire summer are worth sharing here today. I should preface with the comment that the articles come from The Guardian with thanks for their persistence in reporting on the greatest national crises of our times: (no they are not what Barnaby and
’Tis the season to celebrate Christian values — let’s share, find our compassion again
THEY ARE REFUGEES too. The wildlife, dispossessed, shot out, and now, with their food, water and remaining habitat dried out and burned, even more in need: those that didn’t die outright in the flames. Let’s look more widely. To our international shame, we haven’t, as a country, been very charitable to