Paula Matthewson
Paula Matthewson: The burning issue we’re not talking about
There’s been a lot of talk this week about something we’re apparently not meant to be discussing. It’s been a week of...
Paula Matthewson: If politicians ignore this issue – and the polls – get set to fry
The thing about political truisms is that they’re considered the golden rule, until they aren’t. Commentators used to sagely intone that voters...
Barnaby Joyce’s sly, back-stabbing civil war against the Nationals’ leadership
It’s hard to think of anything more politically off-putting than politicians behaving like self-entitled brats. Not only does self-indulgent behaviour give politics...
How Clive Palmer changed election spending – for good
Scott Morrison’s re-election was only the second-most surprising thing to come from this year’s federal election. The most unexpected element, which has...
Hanson and Jones turn on the waterworks, but tears won’t end this drought -or prepare for the next one
Well cry me a river. If it wasn’t bad enough that the arch conservative broadcaster, Alan Jones, got the tissues out to...
Monumental shift: Scott Morrison may be about to abandon the budget surplus
Is the Prime Minister softening us up for a vanishing budget surplus even before it materialises? That’s the conclusion of at least...
Scott Morrison’s drought relief could cause him bigger problems in the city
It’s no secret that Prime Minister Scott Morrison likes to style himself as a latter-day John Howard. But it’s become clear there’s...
Why Australian women should be incandescent with rage right now
If you happen to be a woman living in Australia, now is the time to get angry. Not just alert or alarmed,...
Paula Matthewson: The PM wants us distracted from the very dark clouds ahead
If you’re paying attention to federal politics at the moment, despite evidence that a growing number of us aren’t, you may have...
Why we should stop writing and reading about Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce
You shouldn’t be reading this column. And I shouldn’t have written it. I’d rather not be reinforcing the disgraceful attention-seeking behaviour of...