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WA by-election results diabolical for ALP

WA by-election results diabolical for ALP

One Nation’s victories in WA and NSW tell us that Australia’s electoral landscape is shifting fast. Relying on One Nation to implode is not enough...

01.09.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

WA by-election results diabolical for ALP

WA by-election results diabolical for ALP

One Nation’s victories in WA and NSW tell us that Australia’s electoral landscape is shifting fast. Relying on One Nation to implode is not enough...

31.08.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

Last Saturday's Western Australian byelection in the state seat of Secret Bay was worse than diabolical for Labor. Subscribe now for unlimited...

31.08.2026 20

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

Last Saturday's Western Australian byelection in the state seat of Secret Bay was worse than diabolical for Labor. Subscribe now for unlimited...

31.08.2026 20

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Banks claw back credit card rewards

Banks claw back credit card rewards

Banks are clawing back rewards as new credit card fee rules threaten their profits, raising bigger questions about competition, cash and who...

31.08.2026 20

The New Daily

Crispin Hull

Banks claw back credit card rewards

Banks are clawing back rewards as new credit card fee rules threaten their profits, raising bigger questions about competition, cash and who...

25.08.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

Over the past week or so, most Australians would have received an email notice from their bank announcing "bigger", "better", or...

25.08.2026 20

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

Over the past week or so, most Australians would have received an email notice from their bank announcing "bigger", "better", or...

25.08.2026 20

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Labor’s 28 per cent should spell danger. Instead, it could be enough to win

Labor’s primary vote has fallen to just 28 per cent as One Nation’s surge splits the right, yet the government remains on track to win the next...

18.08.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The current three-party split might be permanent

Another month of polling indicates that the new three-way split in Australian politics is permanent: a tad under a third of the first-preference vote...

18.08.2026 20

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The current three-party split might be permanent

Another month of polling indicates that the new three-way split in Australian politics is permanent: a tad under a third of the first-preference vote...

18.08.2026 20

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

How I got the last $10m laugh on a rip-off artist who fleeced me

Usually there is enough folly and perfidy in Australian politics to fill many columns every week. This week, though, the story is one of a politician...

11.08.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How I got the last $10m laugh on a rip-off artist who fleeced me

Usually there is enough folly and perfidy in Australian politics to fill many columns every week. This week, though, the story is one of a politician...

11.08.2026 20

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

From subscription traps to corporate power: government can fight back

A long-running subscription rip-off ended with refunds and a $10 million penalty. More importantly, it showed what government can achieve when it...

11.08.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The lessons from 1914 and the great-power mistake we keep repeating

The build-up of deterrence, alliances and enemy thinking helped drive the catastrophe of 1914, and today’s great-power rivalry risks repeating the...

04.08.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Stupid decisions led us to war over a century ago. We're on the verge of repeating them

On August 4, 112 years ago, stupid decisions by the leaders of great powers at the time - Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Russia -...

04.08.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Stupid decisions led us to war over a century ago. We're on the verge of repeating them

On August 4, 112 years ago, stupid decisions by the leaders of great powers at the time - Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary and Russia -...

04.08.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The Senate could leave Labor managing, not governing

One Nation’s rise may not stop Labor winning the House of Representatives, but it could reshape Senate preferences and leave a future Labor...

28.07.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Labor's path to government is clear, but the Senate is a looming crisis

Since the recent rise of One Nation, pollsters have had to deduce not just a Labor-Coalition two-party-preferred tally but also a Labor-One Nation...

28.07.2026 30

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Labor's path to government is clear, but the Senate is a looming crisis

Since the recent rise of One Nation, pollsters have had to deduce not just a Labor-Coalition two-party-preferred tally but also a Labor-One Nation...

28.07.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Getting our fair share from gas giants could fix huge problems for Australia and the PM

Many delegates attending this week's ALP National Conference no doubt feel the motto of this government is: "Do nothing for as long as...

21.07.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Getting our fair share from gas giants could fix huge problems for Australia and the PM

Many delegates attending this week's ALP National Conference no doubt feel the motto of this government is: "Do nothing for as long as...

21.07.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

The disturbing global hypocrisy exposed right outside a massive oceanarium

The Singapore Oceanarium is an engineering marvel. It holds 45 million litres of water (18 Olympic pools) across 22 displays. It also has a 36-metre...

14.07.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The disturbing global hypocrisy exposed right outside a massive oceanarium

The Singapore Oceanarium is an engineering marvel. It holds 45 million litres of water (18 Olympic pools) across 22 displays. It also has a 36-metre...

14.07.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Trump's power grabs echo the very tyranny America was founded to escape

There was much to celebrate and be grateful for last Saturday as the US marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Subscribe now...

07.07.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Trump's power grabs echo the very tyranny America was founded to escape

There was much to celebrate and be grateful for last Saturday as the US marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Subscribe now...

07.07.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How Trump's Hormuz gambit could sink the treaty that ensures free trade

United States President Donald Trump's innate inability to empathise with others and lack of intelligence to foresee consequences are likely to...

30.06.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

How Trump's Hormuz gambit could sink the treaty that ensures free trade

United States President Donald Trump's innate inability to empathise with others and lack of intelligence to foresee consequences are likely to...

30.06.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Hanson offers whinges, not solutions

One Nation is feeding on real pressure from population growth, housing, health and infrastructure strain, but its politics offers no serious systemic...

23.06.2026 50

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Australia's 'Whinger in Chief' hasn't proposed a thing to fix the system she hates

The message was clear. It was from a recent migrant from South Africa who was married to a recent migrant from Bosnia. Subscribe now for unlimited...

23.06.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Australia's 'Whinger in Chief' hasn't proposed a thing to fix the system she hates

The message was clear. It was from a recent migrant from South Africa who was married to a recent migrant from Bosnia. Subscribe now for unlimited...

23.06.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Gotcha, or getting tax right?

Tax reform will be harder to defend if capital tax changes are left standing alone, and Labor should link them directly to bigger income tax cuts for...

16.06.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Here's how Chalmers could genuinely help with the cost of living and help hard-working Aussies

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers went about his tax reform the wrong way. He thought that if he could get the negative-gearing, trust, and capital-gains...

16.06.2026 40

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Here's how Chalmers could genuinely help with the cost of living and help hard-working Aussies

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers went about his tax reform the wrong way. He thought that if he could get the negative-gearing, trust, and capital-gains...

16.06.2026 30

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

One Nation’s Trumpian threat

One Nation’s polling surge could create serious instability after the next federal election, with the party’s growing Senate prospects threatening...

09.06.2026 50

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The cracks already showing in Hanson's carefully curated facade

South Australia, Farrer, and the latest opinion polling have put One Nation ahead of any third force in Australian politics in the past 80 years, even...

09.06.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The cracks already showing in Hanson's carefully curated facade

South Australia, Farrer, and the latest opinion polling have put One Nation ahead of any third force in Australian politics in the past 80 years, even...

09.06.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Trump's war in Iran is criminal. Here's why he should be indicted

The details of the 2016 agreement that the Obama administration and European allies made with Iran show why President Donald Trump should be indicted...

02.06.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Why Trump should be indicted

The 2016 Iran nuclear agreement imposed strict, independently verified limits on Iran’s nuclear program. Its existence raises fundamental questions...

02.06.2026 50

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Trump's war in Iran is criminal. Here's why he should be indicted

The details of the 2016 agreement that the Obama administration and European allies made with Iran show why President Donald Trump should be indicted...

02.06.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Death to News Ltd’s propaganda

Let’s not mince words, the “death tax” campaign begun by The Australian and the rest of News Ltd stable is a pack of lies and manipulative...

26.05.2026 60

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

The death tax is a lie. Here is what is really happening

26.05.2026 60

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

The death tax is a lie. Here what is really happening

Let's not mince words, the "death tax" campaign begun by The Australian and the rest of News Corp stable is a pack of lies and...

26.05.2026 40

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

We're in a world of trouble if this qualifies as reform in this country

Well, the budget was a great song and dance about very little. It wound back a 27-year-old Howard freebie to the rich, middle-aged which should never...

19.05.2026 60

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

We're in a world of trouble if this qualifies as reform in this country

Well, the budget was a great song and dance about very little. It wound back a 27-year-old Howard freebie to the rich, middle-aged which should never...

19.05.2026 50

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Labor should be worried about the Farrer result too

The Farrer by-election exposed not only the collapse of Coalition support, but signs that One Nation is also attracting disillusioned Labor voters....

12.05.2026 50

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Yes, the Coalition bombed out spectacularly. But Farrer spells bigger trouble for Labor

The result for Labor in the Farrer byelection was truly ghastly. Labor did not field a candidate, so it has largely been ignored. Subscribe now for...

11.05.2026 60

The Examiner

Crispin Hull

Yes, the Coalition bombed out spectacularly. But Farrer spells bigger trouble for Labor

The result for Labor in the Farrer byelection was truly ghastly. Labor did not field a candidate, so it has largely been ignored. Subscribe now for...

11.05.2026 50

Canberra Times

Crispin Hull

Australia: don’t join the war crime

05.05.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Crispin Hull

Australia should not make itself an accessory to a war crime

05.05.2026 50

The Examiner

Crispin Hull