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Here’s an unpopular view about politicians: we need to give them post-politics jobs

Here’s an unpopular view about politicians: we need to give them post-politics jobs

When most MPs leave office, they’re unpopular and almost unemployable. If we want to stop them becoming lobbyists, we need to give them something to...

yesterday 8

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Here’s an unpopular view about politicians: we need to give them post-politics jobs

When most MPs leave office, they’re unpopular and almost unemployable. If we want to stop them becoming lobbyists, we need to give them something to...

yesterday 9

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Here’s an unpopular view about politicians: we need to give them post-politics jobs

When most MPs leave office, they’re unpopular and almost unemployable. If we want to stop them becoming lobbyists, we need to give them something to...

previous day 9

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Here’s an unpopular view about politicians: we need to give them post-politics jobs

Here’s an unpopular view about politicians: we need to give them post-politics jobs

When most MPs leave office, they’re unpopular and almost unemployable. If we want to stop them becoming lobbyists, we need to give them something to...

previous day 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack farther to the right. It...

29.11.2025 8

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack farther to the right. It...

29.11.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack farther to the right. It...

29.11.2025 6

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack farther to the right. It...

29.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

The job title of “first lady” does not exist in our democracy, but Haydon brings something unique to her role as the prime minister’s bride.

29.11.2025 7

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

The job title of “first lady” does not exist in our democracy, but Haydon brings something unique to her role as the prime minister’s bride.

29.11.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

The job title of “first lady” does not exist in our democracy, but Haydon brings something unique to her role as the prime minister’s bride.

29.11.2025 8

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

The job title of “first lady” does not exist in our democracy, but Haydon brings something unique to her role as the prime minister’s bride.

29.11.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

TIhe Liberal leader has prioritised keeping the Coalition together. But what does she – and her party – actually stand for?

21.11.2025 9

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

TIhe Liberal leader has prioritised keeping the Coalition together. But what does she – and her party – actually stand for?

21.11.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

TIhe Liberal leader has prioritised keeping the Coalition together. But what does she – and her party – actually stand for?

21.11.2025 8

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

The lost art of opposition: Is it a role beyond salvage for Sussan Ley?

TIhe Liberal leader has prioritised keeping the Coalition together. But what does she – and her party – actually stand for?

21.11.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

We’ve had Venus and Mars and that distant planet called toxic masculinity, but in my attempt to “man up” as a trail runner I found common ground...

15.11.2025 10

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

We’ve had Venus and Mars and that distant planet called toxic masculinity, but in my attempt to “man up” as a trail runner I found common ground...

15.11.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

We’ve had Venus and Mars and that distant planet called toxic masculinity, but in my attempt to “man up” as a trail runner I found common ground...

15.11.2025 7

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

How I learnt to harden up and appreciate masculine virtues

We’ve had Venus and Mars and that distant planet called toxic masculinity, but in my attempt to “man up” as a trail runner I found common ground...

15.11.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Did women ruin the workplace? The dangerous irony of The New York Times’ viral opinion piece

Women are gossipy and overly emotional, and so, as they take over more businesses, they are a threat, according to one writer. To say that women...

13.11.2025 3

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Did women ruin the workplace? The dangerous irony of The New York Times’ viral opinion piece

Women are gossipy and overly emotional, and so, as they take over more businesses, they are a threat, according to one writer. To say that women...

13.11.2025 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Did women ruin the workplace? The dangerous irony of The New York Times’ viral opinion piece

Women are gossipy and overly emotional, and so, as they take over more businesses, they are a threat, according to one writer. To say that women...

13.11.2025 7

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Did women ruin the workplace? The dangerous irony of The New York Times’ viral opinion piece

Women are gossipy and overly emotional, and so, as they take over more businesses, they are a threat, according to one writer. To say that women...

13.11.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Do Liberals still identify as conservative? And what does that even mean any more?

Long-understood labels like “liberal” and “conservative” don’t apply to modern politics. What happens now?

08.11.2025 10

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Do Liberals still identify as conservative? And what does that even mean any more?

Long-understood labels like “liberal” and “conservative” don’t apply to modern politics. What happens now?

08.11.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Do Liberals still identify as conservative? And what does that even mean any more?

Long-understood labels like “liberal” and “conservative” don’t apply to modern politics. What happens now?

08.11.2025 9

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Do Liberals still identify as conservative? And what does that even mean any more?

Long-understood labels like “liberal” and “conservative” don’t apply to modern politics. What happens now?

08.11.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

The Libs are heading for less than (net) zero

Every Liberal Party leader since Tony Abbott has been felled by the issue of climate action. Does the same fate await Sussan Ley?

04.11.2025 9

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

The Libs are heading for less than (net) zero

Every Liberal Party leader since Tony Abbott has been felled by the issue of climate action. Does the same fate await Sussan Ley?

04.11.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

The Libs are heading for less than (net) zero

Every Liberal Party leader since Tony Abbott has been felled by the issue of climate action. Does the same fate await Sussan Ley?

04.11.2025 9

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

The Libs are heading for less than (net) zero

Every Liberal Party leader since Tony Abbott has been felled by the issue of climate action. Does the same fate await Sussan Ley?

04.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate

A rare display of grace and bipartisanship occurred in the House of Representatives this week. But four conservative male MPs used the opportunity to...

02.11.2025 5

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate

A rare display of grace and bipartisanship occurred in the House of Representatives this week. But four conservative male MPs used the opportunity to...

02.11.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate

A rare display of grace and bipartisanship occurred in the House of Representatives this week. But four conservative male MPs used the opportunity to...

02.11.2025 4

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate

A rare display of grace and bipartisanship occurred in the House of Representatives this week. But four conservative male MPs used the opportunity to...

02.11.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie worry these women might cheat the system

Conservative male MPs are using underhand tactics to try to reignite the abortion wars.

01.11.2025 4

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie worry these women might cheat the system

Conservative male MPs are using underhand tactics to try to reignite the abortion wars.

01.11.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie worry these women might cheat the system

Conservative male MPs are using underhand tactics to try to reignite the abortion wars.

01.11.2025 6

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie worry these women might cheat the system

Conservative male MPs are using underhand tactics to try to reignite the abortion wars.

01.11.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

‘The stuff of which revolutions are made’: why King Charles should evict his brother

Prince Andrew’s shocking reputation is affecting the rest of the Royal family. Can it survive the latest scandal?

25.10.2025 10

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

‘The stuff of which revolutions are made’: why King Charles should evict his brother

Prince Andrew’s shocking reputation is affecting the rest of the Royal family. Can it survive the latest scandal?

25.10.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

‘The stuff of which revolutions are made’: why King Charles should evict his brother

Prince Andrew’s shocking reputation is affecting the rest of the Royal family. Can it survive the latest scandal?

25.10.2025 9

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

‘The stuff of which revolutions are made’: why King Charles should evict his brother

Prince Andrew’s shocking reputation is affecting the rest of the Royal family. Can it survive the latest scandal?

25.10.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Pubic hair g-strings and rib ‘remodelling’: why does fashion hate women?

Diane Keaton is an icon not just for her acting, but also her unique fashion sense – so different from fashionistas like the Kardashians.

18.10.2025 10

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Pubic hair g-strings and rib ‘remodelling’: why does fashion hate women?

Diane Keaton is an icon not just for her acting, but also her unique fashion sense – so different from fashionistas like the Kardashians.

18.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley

Pubic hair g-strings and rib ‘remodelling’: why does fashion hate women?

Diane Keaton is an icon not just for her acting, but also her unique fashion sense – so different from fashionistas like the Kardashians.

18.10.2025 10

The Age

Jacqueline Maley

Pubic hair g-strings and rib ‘remodelling’: why does fashion hate women?

Diane Keaton is an icon not just for her acting, but also her unique fashion sense – so different from fashionistas like the Kardashians.

18.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Jacqueline Maley

Taylor Swift and the Liberal Party suffer from the same problem

Once a political party starts fighting about its own fighting, and once its chief output is about itself, it needs fresh material. Just like Tay Tay.

11.10.2025 10

WA Today

Jacqueline Maley

Taylor Swift and the Liberal Party suffer from the same problem

Once a political party starts fighting about its own fighting, and once its chief output is about itself, it needs fresh material. Just like Tay Tay.

11.10.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jacqueline Maley