Paul Sheehan
Paul Sheehan is a columnist and editorial writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, where he has has been Day Editor and Washington correspondent. He is the author of two number-one best-sellers, 'Girls Like You' and 'Among The Barbarians' and been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times and numerous anthologies.
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We'll reap what we deserve
Paul Sheehan We now know why the Prime Minister has instigated the longest election campaign in political history.
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Thomson caught in the political spin cycle
Paul Sheehan When Craig Thomson rose to speak in Parliament for the first time, on February 19, 2008, within 90 seconds he thanked three key Labor machinists: Mark Arbib, Karl Bitar and Sam Dastyari.
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The camera is capturing the modern narrative
Paul Sheehan When a couple left the theatre two nights ago after seeing the wordless new documentary extravaganza, Samsara, they marvelled at the opening sequences where an aerial camera floated over a city of...
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Rinehart's vision puts the north at the top
Paul Sheehan A long line of people waited patiently in the ballroom of the Four Seasons hotel in Sydney on Thursday night.
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Rich vitriol shrouds budget extravagance
Paul Sheehan I preferred Robotic Julia. Now we have Furious Julia. Is there no middle course for the Prime Minister? Are we now seeing the cumulative strain of the cost of attaining power and maintaining a...
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Faster news, but mind the quality
Paul Sheehan Tonight journalist Malcolm Brown will feature on the ABC's Australian Story. With Malcolm, you often heard him before you saw him.
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Roxon's calls on Slipper's crudities show questionable judgment
Paul Sheehan Test: how long does it take to deduce whether the following text messages are sexual and in poor taste?
Lid lifted on NSW black box
Paul Sheehan Last month Tony Abbott was given a blunt warning, by phone, from a senior member of the Liberal Party.
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Race up the rankings is really a class issue
Paul Sheehan A teacher I know recently asked her schoolchildren a question we often ask each other without really caring about the answer: ''Did you enjoy the weekend?''
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Firestorm set to ignite when power runs out
Paul Sheehan Any subject, even the humble household energy bill, can become interesting if it turns into a horror story. In 2015, the NSW government will face an election. It will also face an energy shock.
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Game on as Romney picks Fox News champion for his sidekick
Paul Sheehan I admire a man who makes his own sausages, especially if he has hunted the meat himself and used a bow and arrow. No time to be squeamish.
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And the winner is ... creative advertising
Paul Sheehan The balance of power between the propaganda industry and the news media that are supposed to provide a sceptical counter-balance to commercial and political image-manipulation is shifting in favour...
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Reminder of Rudd as Gingrich clings on
Paul Sheehan It is a fascinating time for the politics of selfishness, for seeing public self-absorption and public vendettas taking precedence over party loyalty and personal humility.
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The X factor that adds up to schooling success
Paul Sheehan Randwick Boys High and Randwick Girls High are separated by a wide divide in academic performance.
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Billionaire bashing: the new class war
Paul Sheehan So great was demand for a piece of the Mega Millions action last week that people waited in lines to buy lottery tickets.
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Clean up of New York's bad apples an inspiration to free-thinkers
Paul Sheehan The lessons from New York have helped form an alliance for reform in Australia which ranges from ''lock 'em up'' conservatives to ''blame society'' progressives.
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Thomson charade still going as the players await a final curtain
Paul Sheehan Let us pause for a moment to enjoy the majesty of Craig Thomson's magnificent gall, the gall on which Julia Gillard and her government have relied for the entire time Gillard has been Prime Minister.
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Judgment day here for Labor's life of shame
Paul Sheehan In the months leading up to the 2007 federal election that ended the Howard era, the NSW central coast was alive with a political blitzkrieg.
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Biting the boom that feeds us
Paul Sheehan Twenty-five years ago the rainfall in Perth began to plunge. Last year it almost disappeared. The statistics of the decline are spectacular and unnerving.
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Next shock will be high food prices
Paul Sheehan You will pay for all this water. Unless you are insulated from the normal costs of living, you can expect sticker shock at some point this year, or next, when paying for the weekly food shopping.
