Tony Wright
Tony Wright is the National Affairs Editor of The Age. He has been based in the Canberra Press Gallery for 20 years, working for The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Bulletin before joining The Age in 2007. He has written two plays and two best-selling books, was named Magazine Feature Writer of the Year twice, has won several UN Media Peace Prizes and has been a Walkley Awards finalist five times.
Abbott's paper armour
Tony Wright Opposition Leader Tony Abbott carries a shield with him as he darts from greengrocer to drycleaner to manufacturer warning of the evils of the carbon tax and how Julia Gillard's government is...
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Houston delivers 'hard-headed' and 'realistic' counsel
Tony Wright A storm at sea, the Taliban and Peter Reith? Mere aggravations compared with stepping into the asylum stand-off apparently.
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No ifs or batts on the banned wagon
Tony Wright You won't hear the word insulation in the official halls of power these days. It has all but disappeared from the language of government and bureaucracy across the land: a banned word.
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Clive, the entertainer, refloats his political boat
Tony Wright Captain Clive Palmer of the SS Titanic hit an iceberg years ago. Its name was Peter Slipper.
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PM's over the moon. What about Bono?
Tony Wright It's a fraught business, giving a big speech to a foreign audience.
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Chill wind of war leaves debate cold
Tony Wright Something approaching a chill settled over the chamber as Julia Gillard declared that Australia would remain engaged in Afghanistan 'through this decade at least'.
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Strangers to our shores
Tony Wright Despite increasing sophistication over the decades, Australia remains confused and at odds about what it is to be an immigrant nation.
