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.
Something has been broken at the heart of politics
Tony Wright Late last month, a woman stood alone on the forecourt of Canberra's Parliament House, inhaling gulps of cigarette smoke. ''All very nice,'' she said. ''Too late. Tomorrow it'll be wrapping chips.''
Mark Kenny and Tony Wright
How it all went so horribly wrong for Labor
Mark Kenny and Tony Wright How did the government leave Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in a seemingly unassailable position to waltz into the Lodge in September?
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...
PM will struggle when minders lead up a gully
Tony Wright Among the many black arts practised by political operatives is the ''advance''.
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Rudd resurrection is no fantasy: just ask Walt
Tony Wright If you were to splice science fiction, political fantasy and cutting-edge medical science, you may just conjure a vision of Lazarus emerging from a 2000-year cryogenic state to be revived with a...
Och aye, PM could be on a hiding to nothing
Tony Wright You need a thick hide to inhabit the Prime Minister’s office these days. The matter, happily, is being fixed.
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Sofa, so good: PM's office furniture out of hiding after Howard's deep-seated dislike
Tony Wright You need a very thick hide to inhabit the Prime Minister's office these days.
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Rudd's just in storage, waiting for sun to shine
Tony Wright If you were to splice science fiction, political fantasy and cutting-edge medical science, you may just conjure a vision of Lazarus emerging from a 2000-year cryogenic state to be revived with a...
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Watch as we make a continent disappear
Tony Wright If you are to excise a country from its own migration zone, a visa-less soul can't apply for one anywhere.
The best entitlement of all - for a man who knows the system
Tony Wright He is considered by political watchers to be tricky as a ferret and slick as a weasel - except when he needed to make a quick getaway from a Parliament House lavatory some years ago.
Psychology pops up as Brown decries PM critics as sexist
Tony Wright Bob Brown is apparently hyper-sensitive to the 'subconscious' sexism aimed at the PM.
Sketch
No future in getting behind affront on Costello's ambition
Tony Wright There hasn't been such affront taken since John Howard was cruelly overlooked for the vice-presidency of the International Cricket Council.
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When the Concert Party ruled politics
Tony Wright It is difficult to imagine it now when there seems such little music in the hearts of Australia's politicians, but not so long ago song and mirth spread a bit of magic across the national political...
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Raising a glass while they can
Tony Wright Our leaders are holding traditional end-of-year drinks for the press gallery, but only a fool would predict who might be throwing the parties next year.
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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'.
Goanna Tracks
Season for concealment
Tony Wright It was a blow for Christmas Islanders when the government knocked back applications for new phosphate-mining leases. Didn't hear about it? You're not alone.
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Opposition must find its campaign feet straight away
Tony Wright Abbott needs a new tack and fresh momentum if he is to be heard.
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The distinction of extinction
Tony Wright Julia Gillard would be advised to go to the people as soon as possible. She cannot afford to appear to be standing still in the age of obsolescence.
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Why October has my vote
Tony Wright In Canberra, a tipping round is heating up as political punters juggle footy grand finals, winter blues, and state elections to predict an election date.
Goanna Tracks
Time to lock up your reporters
Tony Wright The day the federal budget papers are released brings incarceration for many of the nation's newshounds - and it's their own fault.
