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...
What exposes await as Abbott tosses up challenge?
Tony Wright The revelation by Tony Abbott's inner circle of women that his personal inner goddess is alive and well tosses up dreadful challenges for the Australian political class.
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Turnbull cops his share of criticism
Tony Wright 'Poor' may not be the most accurate description for Malcolm Turnbull, but the man was clearly being treated unkindly yesterday.
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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.
Goanna Tracks
Flashbacks and resurrections
Tony Wright The Labor campaign is taking on the air of a postmodern crime novel, where nothing that has gone before is meant to have any bearing on the future.
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.
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Hardest task is put on ice
Tony Wright As a science show exposes the fragility of the frozen continent's ecosystem, the Prime Minister's own policy fragility is laid bare.
The Wright Words
The benefits of a predecessor's fury
Tony Wright If leaders build voter support as much upon who they are not as who they are, then Paul Keating's savaging of Tony Abbott this week did the Opposition Leader a favour.
Goanna Tracks
More than a mere mad monk
Tony Wright Tony Abbott is a one-dimensional conservative to his detractors, which is a pity, for he is, like a lot of leaders, a splendid tangle of contradictions.
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Tanner's Montana shot misses the mark, but Minchin's militia hits home with friendly fire
Tony Wright The folk of Hardin, Big Horn County, in the backwoods of Montana, are a bit puzzled about Lindsay Tanner.
Leader's spell of green witchcraft
Tony Wright 'I do not and will not worship at the altar of green witchcraft,' declared Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi.
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Libs in a flap as Turnbull wings it
Tony Wright Opposition leader's confused flock looks unlikely to knock him off his perch just yet.
