Judith Ireland

Dud dress, hot proposal and asylum insanity mark FDD

Judith Ireland The Festival of Dubious Decisions is an ad hoc affair. It's not tied to any particular date, season or location.

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When tweets go wrong

Judith Ireland Coalition MP Andrew Laming has shaken and stirred controversy with his recent tweet, asking if rioters in Logan had done a "day's work".

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Just how different can the Greens afford to be?

Judith Ireland The Greens have long prided - and pitched - themselves as being different from the other parties. The question is, how different can they afford to be if they want an extra 400,000 votes.

Judith Ireland

Abbott baby remarks hit barren political ground

Judith Ireland YOU would think that in the current climate, MPs would vigorously avoid saying anything that could possibly be construed as criticism of Julia Gillard's private life.

Judith Ireland

Turnbull's plaintive cry not all that questionable

Judith Ireland Just how much power does Malcolm Turnbull wield over the wild world of Australia's Parliament?

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Sporting chance of success for asylum-seeker solution

Judith Ireland There is a spirit of peace and fresh starts in the air, no? Not only did the Spice Girls reunite for the sake of the Olympic Games, they have also resolved their 15-year feud with rock band Oasis.

Angry little Vegemite's prima donna effort

Judith Ireland For almost 18 months, Kevin Rudd has grinned that mile-wide grin of his and borne it.

Carr's brekkie delivers best line on Abbott

Judith Ireland Robert John Carr has been many things in his 64 years.

Clear air with Rudd back there

Judith Ireland Take a deep and gulpy breath of air. That invigorating, fresh feeling isn't due to the fact that autumn is officially upon us. Or that Australia's clean energy future is only months away.

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When a doc's note isn't good enough

Judith Ireland Any high school student worth their low-salt playlunch will tell you that some documentation is more reliable than others.

Carr revives threat of 'clash of civilisations'

Judith Ireland Senator Carr said the recent incidents such as US soldiers burning copies of the Koran and young people desecrating Commonwealth war graves in Libya could look like ''cultures at war''.

Grumpy pollies more than one can bear

Judith Ireland National Simultaneous Storytime may sound like a parent's worst nightmare, but it is actually an initiative to promote literacy.