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May 8, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

UP TO OUR EYEBALLS – The best Treasurer Australia has ever had is depressed: Former treasurer Peter Costello thinks he’ll be dead and buried by the time the federal government …

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March 27, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

GO CIOBO GO – It’s good to know that in the world of increasingly tempted by protectionism, free trade still has its fans: Australia should start negotiating a free-trade agreement with …

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March 16, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS TO CARE – It’s official – the “conservative” Coalition government has now accumulated more government debt in five years in office than its predecessor, Labor, had in …

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March 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PLEASE MAKE THE BAD MAN STOP – Australian politics (or, rather, politician) hits a new low: Barnaby Joyce is being slammed for comments suggesting he may not be the father of …

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Guest post: I volunteer as the head (ahem) of the new Commonwealth anti-bonking body, by Karl Eaves

February 16, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Chrenk’s note: In the Daily Chrenk’s not so long and not so illustrious history so far, this is the first guest post of what, hopefully, will be many more to …

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February 15, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

NO SEX, THANKS; WE’RE MINISTERS – This reform is proudly sponsored by Canberra hookers: Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has banned sexual relationships between Commonwealth ministers and their staff, saying …

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Screwing the crew

February 10, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

If politics is, as some maintain, Hollywood for ugly people, then lots of ugly people are having lots and lots of sex. This is a disturbing thought, and perhaps you, …

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February 8, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PRICE IS RIGHT – Good news from the Northern Territory: Jacinta Price will bid to enter federal politics at the next election by nominating for the Coalition in an outback …

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January 2, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

REPUBLIC, IF YOU CAN KEEP SHOVING IT DOWN PEOPLE’S THROATS – The new year, the fresh opportunity to press the policy reset button and jump-start the government in its last …

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December 20, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

RESHUFFLE THIS! – No major surprises, either in regards to the substance or the timing (I lost my job in politics as a result of a pre-Christmas reshuffle in 2014; …

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This is why I despair

November 29, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

George Brandis has always been a good speech-maker. Yesterday he delivered another good speech, probably one of his better ones, and arguably the one that he will be best remembered …

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Time to end the election day circus

November 25, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A sausage sizzle and a vote is an old Australian tradition. But as a wise man once said, those who like democracy, just like sausages, shouldn’t know too much about …

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November 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

CORY ON UP THE STURT – The South Australian Senator appears to be having way too much fun at the moment. It all started with post-plebiscite celebrations: https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/930815981810745345 Or has …

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Dual loyalties

November 11, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The federal politics in Australia is fast degenerating into (another) farce, with more and more parliamentarians potentially holding dual citizenships, thus making them ineligible to sit in parliament (for the …

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November 1, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PYNE IN DENIAL – Another day, another denial: The Australian has been told that on Saturday, June 22, 2013, Pyne, the boss of the left faction of the Liberal Party …

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He’s got more to give

October 29, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Christopher Pyne has been in the federal parliament since 1993, or my second year at university. I only vaguely remember the “GST election” of that year, since it was only …

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Why I’m losing faith in Australian “Liberalism”, part 457

October 23, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Two stories about the National Broadband Network in the media today. The one generating more outrage is the one singling out the most expensive connections (“The most expensive broadband connection in …

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The Best Wo/Man For The Job

October 15, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

It’s time to quit complaining about the supposedly terrible state of politics in Australia. If the perfect market is achieved through the most efficient utilisation of all resources, I have …

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Looking at Australia from Europe

September 6, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Sometimes you just don’t know what to blog about. But you can still blog about not knowing what to blog about, which seems like the digital age’s version of Epimenides’s …

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August 8, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN’S DATING TIPS – I was expecting so much more when I came across this teaser on News.com.au (of course, I should have known better by now): What about …