The following is the foreword from veteran Liberal MP Wyatt Roy’s account of Tony Abbott’s time as Prime Minister ‘Nineteen…

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This is your land, but now you must leave. You are being told by a stranger who is gladly ignorant…

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Ahhh ‘politics’. It’s often a word with a lot of negative connotations. When I asked one of my friends for…

The theme of ‘firsts’ is a great way to kick off this new regular feature in the Pelican Politics section.…

Here in Australia, we have a problem with firsts. First people, that is. I don’t pretend to be some kind…

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As the first month of 2015 sinks in, all of the politicians are anywhere but in Canberra. Although it may…