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How Oceanic Viking sunk our relationship with Indonesia »
Most of the Oceanic Viking refugees are now resettled in Australia, thanks to pressure applied by Kevin Rudd. But pity those 255 Tamils waiting in Merak, because Rudd has used up all Indonesia’s good will, writes Paul Maley .
I was there: China ruined Copenhagen »
Journalist Mark Lynas was in the room when world leaders were negotiating at Copenhagen, says there’s no doubt about it: it’s all China’s fault. An incredible fly-on-the-wall account of how the big boys behave behind closed doors.
Australia: a nation of dibber dobbers »
We Aussies like to think of ourselves as a bit anti-authoritarian, but the data says otherwise, writes Ben Packham : tens of thousands of us are secretly dobbing in our neighbors to the ATO, Centrelink, Crime Stoppers and the EPA.
How the climate change whining has got us nowhere »
As soon as you combine a worthy goal with politicians, disaster strikes. What if we skipped them and started taking climate change action ourselves? Like getting a climate change fighting fund started, suggests John Humphreys .
Essential Report: The Christmas edition »
There’s been a one point gain to the Coalition since the last Essential Report, but Tony Abbott is still to make any mark on the voter estimates for PM. Possum Comitatus crunches the numbers.
Albrechtsen: Our PM has no balls »
The people love him, but as Kevin Rudd done anything of great substance as PM? Instead, he avoids making difficult decisions — from the ETS to the stimulus package — to help ensure his popularity, writes Janet Albrechtsen .
A self-indulgent whinge from Barnaby Joyce »
Barnaby Joyce — presumably uncensored and definitely un-sub-edited — lets fly on the ABC about all the “nasty horrid people” painting him as a “xenophobic bigot”.
Why the West should stop worrying about Iran’s nukes »
The West’s obsession with Iran’s nuclear ambitions is playing right into Ahmadinejad’s hands, says a former UN official. If we really want to help Iranians’ struggle for democracy, we need to forget about sanctions and get creative.
Tora Bora: How Osama got away »
Eight years since Osama bin Laden slipped through America’s fingers in the Battle for Tora Bora, The New Republic has the “definitive account” of what it describes as one of “the greatest military blunders in recent U.S. history.”
Best of frenemies: why Pakistan hates the US »
Pakistan and the US have long had a complicated relationship but Pakistan’s recent actions have turned it toxic, writes Christopher Hitchens . When will the US realise that it’s true closest ally in the region is India?