Political Life Lines
Palmistry and the art of political survival
A cabinet reshuffle, an uncomfortable compromise and a move to the backbench are all pretty standard stuff for parliament.
Yet the return of Barnaby Joyce — the cartoonists’ darling and one of Australia’s most resilient politicians — was an event unforeseen by most political pundits.
Two former prime ministers (from different sides of the aisle) joined forces to challenge a media baron, and the Leader of the Opposition took heat for a policy backflip.
The PM of No Responsibility
Jim Pavlidis, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Daddy What Did YOU Do?
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
One of these Days You’ll Push Me Too Far
Alan Moir, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Sour Grapes
Warren Brown, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney),
An Immune Response
Mark Knight, Herald Sun,
Drover's Dog
Jon Kudelka, The Saturday Paper,
Home to Bilo
David Pope, The Canberra Times,
Bin Night
Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Clive Palmer Erases Himself
John Shakespeare, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
The Wheels of Justice Roll Along
John Shakespeare, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
How to Make the LNP Andrew Lamington
Edmund Iffland, self-published,
Blind Trust
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Political Actors
David Rowe, The Australian Financial Review,
Free Speech, Baby!
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Human Shield
Glen Le Lievre, Patreon,
Gold Standard
Glen Le Lievre, Patreon,