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Turning the key on Father's Day
Fatherhood seems to be getting sold in new age guy installments or 'loveable dope' reports from the frontline of lagers and love. Do I feel left out of the picture? Damn right. more
A health check for the business of medicine
Through its tangled web of financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, the medical establishment has generated a crisis of public trust in doctors.
Weekly wrap: business as usual
Betrayal, sex, gambling, disgrace... who could ever know Australia was in the midst of a unique political event?
Wilkie's election death warrant
By signing on to support a minority Labor Government, Andrew Wilkie may well have signed his own political death warrant at the next election.
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Confessions of an online moderator
Behind the scenes, the ABC comment moderators conspire to... do a good job by enforcing editorial policy. more
Independents barking up the wrong tree
To the extent the independents are hoping that economic and department briefings will help them in considering which side to support, they are barking up the wrong tree. more
Better the devil you know
If the independents are truly aggrieved with the taunts they can always abandon the talks with the Coalition and walk straight into the arms of Julia Gillard. more
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Abbott digs himself a hole
Michelle Grattan, in the National Times, on Tony Abbott's very bad day.
"The excuse that Coalition numbers were being leaked was spurious. If the Coalition had done the right thing then, Abbott wouldn't be having this argument now."
Why Hockey and Robb must go
Huge discrepancies in the Coalition's budgetary estimates have deeply embarrassed Tony Abbott, writes Karen Maley in Business Spectator.
"...[Abbott] must replace those responsible for the disastrous budgetary miscalculations – shadow treasurer Joe Hockey and shadow finance minister, Andrew Robb – with more capable ministers."
Crossing the boundary
The Economist says the responsibility for Pakistan's cricketing scandal lies ultimately with the country’s elite.
"In cricket, as in life, Pakistan’s ruling class should recognise that its country’s man-made problems are largely its own responsibility."
Creep the faith
William Saletan, in Slate, on the broadening backlash against American Islam.
"Ground Zero was just the beginning. The case against a mosque there has shifted from extremism to Islam."
