Denise write that while Barnaby discusses Roman emperors and extinct species, and Matt puts on the high-vis, people across New England are dealing with real problems.
Denise McHugh
Posted inOpinion, Regulars, Social
Denise’s Desk: Something Doesn’t Quite Add Up
Denise says there is a substantial disconnect between Australia’s economic data and much of the reporting about it.
Posted inOpinion, Political
Denise’s Desk: Progress doesn’t happen by accident
Denise says she doesn’t know where the increasingly complicated relationship between the Coalition and One Nation will ultimately end.
Posted inIdeas, Regulars, Something to Think About
Opinion | Keeping the Light on the Hill burning
Denise asks what is government actually for? It is a question worth asking at a time when politics increasingly seems to be about outrage, grievance, personalities and winning the daily argument on social media.
Posted inOpinion, Regulars, Social
Denise’s Desk | Pauline and me
Denise says that she and Pauline Hanson have more in common than you might think.
Posted inOpinion, Regulars, Social
Denise’s Desk: The $1,200 Lesson Hidden in a Wedding Dress
Denise writes there are practical skills, trades and crafts sitting right under our noses for which there is genuine demand, good money and, in some cases, employers crying out for people.
Posted inLetters, Regulars
Letter: Duty is not treachery
Denise writes she disagrees with Andrew Hastie on plenty politically, but Pauline Hanson’s attack on him is disgraceful.
Posted inEnvironmental, Opinion, Political, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: Nepal Is Another Wake-Up Call. How Many Do We Need?
Denise says from melting Himalayan glaciers to fires, floods and bleaching reefs, climate change is no longer a warning about the future. We are living through it — even as our politics retreats from confronting it.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Perhaps read the curriculum first
Just when you thought political teacher-bashing could not become any more ridiculous, along comes the double act of Matt Canavan and Angus Taylor. Canavan blames the rise of the toxic online “manosphere” partly on the supposed “feminisation of our curriculum”, claiming boys are tired of being lectured about “how bad men are”. Taylor then jumps […]
Posted inFeatured, Opinion, Political, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: Why does Pauline Hanson want to defund the ABC?
Denise says Pauline Hanson has a long and difficult history with the national broadcaster, a well-developed dislike of difficult questions and, at times, a remarkably thin political skin. So, is this really about taxpayers and ratings — or is it about the journalism?