Tony Wright

Joh Bjelke-Petersen was visiting Disneyland in California in May 1987 when he was forced to face reality, something that was alien to his style.

Nothing seems too far-fetched as Pauline Hanson rides her new publicity whirl. But a toy bulldozer from her patron Gina Rinehart was, shall we say, a surprise.

Scientists diagnosed last week’s British heatwave as a symptom of climate change. Here’s another explanation: Australian hot air was to blame.

July 2, 2026 — 11:40am The dress code was strictly black tie and elastic-sided boots for the barbecue beneath the stars on the red dirt outside Longreach, Queensland.

The new hard right is affronted by immigrants who don’t speak English well. Almost 1000 years ago, a conqueror invaded Britain and injected French into the English language forever.

Language has become as emblematic as flying the flag among the newly risen hard right.