In a world of Lindsey Grahams, be the Sam Neill

Lindsey Graham was an empty man, and his death leaves no hole to be filled. What a legacy from a life in politics.

If a country behaves as Israel has done while proclaiming itself an ethnostate, it follows that the people of that ethnicity are going to cop a lot of the blowback. It’s not fair on them but it is a predictable consequence.

Every institution that has adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism will eventually recant, but will in the meantime do a lot of harm by its failure to recognise that it is acting as the agent of a foreign power.

Under the Segal Protocols, the ABC will going forward report each day the number of Palestinians who Israel has not killed, tortured, sexually assaulted, starved, illegally detained, dispossessed or denied basic human rights.

You'd almost think Israel was doing something bad.

"Independent" is a word which does not mean what Jillian thinks it means.

Us on 7am talking about the good ol' Christian Brothers being Christian again

Judgment in the case of Jayson Gillham v Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will be delivered this Friday at 9.30am by Justice Hill, and will be livestreamed on the Federal Court's YouTube channel.

Looking forward to the World Cup final featuring a US team with 13 players, refereed by Barron Trump

Albo's indecision over whether or not he wants to shag Kylie Minogue has introduced a new dimension to the public's perception of him: the ick factor. Usually, fatal.

The Press Gallery Midwinter Ball is up there with the CEO Sleepout for tone deafness

It'd be difficult to overstate how significant a blow these developments in the US are to the power of the pro-Israel lobby, most especially in its stronghold of NY Democratic politics. Absolute sea change.

"it [antisemitism] is a unique one [form of racism] that empowers all the others", argues Hartcher, without explaining how or why it is unique. It's so illogical that it can only be treated as an article of faith, not opinion. Which is fine, but faith is not a proper basis for either law or policy.

Well done Angus

With a bonus jaw-dropping quote from the recent Gillham v MSO trial

It may be that the sheer incoherence of Pauline's monoculture drivel has reminded some people that she's not their champion, she's just a racist who dogwhistles racism with every breath, and saying you're with her says that's who you are too.

The extraordinary thing about Community Strong Australia is that apparently nobody at any stage pointed out what CSA also commonly stands for.

Pauline "I would not sell my house to a Muslim" Hanson pretending that she's in love with the Socceroos is rolled green'n'gold bullshit.

Pauline would have no comprehension of the humour of either of these comedians. Gunston would have reduced her to a flaming wreck.

Good to know that Nine draws the line somewhere to the north of actual cavorting with actual Nazis.

The thing is, these people who go on endlessly about values are the people whose behaviour constantly reflects that they have terrible values.

To interview Tommy Robinson is to interview a white supremacist, which is to validate white supremacism, which is one of the most racist things you can do, Karl. In saying which, we are giving you full credit for just being an idiot, not a racist yourself.

Opinion | An AFP investigation into the allegations of abuse from the Australians on the Gaza flotilla is a welcome move. Nothing will come of it, writes Michael Bradley. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/g...

Keir Starmer will be remembered by history for, sorry, will not be remembered by history

Australian media somewhat hamstrung by having to analyse One Nation's surge without mentioning the racism that permeates this country's soul.

The Strait of Hormuz is, as Donald announced, open, in every sense except for the ships being able to sail through it sense.

Fact remains that Pauline Hanson is a racist with a decades-long history of racism, so if you support her you're supporting that. There's no escaping it.

Having sat through a day of Pauline Hanson being cross-examined, our advice for the journos at the National Press Club is good luck.

History will record, not kindly, that this was the world's first trillionaire

Peace in our timeline

It's a miracle. Never before in history has someone closed something and then reopened it.

The Socceroos demonstrate what a beautiful thing a truly multicultural world can be, and maybe that plants a small thought that difference isn't so bad, in the brains of some of those who fear it. It's the best we can hope for.

Political history can be viewed as a long chain of confidence tricks. Pauline is a pro at it.

BONUS EPISODE: In his first interview since his trial ended, pianist Jayson Gillham sits down with Antoinette Lattouf to talk through his 15-day Federal Court trial against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and what this high-stakes battle taught him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z38G...

What happened in Belfast will happen here if our politicians and media continue treating racism as a spectator sport. The "find out" phase is not far off.

What was "problematic" about Charlie Pickering's conduct wasn't that he called Grace's hiring "problematic" (he's entitled to express his self-exposing opinion) but that he gave an interview to a notorious far-right troll to whom no person of good faith would give the time of day.

Angus Taylor's argument, that Labor's policies are driving Coalition voters to One Nation, is guaranteed to win them all back. He is legit a genius.

The One Nation candidate preselection process has begun early

Grace Tame has recently been labelled both difficult and problematic, in both cases by powerful men with enormous platforms who are not at all threatened by her.

One feels that art will not fully imitate life until someone makes a post-apocalyptic movie in which the unkillable threat is not zombies but Tony Abbott.

It’s quite funny running a court case these days, to observe that the punters watching on YouTube and posting their thoughts on Reddit are comprehending what’s going on far more acutely and accurately than most of the media

This was necessary if the NACC is to have any hope of not being a running joke.

Opinion | The newly founded White Australia Party is in the High Court defending its right to have a political presence. As Michael Bradley writes, it's a sombre test for the government's terrible, authoritarian lawmaking. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/21/w...

It may be that the growing backlash against AI is a natural human instinct in the face of an existential threat, the threat not being the technology itself but the malignity of its promoters

The type of enterprise the tax system should reward is not the “make a startup, sell to private equity, then buy a yacht” type but the “build something that creates employment and shared prosperity long term” type. All this CGT whinging is just amorality being treated like it’s something good.

Now that's a vision of strength.

Jayson Gillham v Melbourne Symphony Orchestra goes to hearing on Monday (for three weeks), livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5bq...

Kos Samaras has done the numbers: 4.5 to 5 million non-citizen residents in Australia, all of whom Angus Taylor has just declared unworthy parasites he's going to kick off the national teat. Suicide note.

Angus Taylor's budget reply speech ticked all the One Nation boxes and maybe that'll drag a few angry men back into the fold but that's about the extent of its ambition and possibility