All I can say is that if what Usman Khawaja alleges turns out to be true, then I was also lied to, writes Simon Longstaff.
Any potential adversary knows that a low-risk way to wound a diverse, multicultural society is to pick it apart until it turns against itself.
The answer to what’s right and wrong in the moral cauldron of this war is to be found not in blood or flags but in basic principles.
The fun of betting on uncertain outcomes is not a problem. But addiction, organised crime and ubiquity make excessive gaming a social ill that needs a policy fix.
If we grow weary of saying ‘No’ to pork barrelling, we risk normalising deviancy and making unthinkable political practices acceptable.
Making Australian companies 10 per cent more ethical would generate a $45 billion increase in prosperity every year.
The nation will laugh the next time the PM attacks the integrity of unions or banks unless Bridget McKenzie is sacked for putting politics first, writes Simon Longstaff.
