March 30 – April 5, 2024
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Comment
Comment
Melissa Parke
The nuclear threat Australia is ignoring
“Our world is teetering on the brink of catastrophe, with close to 13,000 nuclear weapons in the arsenals of nine countries. The risk of their use – whether by accident or design – is as high as ever. We are facing the most precarious geopolitical crisis since the height of the Cold War. The threat of nuclear annihilation is – once again – a very real possibility.”
Comment
Paul Bongiorno
Labor outflanks itself on non-citizen detainees
“The Albanese government goes into the long break before parliament resumes for the May budget with its reputation tarnished after an attempted ambush that misfired. No doubt they had in mind payback for the opposition, which made hay accusing the government of being unprepared and incompetent in its response to the High Court’s striking down of indefinite detention late last year.”
Comment
John Hewson
The path of political delusion
“The recent Tasmanian election reinforces the postwar trend of a sustained drift away from the major parties. Voters are increasingly preferring to trust independents and minor parties, mostly because of their authenticity and closer association with their communities and their views on key issues.”
Letters, Cartoon & Editorial
10 YEARS OF THE SATURDAY PAPER
To celebrate The Saturday Paper's first decade we are unlocking a series of highlights from the archive.
Culture
Profile
Actor Nadine Garner
In almost four decades of acting, Nadine Garner, now starring in Melbourne Theatre Company’s The Almighty Sometimes, has seen the stage and screen become kinder places.
Books
Life
Puzzles
Quotes
Discourse
“To the brave women here, who have the courage to speak out in a society that women are being silenced, thank you.”
The nationalist addresses a rally of anti-trans activists in Melbourne. He insists he is not a Nazi and they insist they are not a hate group.
Media
“Network Seven only ever covered reasonable travel for filming and accommodation.”
The former Liberal staffer denies the television network paid for him to spend time with a Thai masseuse while negotiating an interview. Somehow this story also involves the New South Wales police commissioner sacking her media adviser.
Education
“They fought us tooth and nail on voting, and then at the last minute they surrendered.”
The Newington College old boy speaks after a special meeting regarding the school’s shift to co-education. The grown men who formerly attended the school are worried about girls being enrolled because they’re too emotional.
Politics
“Grandparents are having to pick up their grandchildren’s school fees.”
The Liberal politician celebrates preselection in his old seat of Goldstein. Poor fellow thinks he can win.
Municipality
“This is sad but practical and realistic.”
The former broadcaster announces he will no longer run for lord mayor of Melbourne, citing campaign expenses. Interestingly, “sad but practical and realistic” is also his dating bio.
Sport
“It feels like the commentary around this is that it’s happening every week.”
The chief executive of the AFL Players Association explains that only a small number of players have been benched to avoid positive cocaine tests. The rest just had a couple of really good ideas they wanted to tell you about in the corner.
ISRAEL–HAMAS WAR