Political journalists, definitely. Those who focus on policy manage to transcend partisanship, which the policy-phobic members of the press gallery will never understand. Journalists who don't cover politics can be quite conscientious at times, but yes the press gallery is a rolling bludge

It's like Gareth Evans working with Suharto's Indonesians to divvy up resources from East Timor. Whatever it may have achieved for that day's news cycle goes into the dustbin of history

A self-righteous crook is the worst kind of person. He's a chancer hoping this bluff will work. James Packer's testimony only proves this as Netanyahu wouldn't give him the time of day if Packer had no money

Yeah look that envoy will produce a report that nobody reads and the whole issue will just fade. When you're a clever politics-media playa like me you know this is how it works

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I'm Australian. Six generations ago my ancestors were Scots. Especially with the cricket on now you can send those monkeys into a tizz by asking if I'm one of you or not. I look like you, then I open my mouth...

Well yes, but so are MBEs etc

Calls to mind LBJ's line about chicken salad