Chris Wallace

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit

Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Sydney desperately needs public housing, not another high cost privatisation, and this is an excellent site - but it must maximise public parklands and protect heritage. If Labor are serious about delivering public housing do it here, don’t just flog it off to developer mates

bill gates should have been untouchable before this, but especially after these recent revelations anyone still associating with him should be seen with suspicion and be questioned about whether they’re okay with what he did.

that man’s wealth bought him a good reputation he never deserved.

Historic heatwave smashes temperature records with some places nearing 50C The Australian Open is off to a cooler start today after parts of Melbourne buckled under 45-degree heat yesterday, in a heatwave setting historic temperature records across the country's south-east.

This might be it:

"Mildura experienced just six individual days above 45C between 1946 and 2000.
This month, there have been four already."

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

With New Memoir, Newsom Wants Americans to Know He Struggled Growing Up

‘Mr. Newsom’s memoir may also have the effect of pre-empting some personal attacks on the campaign trail by laying bare his own story.’

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...

A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy Abstract. Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsou

New study finds that emphasizing collective efficacy (people's ability to catalyze large-scale change) is very effective in catalyzing behavioural change.

As you can see from my pinned post, I'm a big fan of simple messages that can mobilize public support for climate action!

Top cops raided over alleged links to Sydney brothel owner The homes of some of NSW’s highest-ranking police officers have been searched by investigators from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Read this story. It’s perfect.

Four million salmon died prematurely at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, government data reveals Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths

Almost all salmon in Australia is from Tasmania, and the industry there is essentially unregulated - and dangerously unhealthy.
Do not eat it.

Rayner set to back Burnham’s attempt to return to Westminster Former deputy prime minister poised to support Manchester Mayor being allowed to stand in by-election

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Gift article: Rayner set to back Burnham’s attempt to return to Westminster www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d152dd4...

A brief history of Liberal Party collapses

“Ley’s willingness to be Dutton’s attack dog in the Coalition’s previous term in opposition, and the ease with which she has repeatedly caved in to right-wing colleagues as leader, may raise doubts about her true values,” writes Chris Wallace.
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A brief history of Liberal Party collapses

"A woman may lead the Coalition, but the parliamentary Liberal party room remains a man cave,” writes Chris Wallace.
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A brief history of Liberal Party collapses

"Littleproud’s lack of authority over his own MPs incited the crisis, but Ley may pay the price," writes Chris Wallace.
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A brief history of Liberal Party collapses

“The implications go beyond questions about the immediate leadership futures of Ley and Littleproud. They go to the continuing decline of the prospects of the main conservative party, the Liberals, as a political force in contemporary Australia.”
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A brief history of Liberal Party collapses Deep dysfunction on the conservative side of politics has led to the end of the federal Coalition after the Nationals embarrassed the Liberals over the Albanese government’s hate speech bill. The Nati...

@chriswallace.bsky.social on, inter alia, why David has Little to be Proud of (apologies for dangling participle) #auspol
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

A brief history of Liberal Party collapses Deep dysfunction on the conservative side of politics has led to the end of the federal Coalition after the Nationals embarrassed the Liberals over the Albanese government’s hate speech bill. The Nati...

@chriswallace.bsky.social on a solution for the current inertia of the two parties of government: "delivering better government in office, and more effective government accountability in opposition" #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

A brief history of Liberal Party collapses

“Ley’s willingness to be Dutton’s attack dog in the Coalition’s previous term in opposition, and the ease with which she has repeatedly caved in to right-wing colleagues as leader, may raise doubts about her true values,” writes Chris Wallace.
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This point needs to be made again & again.
High rise apartments the most expensive to build, & to maintain.
Intrinsically unaffordable

You are right Philip, but the whole Minns model is shot-through with contradictions and unintended consequences. Why choose the most expensive model (high rise apartments) if the primary goal is affordable housing?

Some welcome balance from SMH on loss of more affordable housing, to be replaced by far fewer multi million $ units.
Problem rife across inner city, harbour & coast - exactly where you want housing diversity & density.
Planning needs cast iron rules to stop such loss of well-located density.

China Wins as Trump Cedes Leadership of the Global Economy

‘The president used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.’ @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/b...

Yes, DT comments - don’t go there (literally).

Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?

When will Australia decide “to live in truth”?

Who is going to lead us there?

And what’s it going to cost?

#auspol

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Are They Hot, or Is It the ‘Australia Effect’?

Bunnings 😂

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/s...

Trump has crossed all lines: it is time to cut off his global credit card America has lost its credibility. The only thing that can stop the president is the bond market

‘The way to hold Trump’s feet to the fire is for the whole world…to sit out the next auction by the US treasury and see how easy it is for US domestic capital markets to cover debt sales running at $2.5tn a month.’

www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/c089c87...

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Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good

The ‘prerogative state’ - what it is and why it must be opposed.

Gift article: An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

‘If we give up on human intervention, the technocrats have won. There will be even less room for human rights in the world they are crafting in the name of efficiency & profit… It’s not a fight we can afford to lose.’

@juliannes.bsky.social 👏 #auspol #centrelink www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Has government by spin had its day? The lazy summer days between the end of Test cricket and the start of the Australian Open tennis usually allow time for musing. This year the absence of a recognised spin bowler in the Brisbane and…

'Treasurer Jim Chalmers talked critical minerals collaboration at a g7+ ministerial meeting in Washington this week, while across town United States Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell pressed back on criminal charges over the renovation of his agency’s headquarters.'