In The Australian today:
"Founded exactly six years ago, the G20 is battling to prove its continued relevance. Yes, Aust­ralia has never hosted a gathering of world leaders as eminent as that taking place in Brisbane; but the question is whether the enormous effort and expense will ultimately enhance global prosperity."

In The Australian today:

'According to the polls, the next premier of Victoria will be a man with close links to criminals. Not that Labor leader Daniel Andrews shows any embarrassment about his relationship with Victorian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union secretary John Setka, who, Andrews claims, “has the confidence of his members”.'

In The Australian today:
"The Ruler of Dubai can sleep easy. No such luck, however, for 500 workers at a Muswellbrook coalmine. In a recent decision, NSW’s Planning Assessment Commission rejected Anglo American’s proposal to extend the mine’s life because it might harm the Ruler’s Darley thoroughbred stud and the Coolmore stud, located nearby."

In The Australian today:
"The decision by the US Federal Reserve to end quantitative easing does not close the era of easy money in the world’s largest ­economy. "

In The Australian today:
"To have lived through the late 1960s and early 70s is to have experienced an unforgettable sense of exuberance. From Stockholm to Ottawa, Bonn to Canberra, a tidal wave of social ­upheaval resulted in far-reaching political renewal."

In The Australian today:
"The Barry Spurr affair is terrifying in the shoddy treatment of Spurr; in what it says about our universities; and in the lack of outrage that either has evoked. "