Mark Sawyer

Mark Sawyer is a journalist with extensive experience in print and digital media in Sydney, Melbourne and rural Australia.
Read their lips: media won’t stop talking about those tax cuts

Read their lips: media won’t stop talking about those tax cuts

It seems clear that journalists of a more, say progressive, bent will keep badgering the Albanese government until ...
Will a body with teeth bite off more than we can chew?

Will a body with teeth bite off more than we can chew?

The federal integrity watchdog offers hope to an end to corruption in federal politics, but there may be some ...
Gold-plated Rorters: power users gouged $10bn as big suppliers sobbed crocodile tears

Gold-plated Rorters: power users gouged $10bn as big suppliers sobbed crocodile tears

Electricity consumers have paid much higher bills than necessary for ‘‘poles and wires’’, gifting $10 billion to ...
Labor surprises nobody with first big diplomatic appointment

Labor surprises nobody with first big diplomatic appointment

Labor denies that Stephen Smith's posting to the UK as high commissioner is a job for the boy, but it is certainly ...
Subsidies for fossil fuels: time for a little clarity

Subsidies for fossil fuels: time for a little clarity

The federal integrity commission should examine and clarify the cost to Australians of subsidies to ...
Is this the madness that comes with monarchy – or is it the disdain that’s over the top?

Is this the madness that comes with monarchy – or is it the disdain that’s over the top?

The ABC’s has sent its big guns to London for the funeral of the Queen. Is this a wise use of taxpayer dollars - ...
Casino royal stuff-up – if the bad guys are running the show, let’s make the bad guys legit

Casino royal stuff-up – if the bad guys are running the show, let’s make the bad guys legit

Forget the regulation. That's a joke. It can't happen. Every time we hear about an inquiry into a casino, we hear ...
Where are our invitations, fume faithful servants of the crown

Where are our invitations, fume faithful servants of the crown

It looks as if arch monarchist former PMs John Howard and Tony Abbott are not on the guest list for the funeral of ...
Elizabeth’s legacy: the enduring Australian monarchy

Elizabeth’s legacy: the enduring Australian monarchy

King Charles presents a vexed dilemma for the Albanese government as it proceeds with the referendum to enshrine ...
No future: Governor-General’s charity knocked on the head

No future: Governor-General’s charity knocked on the head

The government has scrapped the $18m charity endorsed by the Governor-General and headed by a low-profile businessman.
Bandt checks his privilege in pursuit of Morrison

Bandt checks his privilege in pursuit of Morrison

Greens leader Adam Bandt leader has a canny eye on the rulebook under which the nation's legislators operate.

A long trip to the Jobs Summit, and many mountains to climb for a sclerotic economy

The Jobs and Skills Summit wraps up today. The famous Hawke-Keating economic summit of 1983 lasted four days. This ...

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