Philip Dorling

Philip Dorling has some thirty years of experience of high-level political, public policy and media work, much of that at the Australian Parliament. He has worked in the Australian political environment from most angles, in both the national and state levels of government including as a senior executive; as a senior policy adviser for the Federal Labor Opposition and for cross bench Senators; and as an award-winning journalist in the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery.
The Attorney, the World Court and climate accountability

The Attorney, the World Court and climate accountability

Australia is about to intervene in a legal case of global significance relating to the obligations of countries to ...
Bushmaster Brush: Indonesia says no thanks to Marles’ military gifts

Bushmaster Brush: Indonesia says no thanks to Marles’ military gifts

Defence Minister Richard Marles has a proven, through AUKUS, he’s a naïve and incompetent buyer. He’s also proven, ...
Mike Pezzullo. The demise of a Canberra’s “most powerful, divisive, and yet indestructible bureaucrat”

Mike Pezzullo. The demise of a Canberra’s “most powerful, divisive, and yet indestructible bureaucrat”

The not-so-distinguished service of former Secretary of Home Affairs Mike Pezzullo ended in a blaze of ignominy, ...
Peter Dutton’s India escape and the secret meetings with the colourful coal baron

Peter Dutton’s India escape and the secret meetings with the colourful coal baron

Last November, at the time the Coalition were furiously bashing ‘Airbus Albo’ for his penchant for overseas ...
The Republic is Dead, Long Live the King. But what happens if he is too sick to rule?

The Republic is Dead, Long Live the King. But what happens if he is too sick to rule?

What would happen in Australia if King Charles's condition were to deteriorate to a point at which he could not ...
Climate Betrayal: how backroom deals with Japan locked Australia in for decades of gas

Climate Betrayal: how backroom deals with Japan locked Australia in for decades of gas

Despite the Australian public voting for the need to address climate change, the Labor government has backed in ...
Nuke policy quietly nuked: Australia to fund US nuclear weapon delivery program

Nuke policy quietly nuked: Australia to fund US nuclear weapon delivery program

A newly released Congressional Research Service report confirms that Australian funds will be used to support the ...
Murphy Report on gambling reform delayed by sports bet lobby

Murphy Report on gambling reform delayed by sports bet lobby

Six months after the late Peta Murphy’s parliamentary committee report on online gambling was released, the ...
Jail, then jail, and more jail. Labor’s Assange strategy revealed.

Jail, then jail, and more jail. Labor’s Assange strategy revealed.

“Enough is enough” Prime Minister Albanese said of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange’s situation. Australians ...
Defence alliance with Indonesia. Is Marles cuddling up to the wrong man?

Defence alliance with Indonesia. Is Marles cuddling up to the wrong man?

Defence Minister Marles’ has “high ambitions” for defence cooperation with Indonesia to reinforce a regional ...
Revealed: Peter Costello’s Future Fund has $280m punt on the pokies, lotteries and online gambling

Revealed: Peter Costello’s Future Fund has $280m punt on the pokies, lotteries and online gambling

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund manages more than $200 billion of taxpayer’s funds but does so with a notorious ...
Julian Assange ignored in “press freedom roundtable” as spies cosy up to Big Media

Julian Assange ignored in “press freedom roundtable” as spies cosy up to Big Media

New documents show Julian Assange got little more than a mention at Mark Dreyfus’s media talkfest this year. Amid ...

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