Paul Bongiorno
Paul Bongiorno: There’s more at stake this Saturday than the fate of the Voice
It is not too early to ask the question how such a simple and positive proposal to reconcile our nation with its...
Paul Bongiorno: Key question for voters on the Voice – What’s next, if not now?
Reported research among No voters has found a belief that saying Yes to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will result in no...
Paul Bongiorno: The referendum is resembling a slow-moving car crash
Referendum day on October 14 is looming as the day when a majority of Australians will reject the simple idea of recognising...
Paul Bongiorno: This constitutional process is deeply flawed, divisive and anachronistic
Perhaps because referendums are held so infrequently, we haven’t bothered to notice how flawed they are as a democratic process, which goes...
Paul Bongiorno: The vibe is killing the Voice … just as Peter Dutton intended
Just an hour before the Prime Minister drove to Government House to witness the Governor-General issue the writs for the October 14...
Paul Bongiorno: The Voice appears to be nosediving, but it’s not PM’s biggest challenge
At first sight it would be easy to tie Anthony Albanese’s spectacular nosedive in the latest Newspoll’s approval ratings to the continuing...
Paul Bongiorno: Voice challenges Albanese government to ‘chew gum and walk at same time’
Though the campaign for a referendum recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the First Nations people of this continent formally begins...
Paul Bongiorno: Future shocks highlight the urgency for bolder action
The release of the Intergenerational Report is taking on many of the features of a long-running TV soap opera, with the Treasurer...
Paul Bongiorno: Labor looks to Whitlam to crash through or crash on housing policy
Anthony Albanese has revived the ghost of Gough Whitlam to push through his signature $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) by...
Paul Bongiorno: Our international reputation isn’t a vote winner
The furore created by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrew’s cancelling of the Commonwealth Games would have you believe that Australians could give two...