Peter van Onselen

2 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Jo Scrimshire |Lucy Manly |Peter van Onselen

Harper's bizarreThere's nothing that makes us cringe more than reading a glossy mag interview that reads like it was copy-approved by a publicist. Once considered a high-society Bible, Harper's Bazaar truly is deserving of its industry nickname 'Kneepads' after it rolled out a chin-licking interview with Aussie model Jess Hart that danced around the subject of her headline-making break-up.

6 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Peter van Onselen

The toughest job in politicsAmbition can be a powerful motivator in politics, but when it outruns capability or misreads opportunity, it can quickly become a liability. That's the trap Basil Zempilas has walked into by leaving the Perth Lord Mayoralty to become WA's Opposition Leader. He made the shift at the state election earlier this year, narrowly winning the once-safe seat of Churchlands.

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Peter van Onselen

Jim Chalmers took to the National Press Club stage in Canberra yesterday with all the polish of a practiced political performer. But beneath the smooth delivery came a message that should make voters twitch: Labor’s just getting started. Framed as a vision for ‘Second Term Economic Reform’, Chalmers signalled (without spelling out any details yet of course) that the promises made before the election weren’t the full story. The subtext?

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Jo Scrimshire |Candace Sutton |Max Aitchison |Peter van Onselen

Tattle talesAustralian influencers are declaring a 'reckoning' is coming after the owner of a so-called 'hate' website was unmasked by a Northern Irish court last week. Yes, influencers, the world's most misunderstood victims, say D-Day is coming for anonymous internet meanies. Boo hoo. It began when a County Antrim couple sued gossip forum Tattle Life for defamation and won, resulting in the outing of the site's founder: a vegan blogger named Sebastian Bond.

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Max Aitchison |Peter van Onselen

Lattouf's idle handsSometimes it seems like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't…Inside Mail approached journalist-turned-influencer Antoinette Lattouf for comment last week over her possible appearance at a Sydney Uni conference in August. The speaking event made headlines after news.com.au's political editor Samantha Maiden was disinvited for 'unspecified thought crimes involving Palestine'. The ABC's David Marr pulled out in solidarity with Sam.