intelligence services are not always intelligent; with the benefit of hindsight, read the incredible history of Man Haron Monis in Wikipedia – how he was let out on bail with his security history is a bitter lesson that doesn’t seem to have been learnt. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Har...

I’m really glad Carol sent that message to the sky; I was really over that endless recorded message - if the writers wanted to add verisimilitude / more viewer annoyance they could have added … “ your call is important to us …”

Interesting memorial to the Maine and her crew at Arlington - discovered while looking for something entirely unrelated!

Interview was atypical of DM’s style and usual professionalism - wonder if there is a back story we need to know??

Sorry to be pedantic, but I believe the correct collective form of address is Ken Behrens …

By their lights shall ye know them …

Texas, perhaps??

You could add to the + side gst & Timor Leste - but all utterly undone by the humanitarian disasters in Iraq and Afghanistan and his appalling immigration and refugee policies. He also started the rot which has produced the current Liberal debacle. History will not be kind …

The Higgins Lehrmann saga has become an enormous poisoned chalice for anyone who has touched it, with the possible exception of Justice Michael Joshua Lee ….

Brilliant article Amy - courageous and accurate.