Kieran Gilbert
Kieran Gilbert has been a journalist for 15 years and has been a member of the Federal Parliamentary press gallery since 2003.
In that time he has covered major stories at home including the 2004 and 2007 elections and overseas including the Boxing Day tsunami from Banda Aceh and from Washington the inauguration of the US President Barack Obama.
Kieran hosts a daily political program AM Agenda on Sky News as well as providing commentary on national affairs for commercial and ABC radio programs around Australia.
Articles by Kieran Gilbert
Our role in defending democracy in Indonesia
The Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is due to visit Australia in early March and will be addressing both houses…... Read more
This man may be our best ally against people smugglers
Marty Natalegawa is a consummate diplomat. The Indonesian Foreign Minister is also his country’s former representative to the United Nations…... Read more
Why Rudd would rather talk economics than environment
In the wake of the Copenhagen anti-climax there’s been a political vacuum in climate change politics. The expectations were enormous…... Read more
Little things count, like speed limits and Cabinet stability
Could you imagine a newly elected Australian Prime Minister taking five months to form a Cabinet? In our functioning democracy…... Read more
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Would you kill for a job?
Who would work in an abattoir? Most of us have done jobs we didn’t want to do because we needed…
Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
Parenting. It’s the new oneupmanship. Ah, how quaint the days now seem when parents could raise…
Hipsters with hip replacements
Someone once told me that when people reach a certain age they begin dressing in the manner they did…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
