Tony Wright
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Past articles by Tony:
Imagine the howl if Bairstow had been caught in a sea captain’s hat
Could the outrage from Lords about the “spirit of the game” be more closely related to the confused spirit of post-Boris Britain? → Read More
Melbourne outshines Sydney. Again. Not that anyone’s gloating
Is Melbourne or Sydney the best place to live? The latest judgment is in. And Sydneysiders may not be happy. → Read More
Road to a place of beauty is visited by horror
The dreadful paradox is that four young lives ended, and another was broken, in one of the loveliest areas of western Victoria. → Read More
When a tax on booze sent MPs on a raid of the members’ bar
Federal budget details are meant to remain secret until the Treasurer makes his official speech. One year, MPs got an inside tip. → Read More
From teals to troops, 2022 was momentous in many ways
It was the year of the teals, the rise of Labor and much, much more. We review the long and complicated year that was 2022. → Read More
The peal of 96 bells and a haunting air composed by a troubled Australian
Nothing that had gone before could compare with the military and religious grandeur that all but closed London and beyond on Monday. → Read More
All hail King Charles III, the green monarch
King Charles, having been the longest-waiting “heir apparent” in British history and now the oldest monarch to accede to the throne, has had seven decades to plan his reign. What might it look like? → Read More
Secrets of the royal handbag: how the Queen endured her adoration
The Queen, forever in the public gaze, employed a form of magic to maintain her serene public image. But there was a limit to the indignity she would tolerate. → Read More
The secrets that made Morrison a pariah in parts of his own party
Scott Morrison may be the loneliest politician in Australia as this week ends. → Read More
‘I love the boy’: The gift our PM received from a bamboo prison
Tom Uren, titan of the Labor Party, taught Anthony Albanese a lesson about protecting the vulnerable - one he had learned in the harshest way imaginable. → Read More
Nothing dreadful to report from a PM’s trip abroad. What a relief
Nothing of note went wrong when Australia’s newly minted PM went to Tokyo. Which is a relief, considering what we have come to expect in recent times. → Read More
Key seats Bass and Braddon become victims of their own loveliness
Tasmania’s neighbouring electorates of Braddon and Bass, key to elections, have attracted those searching for natural beauty. The influx has caused problems. → Read More
Bad vibes: How a new wave has shaken Josh Frydenberg’s throne
Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer and member for Menzies’ old electorate of Kooyong, finds his future is at the mercy of an independent and disaffected Liberals. → Read More
When enemies become friends: How a prisoner of war found his Aussie home
As a war ripped much of the world apart, a young Austrian prisoner of war found friendship and finally, an escape route among his military guards. → Read More
PM Morrison goes in search of lost Liberals in Western Australia
Once, Liberal prime ministers could rely on serious factional muscle to carry the load in Western Australia. Those times are over for Scott Morrison. → Read More
‘Google it, mate’: The postmodern answer to a politician’s nightmare
Greens leader Adam Bandt was the latest would-be victim of a reporter’s “gotcha” question. But he wasn’t about to take it. → Read More
Melbourne’s temple claims Shane Warne as its own, Victoria’s own, forever
This event was at the ground, a place with its own energy, that most loved and celebrated Warne. → Read More
Could Shane Warne be the last of the larrikin legends?
As the 21st century pokes into its third decade, there is no certainty any more about who will have the word larrikin affixed to them in an affectionate way. → Read More
Fire and rain: Scott Morrison seems paralysed by disaster
John Howard went to Lismore and faced his numerous critics head-on. Scott Morrison went to Lismore, haunted by a previous disaster, and dodged face-to-face scrutiny. → Read More
A genius, a showman, the bloke who got away with it all
Shane Warne never tried to camouflage the fact that he was a bit wicked, and even when he got caught he was able to turn it to his advantage. → Read More