Sewage Swim

The irony of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs still pumping untreated sewage into the Pacific Ocean is rich indeed! Yup, it’s true: … More

Redex 1954 Redux

Peter Carey conjures up a racy ethos and mood in early 1950s suburban Melbourne in his recent novel ‘A Long … More

A best seller by Israeli historian Yuval Harari, sold 10 million copies, translated into 50 languages, it’s unequivocally a must-read. … More

So, the ‘iconic’ (obligatory adjective) Sydney Opera House is our biggest billboard, so sayeth PM Scott Morrison aka ScoMo, endorsing … More

Despite colonial Van Demonian (oh yeah!) attempts to exterminate its aborigines in the 1820-30s, it seems that the extant Tasmanian … More

Well, it wasn’t rocket surgery for KC to correctly predict the PM’s imminent demise. The political circus act in the … More

Since this yummy headline appeared over a Paddy Manning article in The Monthly on 30 July, I’ve been hoping for … More

The mind-bending Trumpian world operates in a bulletproof moral and factual vacuum, which has made sarcasm and irony, my tools … More

Neil MacGregor’s book is a real tour de force, to use an expression from south of the Rhine. Ex-director of … More

Today is sad, as my humble and loyal hairdresser has passed away. She had trimmed my golden locks every coupla … More