Modern First World living is fraught with really annoying problems. Out Kookynie way we spend plenty of time on the … More
Author: POH
Arise Sir Peter!
Bunyip aristocracy. Putting all satirists out of business. Boosting republican sentiment. Every ironic or sarcastic criticism of PM Abbott’s re-introduction … More
Human Clothes Horse
Modern media and fashion have developed a sycophantic co-dependency, which can usually be passed over, but sometimes it can also … More
‘Good Neighbour’ Fencing
KC editorial policy is firmly opposed to advertorial sleight-of-hand, but sometimes a product comes along that has such massive consumer … More
The New South Wales c.1840
Louisa Meredith (born in Birmingham) married her cousin Charles in 1839 in England, and sailed that year to the far-flung … More
Asylum Seeker Big Business
The sorry saga of Australia’s offshore asylum seeker gulag is not just about bringing suffering and hopelessness to those in … More
News Literature
The Allen v Farrows Saga mentioned in Woebegone Woody and reader comments also prompted some insightful analysis by Lee Siegel. … More
Woebegone Woody
In the chatter about whether Our Cate deserves an Academy Award for her role in Allan Konigsberg’s latest film Blue … More
Very Wicked Camper
Time for some tabloid titillation. In fact, it’s about that virile part of male anatomy. Sometimes pictures really do speak … More
Abbott’s Demolition Derby
The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with … More