Richard Flanagan is an admirable fellow because of his generosity and outspoken progressive political views. His latest and prize-winning novel … More
Author: POH
Bad Oysters
Nah, I don’t eat ‘em, never have, and don’t get the gourmandise associated with these slimy concoctions of marine life. … More
Things He Didn’t Know
Robert Hughes, renowned expat Australian art critic, writer & broadcaster, published this autobiographical memoir in 2006, no doubt unaware that … More
Petering Out!
Reader interest in the dearth and death of Sir Peters calls for analysis of the obvious corollary of a dwindling … More
Zeitungsbeschwererkissen
Modern First World living is fraught with really annoying problems. Out Kookynie way we spend plenty of time on the … More
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
