Our major trading partner has special vices. Naturally I’m thrilled that we export masses of coal and iron ore to China, … More
Author: POH
Super Eruv & Sculptures
Eruv erectors are on the job again in Bondi, ostentatiously occupying prime real estate in the 16th annual Sculptures by the Sea … More
Banging for Barangaroo Bucks
The Fatty O’Barrell government is really scraping the bottom thereof, with its latest genuflection to the Evil (Packer-Gambler) Empire. By … More
‘Hear the Train Blow’
In our era of affluenza and intensive navel-gazing, its useful to occasionally put our spoilt lives into historical and real perspective … More
King Coal in Queensland
KC’s environment reporter recently travelled through the Galilee Basin, not in the Holy Land but in sunny central Queensland, which … More
Australia’s Afghan War Fails
KC has been an ardent critic of Australia’s Afghan intervention since its misguided inception in the time-honoured tradition of following … More
Original Land Management
The received wisdom about our earliest colonial painters was that they portrayed this strange Gondwana landscape through the prism of their European-trained … More
The Great Australian Ugliness
Robin Boyd was affronted by architectural ugliness involving ‘featurism’, which in retrospect looks positively heritage. In the intervening half century the ugliness … More
Bundy Bogans
Venturing afar in godzone to Central Queensland revealed some surprises, pleasant and otherwise. Home of the iconic alcohol made from local sugar, Bundaberg has a … More
The Courier Resists
Mainstream media have missed the real story behind Gina’s buy-in of Fairfax Media. With similar moves on Kookynie Courier’s share register she is … More
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