Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of about US$120 billion. Amazon avoided about … More
Category: Editorial
Flag Flies
While you’re ruminating on the febrile Australian attachment to the English monarchy, have a think about that other cringeworthy relic … More
Monarchy Must Go
The demise of our previous monarch has unleashed a veritable orgy of mass outpourings of grief, veneration and nostalgia. Media … More
Berlin & Beyond
Kookynie may be a thriving hub of cosmopolitan life, but after two years of pandemic confinement your International Affairs correspondent … More
Scotty COP Out
Dear reader, I know this is testing your patience with more anti-Scomoism, but alas duty calls. Our PM is a … More
Awkward AUKUS, Giant Gaffe
PM Scotty recently announced via press conference with new buddies Joe and Boris, that Australia is ditching a submarine-building agreement … More
Re-Joyced Coalition RNA
While busy with pandemic matters, the Australian Federal body politic also caught another severe infection of the Herpes B for … More
Pollies & Property!
Prices of Australian real estate are going crazy again. Shane Wright (SMH 26 June) demonstrates the massive conflict of interest … More
Our Afghanistan: War Weary
The US announcement of its 11 September withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan was followed a few days later by … More
Bad Boys
Here we go again! In the same week, two glaring examples of the nefarious consequences of the ageing ‘elephant-in-the-room’ in … More