Scotty, beam us up?

Hmm, we may have found a diagnosis for the apparently wilful ignorance (‘denialism’ is resting today) of Our PM in … More

‘Banking Bad’

Guest commentator Matt Caine has prepared this review of a recent book by Adele Ferguson, whose journalistic investigations were instrumental in … More

Ten Years of News & Views!

Well, probably more views, but time has flown in a decade of strutting and fretting on the meejah stage, to … More

War on Iran?

Oh no, here we go again – I have that sinking feeling in my stomach, or is it my blood … More

Press Freedom & Failure

Following recent attempts by ScoMo and his attack dog Dutton to intimidate journalists and whistleblowers with Federal police raids and … More

Shooters Rule, OK.

Only eight days after the (terrorist) mass murders in Christchurch, punters voting for the glorious state parliament of New South … More

Philistines Rule, OK!

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

PM Loses AAA Rating

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

Shorten Sweet

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

“Germany: Memories of a Nation”

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