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

Petering Out!

Reader interest in the dearth and death of Sir Peters calls for analysis of the obvious corollary of a dwindling … More

The sorry saga of Australia’s offshore asylum seeker gulag is not just about bringing suffering and hopelessness to those in … More

The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with … More

So-called Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved the construction of three new coal loading terminals at Abbott Point and … More

Australia’s military is finally pulling up stumps, so to speak, in this blighted land. Our longest war (12 years) has … More

Sorry but the alliteration is irresistible, and the subject is truly shocking. It may be out of our minds at … More

The political demise of Australia’s first female Prime Minister was partly fuelled by virulent sexist attacks in many quarters, and … More

The name Snowden rang a bell for a literary character and the penny finally dropped, to mix metaphors again: Catch … More

Gosh, time flies when you’re entertained by political giants Julia and Tony doing their ‘I’m gunna rip your throat out’ routine and other … More