WW2 Crimes & Justice

Neo Nazis are again on the march in Australia. The National Socialist Network is looking more professional than previous scrofulous … More

The Mystery of Artur Loureiro

While viewing an exhibition of European paintings in a Porto (Portugal) art gallery two years ago, I was surprised to … More

‘The Brilliant Outsider’

The compelling biography of George Ingle Finch by Robert Wainwright is aptly subtitled ‘the boy from the bush who set … More

Democracy Dump (by) Trump

Planet-threatening DDT is sprayed worldwide by one unhinged individual following his base authoritarian ‘instincts’. That last word comes from the … More

WhyTwoKay, WayToGo

Last month twenty-five years ago the Y2K computer bug was threatening armageddon on 31 December, by melting down the world’s … More

Nuclear Rubbish

The Federal Opposition finally announced some lightweight details of its risible collective thought bubble about throwing Australia’s power switch to … More

Fester Season (Revised)

(My original piece has been revised below, as I’ve reconsidered crime numbers in the light of Mark Twain’s famous maxim … More

Trumped Again

Think of the time we all wasted before the recent US elections reading poll experts and pundits all agreeing that … More

Japan Primer

Japan is a fascinating country, that we visited in July. Aussies are flocking to the ‘Thinking Man’s Bali’. The mix … More

Anzac Angst

Loyal readers may have been feeling trepidatious today about an Anzac Day breakout from the KC newsroom, as the senior … More