Catch 22 Encore

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

Kitchen Rules

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

The post-Christmas period before Easter is a good time to reflect on Christ’s teachings. It will come as no surprise to … More

Historians and fans of the Whitlam government have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of its election. In December 1972 Gough … More

The President of Uruguay is a daggy 77 year old, full of beans and common sense. To say that Jose … More

In the multicultural Wide Brown Land we are of course accustomed to all sorts of New Orstralians refreshing our narrow gene … More

Our major trading partner has special vices. Naturally I’m thrilled that we export masses of coal and iron ore to China, … More

Eruv erectors are on the job again in Bondi, ostentatiously occupying prime real estate in the 16th annual Sculptures by the Sea … More

The Fatty O’Barrell government is really scraping the bottom thereof, with its latest genuflection to the Evil (Packer-Gambler) Empire. By … More

In our era of affluenza and intensive navel-gazing, its useful to occasionally put our spoilt lives into historical and real perspective … More