The post-Christmas period before Easter is a good time to reflect on Christ’s teachings. It will come as no surprise to … More
Category: Society
Conscription: A Memoir
Historians and fans of the Whitlam government have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of its election. In December 1972 Gough … More
Viva El Presidente!
The President of Uruguay is a daggy 77 year old, full of beans and common sense. To say that Jose … More
How to be German
In the multicultural Wide Brown Land we are of course accustomed to all sorts of New Orstralians refreshing our narrow gene … More
Chinese Concupiscence
Our major trading partner has special vices. Naturally I’m thrilled that we export masses of coal and iron ore to China, … More
Super Eruv & Sculptures
Eruv erectors are on the job again in Bondi, ostentatiously occupying prime real estate in the 16th annual Sculptures by the Sea … More
Banging for Barangaroo Bucks
The Fatty O’Barrell government is really scraping the bottom thereof, with its latest genuflection to the Evil (Packer-Gambler) Empire. By … More
‘Hear the Train Blow’
In our era of affluenza and intensive navel-gazing, its useful to occasionally put our spoilt lives into historical and real perspective … More
Original Land Management
The received wisdom about our earliest colonial painters was that they portrayed this strange Gondwana landscape through the prism of their European-trained … More
The Great Australian Ugliness
Robin Boyd was affronted by architectural ugliness involving ‘featurism’, which in retrospect looks positively heritage. In the intervening half century the ugliness … More
