Revenant

(French, present participle of revenir, to return – when used in English curiously it is more dramatic, from the dead, like the…

The Smell of Pell

We all have visceral instincts and without literally smelling him, my senses signal that Cardinal George Pell, that erstwhile defender…

As governments gather metadata on our internet communications and try to force journalists to divulge their sources, in the name…

It’s meant to describe a feeling of consumer overload of Anzac themed TV offerings crashing in the ratings. Commercialisation is…

Oh dear, the motto of Knox Grammar School is ‘Virgile Agitur’, which translates as ‘Doing the Manly Thing’. As the…

An Australian batsman is struck by a ball at the base of the skull and dies after a cricket test…

Peter Carey’s latest book is a curious tale of young cyberattack heroes with backgrounds in the early days of computer…

Explorer extraordinaire Ludwig Leichhardt had lots of luck throughout his short life, but he pushed the limits so hard that…

Richard Flanagan is an admirable fellow because of his generosity and outspoken progressive political views. His latest and prize-winning novel…

Nah, I don’t eat ‘em, never have, and don’t get the gourmandise associated with these slimy concoctions of marine life.…