Modern First World living is fraught with really annoying problems. Out Kookynie way we spend plenty of time on the…
Arise Sir Peter!
Bunyip aristocracy. Putting all satirists out of business. Boosting republican sentiment. Every ironic or sarcastic criticism of PM Abbott’s re-introduction…
Human Clothes Horse
Modern media and fashion have developed a sycophantic co-dependency, which can usually be passed over, but sometimes it can also…
‘Good Neighbour’ Fencing
KC editorial policy is firmly opposed to advertorial sleight-of-hand, but sometimes a product comes along that has such massive consumer…
The New South Wales c.1840
Louisa Meredith (born in Birmingham) married her cousin Charles in 1839 in England, and sailed that year to the far-flung…
Asylum Seeker Big Business
The sorry saga of Australia’s offshore asylum seeker gulag is not just about bringing suffering and hopelessness to those in…
News Literature
The Allen v Farrows Saga mentioned in Woebegone Woody and reader comments also prompted some insightful analysis by Lee Siegel.…
Woebegone Woody
In the chatter about whether Our Cate deserves an Academy Award for her role in Allan Konigsberg’s latest film Blue…
Very Wicked Camper
Time for some tabloid titillation. In fact, it’s about that virile part of male anatomy. Sometimes pictures really do speak…
Abbott’s Demolition Derby
The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with…