Oh dear, the motto of Knox Grammar School is ‘Virgile Agitur’, which translates as ‘Doing the Manly Thing’. As the…
Dark Side of Aussie Sport #1
An Australian batsman is struck by a ball at the base of the skull and dies after a cricket test…
‘Amnesia’
Peter Carey’s latest book is a curious tale of young cyberattack heroes with backgrounds in the early days of computer…
Lucky Ludwig
Explorer extraordinaire Ludwig Leichhardt had lots of luck throughout his short life, but he pushed the limits so hard that…
‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’
Richard Flanagan is an admirable fellow because of his generosity and outspoken progressive political views. His latest and prize-winning novel…
Bad Oysters
Nah, I don’t eat ‘em, never have, and don’t get the gourmandise associated with these slimy concoctions of marine life.…
Things He Didn’t Know
Robert Hughes, renowned expat Australian art critic, writer & broadcaster, published this autobiographical memoir in 2006, no doubt unaware that…
Petering Out!
Reader interest in the dearth and death of Sir Peters calls for analysis of the obvious corollary of a dwindling…
Zeitungsbeschwererkissen
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…
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