Did the Palace really want a freckly ranga?
Playing the race card with young Archie was one of the inevitabilities of the Meghan and Harry Spectacular. The question…
Forget coronavirus. Think of the bright future we can build learning from the lessons
Finally, as the curve begins to flatten, the global panicdemodium (new word) dies down and media get bored with ringing…
Why vegetarianism leaves you limp
With the recent news of the vegan ‘food fad’ abuse of a little girl who, at 20 months can’t walk,…
Whatever happens to those poor, unwanted gonads down Danandrewstan way?
It was a small piece in the paper last weekend. You may have missed it as that is what happens…
How that roast leg of lamb celebrates the unsung heroes of the First Fleet
In Australia, the January 26 acknowledges the disembarkation of the First Fleet’s arrival, in 1788, at Port Jackson under the…
Yummy #MeToo
I fess up. I too have been called Yummy. Not, sadly, as a stand-alone noun but as an adjective in…
Forget global warming, here’s some really spooky science
Newton’s Third Law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This (along with his First…
Fine dining with Lettuce and Lavender
Lettuce and Lavender wanted their friends to see their new home nestled amongst the tall gums at the base of…
Never mind the cow farts, watch that muesli
It was only going to be a matter of time before the early, nationwide record-breaking chill of June had the…
Time to rediscover the enlightenment with the lighten-upment
Wit and wisdom go together like … a gin and tonic? Whatever. They add fizz and flavour to the everyday,…
Australia’s madrasases
It was nearly two decades ago that I offered to talk at the Anglican school my daughters attended on the…
Syria strikes and a Stormy in a DD cup
The weekend’s raids on Syria have been seen by some as a Clintonesque wag the dog exercise. Older factor are…
The end of men?
This has been around for a while. Nothing to do with Rumpole’s observation of his wife as “She who must…
“The Ladies”
It starts with a directed look, then a roll of the eyes, then a glance to the side and finally…
Who’s f–king whom at the Department of Environment and Energy?
The Department of Environment and Energy – a strange marriage if ever there was one! It would seem one of…
Food for thought…
“Food, food, glorious food? Nothing quite like it for changing the mood.” Doesn’t that conjure up long Sunday lunches with…
Does losing faith in religion really mark a new dark ages?
There are so many things that we lose on our passage through life: innocence, virginity, youth, looks, patience, temper, love,…
Taking temperatures
It started with a palm to the forehead. Then the glass thermometer, the one in the metal case with the…
In praise of the grande dame
Last week I attended an event in Brisbane that brought out lovers of art, local personalities, philanthropists, and many considered…
In memoriam: Bill Leak, free speech warrior
He wrote about it, talked about, put brush and pencil to paper about it and railed about it with wry…
Meat & Livestock Australia deserve an Australia Day roasting
“Aren’t we all boat people?” is the question posed by Meat & Livestock Australia’s current pre-January 26th holiday marketing spiel.…
When “Australian” said it all
I feel many reading this will know of families that have been interwoven from their past through to their present so first a…
Three letters to my daughters
July 8 2016 To my daughters (and their friends) I’ve been thinking and watching and observing my daughters and their…
