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We’ll still be a melting pot
The scare campaigns on race should not deter Tony Abbott over Section 18C
A knife blade on the skyline
Downtown Melbourne embraces skinny buildings more than three decades since they littered Manhattan
More British than Britain
In the interests of a more civilised world, let the Commonwealth leaders trump democratic values
Black armband
The first ever footy-playing Australian of the Year is ashamed to be an Australian
Here we go again
The upcoming senate election in Western Australia shows Paul Keating was right: the upper house is unrepresentative swill
Satirising anti-Semitism
Are some subjects too absurd to be made fun of?
Indonesia should grow up
The country’s ability to conduct itself as a mature regional power is increasingly in doubt
Notes of a diplomat
New York. One of the best overseas postings in Australia’s Foreign Affairs portfolio. So yet another politician is to enliven…
Trollhunters are a menace to the internet
Don’t blame Twitter for the tragic death of Charlotte Dawson
Australian Notebook
To Sydney for the first of three G20 meetings in Australia this year. It’s a long way to travel, but…
Academics against The Don
Bradman’s brilliance was peculiar; his personality wasn’t
On the Contrary
Once again, Labor seems genuinely baffled that there aren’t more votes in propping up dying industries. The (non-existent) canneries and…
Don’t mention the war
It’s time for a serious inquiry into our invasion of Iraq
American notes
The 1980 US presidential election campaign was characterised by warnings from the Carter White House about the impact of a…
Terror Australis
Wolf Creek 2 marks a sea change in our film industry
On the Contrary
Once upon a time, I liked the boats. I thought the absence of boats to be a lamentable prospect. I…
You’re no John Stuart Mill
On the constitutional preamble and section 18C, the Attorney-General is not off to a good start
An Aussie wolf on Wall Street
The new movie resonates with Eighties London adland, albeit in a less cartoonish fashion
I love my ABC
And I want the public broadcaster to be privatised
On the contrary
Last October, the ABC aired two consecutive episodes of its flagship science programme, Catalyst, which claimed the causal link between…
Our right-wing bogeyman
Step forward Scott Morrison for working up your ideological foes into a collective state of hysteria
Leave plenty to the imagination
Two historical exhibitions on Australia and the US struggle to capture the spirit of the two nations
Lose the Lord’s Prayer
For the sake of the country, the church, and the politicians who pray it
On the contrary
I’ve lost a lot of friends this week. News travels fast and the idea of someone writing a weekly column…
Draconian Barry
With his tough new laws, the NSW Premier is taking the fun out of Sydney nightlife
