Columnists Australia

Brown study

12 November 2016 9:00 am

I have a terrible confession to make. No, it is not that I was a bully at school, or even…

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12 November 2016 9:00 am

Kill the Commission: free speech There is nothing that the Australian Human Rights Commission does that cannot be done by…

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10 November 2016 3:00 pm

Kill the Commission: free speech There is nothing that the Australian Human Rights Commission does that cannot be done by…

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10 November 2016 3:00 pm

Kill the Commission: free speech There is nothing that the Australian Human Rights Commission does that cannot be done by…

Brown study

5 November 2016 9:00 am

The FBI certainly stirred up the US election when it announced it had found more of Hillary Clinton’s emails on…

Simon Collins

29 October 2016 9:00 am

I can’t be the only Speccie reader who’s lost sleep thinking about the Crown Resort employees awaiting trial in China.…

Conservative Notes

29 October 2016 9:00 am

You’d be hard pressed to be overly optimistic about the state of conservative politics in the developed English-speaking world right…

Brown study

29 October 2016 9:00 am

Perhaps all is not lost. There might yet be hope for the education of our youth. Like many people, I…

QC notes

22 October 2016 9:00 am

Brandis is right, gleeson is wrong Normally, I would not get involved in disputes concerning politicians, as they should be…

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22 October 2016 9:00 am

The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…

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20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…

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20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…

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20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The Aboriginal industry rewards its own Two former federal ministers have recently spoken on Aboriginal affairs. One has given a…

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1 October 2016 9:00 am

The WHO is a closed shop ‘I for my part am convinced that the day will come when international health…

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29 September 2016 1:00 pm

The WHO is a closed shop ‘I for my part am convinced that the day will come when international health…

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29 September 2016 1:00 pm

The WHO is a closed shop ‘I for my part am convinced that the day will come when international health…

Australian notes

24 September 2016 9:00 am

Brexit, abbott, latham and team turnbull I just learned a fascinating fact. Apparently the voters in Britain actually voted to…

Brown study

17 September 2016 9:00 am

One day when I was a member of the federal parliament, a surprising thing happened to me. Until then, if…

Simon Collins

17 September 2016 9:00 am

Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Agri, Big Pharma… every industry these days seems to have its bogeyman collective, the theory…

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17 September 2016 9:00 am

Beware socialists in white coats Sir Michael Marmot, whom the ABC chose to deliver the 2016 Boyer lectures, is the…

Australian notes

17 September 2016 9:00 am

Creativity versus identity News flash: At least two young, female, ‘non-white’ aspiring writers did not like Lionel Shriver’s opening address…

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15 September 2016 1:00 pm

Beware socialists in white coats Sir Michael Marmot, whom the ABC chose to deliver the 2016 Boyer lectures, is the…

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15 September 2016 1:00 pm

Beware socialists in white coats Sir Michael Marmot, whom the ABC chose to deliver the 2016 Boyer lectures, is the…

Australian notes

10 September 2016 9:00 am

On Quadrant I organised a small fund-raiser to help Quadrant after the Literature Board cut off its grant without explanation…

Brown study

10 September 2016 9:00 am

Pollies’ dictionary The Australian National Dictionary has just published its second edition with lots of new words that have worked…