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It is a minority opinion, but to me there seems to be a remarkable lack of passion and enthusiasm in…
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I first met David Armstrong early in 1947 when, recently discharged from the Navy, he arrived at Sydney University and…
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I first met David Armstrong early in 1947 when, recently discharged from the Navy, he arrived at Sydney University and…
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At going to press The Spectator Australia learnt of the death of David Armstrong, the greatest philosopher Australia has produced.…
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It looks as if at long last we have a government that is prepared to make some hard and unpopular,…
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At going to press The Spectator Australia learnt of the death of David Armstrong, the greatest philosopher Australia has produced.…
Australian Notes
You really have to go to Washington DC to see the decline and fall of the United States or at…
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I devoted most of last weekend to attending the conference of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia in Canberra.…
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You really have to go to Washington DC to see the decline and fall of the United States or at…
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Our criticism of the ABC loses its credibility if we do not praise it on those occasions when praise is…
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So Malcolm Fraser’s new hero is Dr H.V. Evatt. This is how Robert Manne sees it in his long and…
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So Malcolm Fraser’s new hero is Dr H.V. Evatt. This is how Robert Manne sees it in his long and…
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There are now another 156 reasons for keeping our constitutional monarchy, for that is the number of leading barristers who…
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I first came across Neville Wran back in January 1946. Just out of school but not yet enrolled in Sydney…
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I first came across Neville Wran back in January 1946. Just out of school but not yet enrolled in Sydney…
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Monday nights are back to normal and I can watch the new season of Game of Thrones, the brilliant dungeons…
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Bob Carr’s Diary of a Foreign Minister is further evidence for those who need it. Years ago the late John…
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Bob Carr’s Diary of a Foreign Minister is further evidence for those who need it. Years ago the late John…
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My modest proposal for the reform of the Labor party is to relieve Billy Shorten of his duties and make…
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I was thrilled to see the implacable enthusiasm of Afghani voters as they lined up in their thousands for hours…
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My modest proposal for the reform of the Labor party is to relieve Billy Shorten of his duties and make…
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It was good to see the government’s decision to amend Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, as the reforms…
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I am in John Howard’s corner rather than Tony Abbott’s on the great question of knights and dames. But the…
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I am in John Howard’s corner rather than Tony Abbott’s on the great question of knights and dames. But the…
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Until recently the anti-Israel BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) movement was on its last legs in Australia. Few Australians had heard…
