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Brown study
I wonder why international leaders make decisions that are clearly against their own interests. There have been two recent examples.…
Australian Notes
In his eloquent ‘Closing the Gap’ speech Tony Abbott’s call to all Australians ‘to open their hearts’ to Aborigines was…
Australian Notes
A new class war is being mounted between those who feel for Schapelle Corby in her long ordeal in an…
Brown study
There are some loose ends about the ABC controversy that should be tidied up. First, it is interesting that the…
Notes from Iran
Now that I’ve moved into the silly old duffer age bracket, a lot of invitations to film festivals, as a…
Notes from Iran
Now that I’ve moved into the silly old duffer age bracket, a lot of invitations to film festivals, as a…
Australian Notes
A new class war is being mounted between those who feel for Schapelle Corby in her long ordeal in an…
Australian Noties
When Senator Eric Abetz was a raw youth of 23, he had what he calls an ‘instructive’ experience. A newly…
Brown Study
Writing about the need to reform the ABC is profoundly depressing. You can draw attention to its failure to provide…
Australian Noties
When Senator Eric Abetz was a raw youth of 23, he had what he calls an ‘instructive’ experience. A newly…
Australian Notes
A footnote to the Dolce Affair in which the literary-political magazine Overland has banned the work of the songwriter and…
Brown study
What an inspired choice for Governor-General! General Cosgrove will acquit himself well and be a distinguished occupant of that high…
Australian Notes
A footnote to the Dolce Affair in which the literary-political magazine Overland has banned the work of the songwriter and…
Australian Notes
Almost every newspaper in the world from China to Peru has an opinion, usually censorious, about President Hollande of France…
Brown study
A few days ago I went on another of my nostalgic returns to St Kilda. As you know, I no…
Australian Notes
Almost every newspaper in the world from China to Peru has an opinion, usually censorious, about President Hollande of France…
Brown study
It is good to read something worthwhile in the press and I had the opportunity to do exactly that the…
Australian Notes
To start with a story: long years ago in 1978 Mary Lady Fairfax hosted a dinner in her Point Piper…
Australian Notes
To start with a story: long years ago in 1978 Mary Lady Fairfax hosted a dinner in her Point Piper…
Australian Notes
John Howard tells the story about a public meeting organised by the Women’s Electoral Lobby back in 1974 when he…
Brown Study
To let one ship become embedded in Antarctic ice that was supposed to be melting might be understandable. But to…
Australian Notes
John Howard tells the story about a public meeting organised by the Women’s Electoral Lobby back in 1974 when he…
Australian Notes
Advice to new graduates from an old Chief Justice of Australia, Murray Gleeson: ‘To think against the spirit of the…
Brown Study
I am pleased to report that the Christmas season was full of peace on earth and goodwill towards men. Well,…
Australian Notes
Advice to new graduates from an old Chief Justice of Australia, Murray Gleeson: ‘To think against the spirit of the…
