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Australian Notes
Hal Colebatch — lawyer, historian, poet, novelist — tells the story that, when speaking a few years ago to a…
Brown Study
There must be few cases in Australia or any other country where an incoming government and its ministers have been…
Australian Notes
Hal Colebatch — lawyer, historian, poet, novelist — tells the story that, when speaking a few years ago to a…
Brown Study
I have just spent several wonderful days watching the unfolding of a magnificent drama about dragons, crazy sisters, narcissists, misfits,…
Australian Notes
One or two obtuse observers expressed surprise that Martin Sharp came in the end to embrace conservative values. He even…
Australian Notes
One or two obtuse observers expressed surprise that Martin Sharp came in the end to embrace conservative values. He even…
Australian Notes
Tony Abbott is right. Too much is being made of the Governor-General’s ‘injudicious’ support for republicanism and gay marriage. It…
Brown study
There was one really interesting aspect of the revelation of the salaries being paid to top ABC presenters, apart from…
Australian Notes
Tony Abbott is right. Too much is being made of the Governor-General’s ‘injudicious’ support for republicanism and gay marriage. It…
Australian notes
The protest rally across the road from Parliament in Sydney was no lynch mob. They were ordinary, mostly elderly people…
Brown study
Everyone was supposed to burst into howls of protest when the government announced last week that it was abolishing 20…
Australian notes
The protest rally across the road from Parliament in Sydney was no lynch mob. They were ordinary, mostly elderly people…
Australian Notes
Mr Keating cannot help himself. The solemnity and splendour of the Remembrance Day service in a drizzling Canberra was a…
Brown study
The launch of Twitter on the New York Stock Exchange the other day was a momentous event. I do not…
Australian Notes
Mr Keating cannot help himself. The solemnity and splendour of the Remembrance Day service in a drizzling Canberra was a…
Australian Notes
In his call to arms at the black-tie dinner in Sydney Town Hall celebrating the Lowy Institute’s tenth anniversary, Rupert…
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When the Sri Lankans launched a determined effort to rid their country of Tamil Tiger terrorism they made a big…
Australian Notes
In his call to arms at the black-tie dinner in Sydney Town Hall celebrating the Lowy Institute’s tenth anniversary, Rupert…
Australian Notes
Good to see the names of another 11 writers added to the Circular Quay Writers’ Walk in Sydney. But can…
Brown study
What an eerie coincidence there was last week between Tony Abbott’s visit to Afghanistan, the virtual end of the war…
Australian Notes
Good to see the names of another 11 writers added to the Circular Quay Writers’ Walk in Sydney. But can…
Australian notes
The offence of the Greens, especially Adam Bandt, in blaming the bushfires on Tony Abbott is not that they politicised…
Brown Study
During my illustrious career as one of Her Majesty’s ministers, an incident occurred that senior public servants still talk about…
Australian notes
The offence of the Greens, especially Adam Bandt, in blaming the bushfires on Tony Abbott is not that they politicised…
Brown study
Last Monday I watched Bill Shorten’s press conference with the Canberra press gallery, covered lovingly in every excruciating detail by…
