Columnists Australia
Brown study
As Chairman of Apologies Inc. I am pleased to report that we have had another bumper year and that business…
Simon Collins
A friend recently invited me to a Sydney gallery opening to see paintings by a group of first nations artists…
Australian notes
Enemies of free speech hide behind a bill of rights An intriguing feature of the debate about freedom of the…
Brown study
As is obvious from recent events, we live in times where it is not enough to disagree with someone and…
Simon Collins
Apparently many travellers now pay more attention to a hotel’s guest reviews than to its advertising. I tend to ignore…
We could be a superpower, too
Back in 2008, Kevin Rudd announced a new ‘Green Car Plan’ which in his words would ‘make the automotive industry…
Brown study
Scott Morrison may not realise it, but he has just been thrown a lifeline by the High Court that could…
Fighting fires
The richest man in Rome at the time of Julius Caesar was Marcus Licinius Crassus. Crassus made his fortune through…
Fear itself
‘A very merry Christmas,’ sang John Lennon in 1971, ‘and a Happy New Year; let’s hope it’s a good one,…
Masochism and sadism
STOP PRESS We have just had to stop the presses that were printing the new edition of Brown’s Political Dictionary…
Australian notes
Elites thwarting the great Aussie dream For too many Australians, the great Australian dream of home ownership becomes more elusive…
Brown study
For a while there, I thought that my credentials on climate change were pretty good. As I explained to my…
Brown study
There is an air of inevitability about the predicament facing the former sports minister Bridget McKenzie over the sports grants…
Simon Collins
If you stay single long enough most of your married friends will stop trying to match-make you and take up…
Brown study
After weeks of tough negotiating and heart-wrenching self-examination, I am delighted to announce that I am embarking on a transition…
Simon Collins
‘Dr Martin Luther King didn’t say “I have a nightmare,”’ is the opening line of a letter the IPA recently…
Brown study
The decision that the Morrison government seems to have taken to appoint a royal commission into the bush fires is…
Brown study
As Chairman of the Board at Thyme magazine, I am thrilled to welcome you to this year’s award of Sneer…
Simon Collins
I’m starting to think the Victorians were right about children. And when I say Victorians, I’m not talking about that…
Brown study
My problem with Christmas is that it is all ‘give, give, give.’ Whatever happened to ‘take, take, take’? Taking is…
Brown study
The newly elected Morrison government is now just over six months old, so it is probably a good time for…
Brown study
I don’t like writing in support of politicians. It only encourages them. But Scott Morrison has been subjected to such…
Simon Collins
Like any right-thinking Australian, I was outraged to learn from a newspaper that our oldest bank has broken the law…
Brown study
New York is a difficult place to get a handle on just how the place works. But despite this, every…
Simon Collins
‘We are assessing the concerns raised and will investigate whether the program met our editorial standards,’ said the ABC’s managing…
