Joke budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s 2023 federal budget is a wicked joke being played upon the average Australian household, replete with fantasy,…
Brown study
Whoever said that the Voice would usher in a new era of reconciliation, unity and love was either excessively optimistic…
‘I’m as mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore!’
Why I’m missing the Budget lock-up in order to avoid doing a Peter Finch
Rattle and HM
It’s funny to think that at the very moment when King Charles was going through his Coronation, pledging service and…
Aussie life
I’m a long-time devotee of the op shop, as anyone who has seen my wardrobe will confirm. I’ve spent many…
Language
A ‘sliding doors moment’ is one of those moments in life when a small, seemingly inconsequential decision (or event) goes…
Politicians’ republic expires with the Coronation
Unintended consequences from the republican ‘silver bullet’
Daniel Penny and the problem with have-a-go heroes
I have always liked the phrase ‘have-a-go hero’. It sums up a certain type of person who can emerge from…
In defence of rats
I n the ranks of unloved animals, rats are surely king – so reviled that other pest species are often…
Triplicate
In Competition No. 3298, you were invited to provide a book review in three haiku. When I saw that the…
Putin’s last laugh
There was much mirth in the West this week when Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day parade through Red Square included just…
Barometer
Machine learning Who came up with the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’? – The term was coined by US computer scientist John…
