There’s nothing more frightening than a woman in politics
It is difficult to argue that women are the less capable gender when they have spent the last ten million…
Reviving Australian liberalism
New Year is a time for resolutions and for reflecting on the year passed. After the last two years of…
Euro notes
Testing times for the second Covid Christmas Those like me inclined to whinge about Europe’s reaction to Covid are regularly…
The Cardinal’s books
There are a thousand overtly artistic things to talk about at this summer moment including the new Sidney Nolan exhibition…
Kiwi life
Of the making of many books, the Bible says, ‘there is no end’. It’s starting to feel a bit like…
Aux bien pensants
Does Morrison want to lose? Does Scott Morrison plan to lose the election? Alienating Coalition rank-and-file by his surrender on…
Counting the costs
Two and a half years into his premiership, Boris Johnson has enjoyed no more than a month of that time…
How to wrongfoot an anti-vaxer
The headline looked promising: ‘How to argue with a Covid anti-vaxxer.’ And, yes, a Times colleague had put together a…
Will the energy price spike bring down Boris?
What does the new year have in store for consumers — and families trying to make ends meet? A stumbling…
The end is always nigh
Typically for my generation, I woke repeatedly as a kid with my pyjamas soaked in sweat because I’d had yet…
I’m calling it – Covid is over
If anyone had any doubts about the wisdom of tempting fate then they probably haven’t considered the case of Betty…
A barking approach
We are considering privatising or selling off our dog, Jessie. She seemed a rather wonderful idea when we got her…
What Boris needs to survive
In recent years, the notion of cabinet government has been a polite fiction. In theory, the prime minister is merely…
