Anthony Albanese warns the Tsar
Some people have something to say and other people just have to say something. Anthony Albanese is firmly in the…
Why Trump lost
With the last dominoes of Georgia and Pennsylvania falling, there is now clarity on the 2020 election cycle. Based on…
Votes in the balance
As we go to print the US election hangs in the balance. Both candidates have made late night speeches; one…
The Left: where ‘anti-racism’ has become antisemitism
Jeremy Corbyn is a symptom of a far wider problem
Born comics die laughing
Evolutionary theory is primarily about survival but, as Jonathan Silvertown makes clear in this intriguing book, as well as having…
Sean Connery
Sean Connery outlived all of them, those great British actors who came to such prominence in the early Sixties: Richard…
Simon Fieldhouse Mozart Statue, Vienna
Simon Fieldhouse is a Sydney- based artist who has developed a very particular area of expression. Typically, he uses watercolour…
Aussie Life & Language
Tony Letford In a recent article in the Weekend Australian, Alison Broinowski refers to ‘America’s unjustified atom bombing of Japan’…
Real life
The cyclist pulled into our gateway, got off his bike and grabbed hold of the electric fencing. Installing game cameras,…
Alas
Boris Johnson looked unhappy, as well he might, standing at his indoor lectern last Saturday to announce the new lockdown:…
Fabulous fabrics
On the weekly ‘opinions’ afternoons, the public would arrive with carefully wrapped parcels holding items to be identified, writes Claire…
Raw, ruthless politics
Hours after Benazir Bhutto arrived back in Pakistan on 18 October 2007, two bombs exploded near the bullet-proof truck carrying…
High life
New York Back when people used to read newspapers, they called it a ‘human interest’ story. Now it appears as…
Nous sommes tous Emily in Paris – why can’t we admit it?
A frothy new drama called Emily in Paris arrived on Netflix last month. Starring Lily Collins — daughter of Phil…
Hyper deflation
In Competition No. 3173 you were invited to give a fresh twist to a well-known single line of poetry by…
