Students are starting school online this week – only to face a Ruddy mess
Nobody could have predicted the demands of this year’s schooling transformation, but we could — indeed should — have been…
What pandemic? Labour finds a way to keep talking about itself
There’s nothing like a national crisis to get your priorities in order. With the coronavirus death toll in the UK…
Our Easter lamb reveals the miracle of free trade
Easter is heavily associated with lamb. The paschal lamb’s sacrifice is a gift to all but that is not the…
We need to brace ourselves for a new global order after coronavirus
How will states perceive themselves and each other after the pandemic? This is not just a matter of narcissism; it is…
Coronavirus has started a new age of online snooping
This is proving a rich period for those of us who can’t resist snooping into the interiors of other people’s…
Coronavirus reminds us: there is always the opportunity to relieve suffering
There is suddenly a lot of panic over the number of ventilators available in Australia. Likely provoked by headlines around…
George Pell – and when justice and compassion collide
Cardinal George Pell’s acquittal by the High Court of Australia of all criminal charges raises questions which demand serious answers.…
Why are so many of my elderly friends in denial about death?
Here’s a cheerful thought: we are all going to die. Some of my friends are under 70 but most, now…
Tim Brooke-Taylor: not just a Goodie
When I heard this morning that Tim-Brooke Taylor had been taken by the despicable coronavirus, I could have been knocked…
Understanding Covid needs open minds – and vigorous debate
After a career as a scientist and clinical academic, I have been struck by how often they (we!) have very…
Boris Johnson leaves hospital – and heads to Chequers to recover
Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital. After being moved out of intensive care on Thursday, the Prime Minister is…
Hell’s Pell: the High Court has ruled, but the media demonisation continues
The recent High Court decision which unanimously upheld the appeal of George Pell against the Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision…
Adam Bandt’s Easter miracle
It’s a miracle! We’ve shown you all those recent “Coronavirus communications” from the Greens that are nothing but shameless fundraising…
Easter brings what we so want: life and hope
How will we emerge from the new shadow of death hanging over our world? The threat was at first climate change and now…
Confessions of a Covid-19 truther
According to psychologists, denial is a common defence mechanism. We humans reject truths which we find too uncomfortable to bear.…
Over-zealous police put the entire lockdown strategy at risk
Coronavirus is bringing out the best in some public services and the worst in others. I’m still being a snob…
It’s time for Obama’s revenge on Trump
With Joe Biden now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, there is one president Americans will be seeing a lot more…
Does Germany need China more than Europe?
‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’ is the expression of the moment when it comes to summing up how countries…
A simple way for Keir Starmer to help Labour reject Corbynism
It’s over then. After almost five years, Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as Labour leader has come to a close. Corbyn ended…
Wheels fall off Pell’s tumbril
As in a bombardment on a strategically crucial target, all the big guns were firing. And great was the rejoicing…
Brown study
The Liberal Party Economic Research Unit, operating from its bijou office in Karl Marx House in Canberra, has been responsible…
Australian notes
Imagine, no Magna Carta All over the world, millions of people are being subjected by their respective governments to an…
