Medicine
John Farquhar of Salisbury writes to say he is irritated. He is not just irritated, he has long been long…
Julie? No thanks
There is now a real prospect that Julie Bishop will become our next Prime Minister. Alas, such an outcome would…
Business/Robbery etc
There was no cost/benefit analysis; it was opposed by the government’s financial advisor, the Treasury; it has ballooned over 25…
A tale of two Andrews
The story of euthanasia in Australia could be dubbed a tale of two Andrews, the good one and the not…
The new censorship
One thing thoughtful members of my generation were, I think, unquestioning about was this: democratic West Germany had thoroughly repudiated…
Now the Right’s doing it
In American football, a rare and highly prized commodity is the dual threat quarterback. For those not familiar with the…
Michelle de Kretser
A multi-award winner, Michelle de Kretser has just published her fifth novel, The Life to Come. Born in Sri Lanka,…
Dissent and depravity
The propagandising of the Australian outpost of the international religious political party Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) supplies the foremost contemporary demonstration…
SSM notes
How would you react if you saw a somewhat naïve and impressionable friend about to step off the edge of…
Australian notes
John Howard and the black hand It is not particularly far-fetched to claim that the Liberal Party is in big…
Diary
‘Less than two years ago five people sat in a room with a blank sheet of paper,’ Benjamin Griveaux the…
Watching at Beersheba
It is hard to describe the feelings of being in Israel for this very special moment. Particularly, that of being…
The kids aren’t alright
It’s always amusing when you provide extensive evidence of X, then some academics respond only by exclaiming “there is no…
Cassie Sainsbury: when privilege breaks the narrative
So, the deal is done. Cassie Sainsbury, the 22-year-old woman from Adelaide caught with 5.8 kilos of cocaine, has been…
Against bum-pinching
BOSTON, UNITED STATES – Is bum-pinching acceptable in the workplace? That seems to be where the conversation veered here in…
There’ll be more Manhattan massacres with Trump derangement syndrome
Eight people were killed in the latest terror attack in Manhattan. Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with federal terrorism offences.…
Turnbull approaches his political death
The political end is nearing for our Prime Minister. After 22 Newspolls, an eight per cent two-party-preferred deficit, a sustained…
Martin Luther: the first modern man
Democracy, civil and religious liberties, in fact, much of Western Civilisation as we know it today, can trace its roots…
One hundred years of double standards
We are remembering the one-hundredth anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’etat, popularly misnamed the Russian Revolution (the real Russian revolution,…
Enough is enough: we are all Australians
After 50 years of unremitting failure in Aboriginal affairs, it’s time to say, “Enough is enough”! Our once boundless goodwill…
Wild rumour department: dual citizenship special
Spreading wild rumours isn’t responsible. It is, however, one of the simpler pleasures of life. In that spirit — and…
The Cash affair explained as Dan Andrews battles Greens behind the latte curtain
As usual, I seem to have a minority view on a political issue, but today I actually have two of…
Christopher pain
Christopher Pyne has been in the federal parliament since 1993, or my second year at university. I only vaguely remember…
Celebrating a preserving revolution: remembering the Reformation 500 years on
When the Victorian Whig historian, Lord Macaulay, touched on the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in his magisterial five-volume tome, The…
“Please don’t take too long with your photographs…”
Canberra – particularly the Australian National University – has always been strong for Kevin Rudd. ANU was where he studied…
