2169: Land
Six items of one kind, reading clockwise, form the perimeter, whilst four unclued lights are of another kind. All ten…
To 2166: Somewhere X
Somewhere next to GUYANA (34) and BRAZIL (12), DUTCH (33) is SPOKEN (25), the highest mountain is JULIANA TOP (1D),…
Accept it, embrace it: Conservatives aren’t cool
The Times headline on Tuesday was rather cruel: ‘Stars turn down No. 10 invitation.’ This was a reference to the…
Brown Study
I hope the proposals from the one- man committee of inquiry to make the ABC and SBS ‘more commercial’ are…
Our best newspaper
In polite company, it is now well known that the Australian’s claim to be the best newspaper in Australia is…
Diary Australia
Many readers would be aware of the recent passing of Ray Evans. Ray’s funeral service was held last Friday at…
Australian Notes
When bombed in England bluff Bob Menzies Gave way to paranoiac frenzies; And other news like this to gladden The…
Perils of activist judges
Democracy in ancient Athens was often criticised by the aristocracy for not showing significant respect for them and their superior…
The art of political comebacks
When the critics gave Menzies the kiss of death, it amounted to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Foreign notes
We have been in Italy since the beginning of May when I had what people politely term a ‘significant birthday’,…
How Kevin Rudd nearly destroyed Labor
With the release of the ALP’s 2013 election review, it’s safe for the nation’s educators to set the record straight
Be grateful this criminal left your lucky country
On the list of trusted Australians, ‘Rolfie’ would be several thousand rungs below Ned Kelly
Points of view
Bridges aren’t necessarily something you think of as being beautiful, particularly if you consider them primarily as the means to…
An elegy in Burgundy
It was a sort of wake. An old friend’s father had died, and some of us were helping him and…
Adam Smith vs the measurebators
Gandhi would test his resolve by sleeping between two naked virgins, an avenue not really open to me, as my…
Points of view
Bridges aren’t necessarily something you think of as being beautiful, particularly if you consider them primarily as the means to…
The Wright stuff
Roger Wright’s precipitate departure from both Radio Three and the Proms came as a surprise. At first the news was…
The Wright stuff
Roger Wright’s precipitate departure from both Radio Three and the Proms came as a surprise. At first the news was…
Glorious Glastonbury
‘Charlie. E. Powder,’ said the friendly, helpful man working his way through the crowd during the mindblowing Friday-night headline set…
