Australian government lacks courage to create unity
The bombing of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities in Iran under the approval and direction of US President Donald Trump…
War and diplomacy in the 21st Century
It used to be said that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means. Now we can cut out…
Hiding from Trump
There is something uniquely dispiriting about the Albanese government’s performance on the international stage. It is normal that different Australian…
Has the Great Barrier Reef really become warmer?
Remarkable never-before-published data from 1871 tells a different tale
Last days, spare room
In a world of international horrors and hopes it is weird to have one of the weirdest true-life crime stories…
Aussie life
The past sometimes intrudes upon the present in curious and unexpected ways. Last week, on SBS, the irresistible and irrepressible…
Language
Is ‘de-escalate’ in the running to be the Word of the Year for 2025? Or (as seems more likely) the…
The hidden costs of Angela Rayner’s Employment Rights Bill
One peril of a sudden adverse turn of global events is that it provides cover for bad domestic government. If…
To rehydrate, drink beer
‘The nuisance of the tropics is/the sheer necessity of fizz.’ Over the past few days, during which England endured sub-tropical…
The secret to ‘womankeeping’
God, men are pathetic. At least, that’s the view of Angelica Puzio Ferrara, a researcher at Stanford, who has come…
Dear Mary: Where should I seat Hollywood stars at dinner?
Q. My husband and I have recently made very good friends with some neighbours in France. They know I am…
The rise and rise of the ‘tantric sector’
For the past 25 years I have commuted to London from Otford, a delightful village outside Sevenoaks. I do this…
The cunning meanings of quant
The FT headline said: ‘Man Group orders quants back to office five days a week.’ I didn’t know what quants…
