Abbott’s Christmas renewal
It’s been only three months since Tony Abbott’s decisive victory on 7 September, and already the critics are baying for…
Diary
The editor rings in a sweat. Tony Abbott was to have written this diary but dashed off to South Africa…
Australian Notes
Hal Colebatch — lawyer, historian, poet, novelist — tells the story that, when speaking a few years ago to a…
Where were you during apartheid?
It was the second session of the 27th parliament, 3 March 1970. The House was sitting for the first time…
Notes from a Media tart
One of the drawbacks of writing for a magazine as esteemed as the Spectator Australia is that you are assumed…
In memory of Christopher Koch
The Tasmanian conservative was the most important and sophisticated novelist Australia has produced
Brown Study
There must be few cases in Australia or any other country where an incoming government and its ministers have been…
Walk on the wild side
If, like me, you are allergic to pantomime (‘Oh, no you’re not!’; ‘Oh, yes I am!’) then help is at…
Building a future
One of the big differences between Frank Lloyd Wright and me is that, when he was nine, his mother gave…
Answers to ‘Spot the Play Title’
1. Cat Honour Hot Tin Roof 2. Frank Hen Stein 3. Ark A Deer 4. Hammer Day S 5. Hiss…
Spot the play title
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The Pleasure’s All Mine, by Julie Peakman – review
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The Boy on the Hillside
Listen to Susan Hill read The Boy on the Hillside: [audioboo url=”https://audioboo.fm/boos/1816403-susan-hill-reads-the-boy-on-the-hillside”][/audioboo] The boy, Seth, stirred in his sleep. ‘Cold…’…
The Road Not Travelled
Today Meredith Swann is driving in her new car under the M40 flyover checking on her GPS system to see…
The Christmas Quiz answers
Says who? 1. David Cameron. 2. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby. 3. Nick Clegg. 4. Prince…
Christmas Quiz
Says who? In 2013, who said:1. ‘To me it’s not a marriage, it is, if you like, a Ronseal deal.’2.…
The Boy on the Hillside
Listen to Susan Hill read The Boy on the Hillside: [audioboo url=”https://audioboo.fm/boos/1816403-susan-hill-reads-the-boy-on-the-hillside”][/audioboo] The boy, Seth, stirred in his sleep. ‘Cold…’…
The Road Not Travelled
Today Meredith Swann is driving in her new car under the M40 flyover checking on her GPS system to see…
The Christmas Quiz answers
Says who? 1. David Cameron. 2. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby. 3. Nick Clegg. 4. Prince…
Christmas Quiz
Says who? In 2013, who said:1. ‘To me it’s not a marriage, it is, if you like, a Ronseal deal.’2.…
