Spare us the Australia Day antics
Even the most loyal Australian could be forgiven for having a sense of foreboding at the approach of Australia Day.…
Cover 16 January 2021 AU
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Covid maniacs running the asylum
It seems passing strange that the Victorian government’s arbitrary detention of its citizens, desperately flying home after Christmas, appears to…
Cover 9 January 2021 AU
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One and free? If only we were
The paradox of our age of abundance, is that we fret incessantly about scarcity, and yet, like the wisdom of…
Cover 19 December 2020 AU
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Normal normal
After one of the most gruelling and troubling years of the last few decades, the one thing most of us…
Cover 12 December 2020 AU
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The madness of Green Kean
The New South Wales Liberal government of Gladys Berejiklian has embarked upon the most reckless and unprecedented assault upon the…
Cover 5 December 2020 AU
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Sco Mo, the Chamberlain of the culture wars
During the second world war, a group of English-speaking Japanese female radio broadcasters, collectively known as ‘Tokyo Rose’, spread Japanese…
Cover 28 November 2020 AU
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Pillars tremble
At what point do conservatives within the Morrison government say ‘enough is enough’? The ever-leftwards drift of the party once…
Cover 21 November 2020 AU
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Perrottet’s perilous prestidigation
The return of The Crown on Netflix has brought us an excellent performance of the Iron Lady according to The…
Cover 14 November 2020 AU
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It ain’t over ‘til it’s over
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have declared themselves the winners of the US presidential election; news which should fill many…
Cover 7 November 2020 AU
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Votes in the balance
As we go to print the US election hangs in the balance. Both candidates have made late night speeches; one…
Cover 31 October 2020 AU
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Josh shreds Donut Dan
In Victoria this past week, the word was ‘donut’. Or to be precise, double donut: two consecutive days of zero…
Cover 24 October 2020 AU
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Professor Sutton’s curious memory
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton is the public face of Covid-19 in the Lockdown State. It is Professor Sutton…
Cover 17 October 2020 AU
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The Peta Principle
In 1969, Canadian academic Laurence Peter defined what came to be known as the Peter Principle: a person in an…
