The last time David Irving came to Oz…
For decades now a man called David Irving has been the subject of fierce contempt to honest scholars, decent citizens…
Murdoch and Assange: The Donald’s two unlikely Aussie helpers
Like a lot of Australians I’ve been captivated over the last few months by the prospect of a Trump victory. …
Fighting back
For anyone looking for a stimulating read this summer, one that bestows a certain sense of rationality on our otherwise…
Shanghai’s unwitting role as saviour
The legendary ‘Paris of the East’ became the ‘last chance saloon’ for Jews fleeing the Holocaust, many of whom ended up in Australia
The Conquest of Russia
An Aussie’s role in a unique ‘Marshall Plan of Ideas’ designed to try to save Russia from itself
Thick as bricks
The intertwined nature of business, media and politics built the corrupt edifice of WA Inc
Our very own Alan Turing
The little known story of our own code-breaking star, Eric Nave, who did as much as anyone to break the Japanese naval codes
Crowe’s water diviner is out of his depth
A film that purports to show the ‘other’ side of the ANZAC story does anything but
Melbourne’s academic ‘Potemkin Village’
While reading this book I was reminded of the great ‘scandal’ among New York’s intelligentsia in 1982 when the then…
