Five go mad for Brexit
Every scorching Australian summer I like to dust off my Enid Blyton books and return to the country lanes, tumble-down…
From red-shirts to red shoes
Maybe like Dorothy of the ruby red shoes former foreign minister Julie Bishop is hoping that the scarlet stilettos she…
It’s alt-right to be white
‘War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.’ So ran the newspeak of George Orwell’s dystopia, 1984. To these…
Revenge of the Queen Bees
Three girls in school tunics and battered hats are firing a machine gun in the quad. ‘Girls, girls, a little…
Sex, lies and fake news
Working in politics teaches you one thing about Australian voters. They despise the political class although not usually their local…
Big is not beautiful or why fat is a feminine issue
Not so long ago American feminist, Naomi Wolf, did an international lap of honour to celebrate 25 years since the…
A tale of two Andrews
The story of euthanasia in Australia could be dubbed a tale of two Andrews, the good one and the not…
