(Still) forgetting Ken Elliott
And still, he remains forgotten. Dr Ken Elliott, a Perth missionary doctor held captive by ‘Emirate of the Sahara’, a…
Dutton earns respect on South Africa
Mariandra Heunis should be enjoying her life with her four children and her husband, Dennis.Only there is no Dennis. In…
Another Trek
Paul Swart, 86, was a kind man of great compassion and his face mirrored those qualities. Mr Swart helped 30…
Islam’s “barbaric fury”
Andrew Urban has lived up to his famous namesake, Pope Urban II (1088-1099), in his warnings that evil thrives when…
Trevor Goddard: the end of a grand innings
When stumps were drawn at the Wanderers on January 26th, 1965 the Springbok captain, Trevor Goddard, was 11 runs shy…
South African cricket: from racist to rainbow nation and back again
The obsession with race in South Africa has clearly not ended with the demise of National Party rule in 1994.…
Time for Barnett to stop being a prat on the plebiscite
The WA Premier, Colin Barnett, needs to smarten himself up. He has every right to remind PM Malcolm Turnbull that…
Good governance goes to the dogs with Baird’s barking mad policy
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird appears to be emulating characters from American history with his barking mad bill banning…
