Kel Richards

Speaking Our Language

9 January 2021 9:00 am

The Australian language is one of the few bonds that still binds together the Australian nation. And, heaven knows, we…

Language notes

19 December 2020 9:00 am

Word-of-the-year of the Year It’s that time of year once again – the season when dictionaries announce their choice for…

Different words

1 August 2020 9:00 am

If you’d been in our house during the Coon cheese debacle you would have heard me shouting at the TV:…

Language notes

25 July 2020 9:00 am

One of the most intriguing expressions to come out of the pandemic so far is ‘deep cleaning’. We read that…

John Lennon’s friend imagines

16 November 2019 9:00 am

For several years in the 1950s Peter Jones shared a desk with John Lennon at Quarry Bank High School for…

Conservative notes

2 November 2019 9:00 am

James Allan and Chris Kenny are wrong Conservatives have long, and rightly, been wary of legislating for human rights—seeing all…

Four freedoms

17 August 2019 9:00 am

Is it time for Australia to legislate for a minimalist bill of rights? Now, before you scream ‘Not as long…

EXCLUSIVE: Kel Richards’ election dictionary

13 May 2019 11:10 am

Puzzled by the way words are used in the election campaign? Here’s your handy cut out ‘n’ keep pocket guide…