A brief history of absolute nonsense
Robert W Welch Jr was, shall we say, an interesting bloke. You might think that a chap who made a…
Techtonics: Labor doesn’t even understand why it loses
This is the second in a series of articles on shifts in Australian politics and the future of the ALP.…
Techtonics: why the party of the workers has a problem with working people – and why it matters
This is the first in a series of articles on shifts in Australian politics and the future of the ALP.…
As a survivor of child sexual abuse, I just feel sad
As a survivor of child sexual abuse, abuse that occurred within a religious institution supported by Australian churches, the verdict…
Time to legalise mother’s other little helpers
One really must wonder what they smoke up there in New South Wales. The State Government, fresh off wondering whether…
No ticket, no start
What is the point of a Liberal government? Tomorrow the New South Wales parliament will debate the Fair Trading Amendment…
My boyfriend’s back…
Lock up your left-wing activist sisters; Julian Assange is back in town. In a triumph for accused rapists everywhere, the…
It was the Hanson wot won it
So the WA Liberal Government did a deal with Pauline Hanson and it cost them the election. Right? Labor can’t…
Don’t tell the Greens, but I’ve been to Israel
Don’t tell the Greens, but I’ve gone to Israel. After possibly the best midnight flight to Jerusalem since Mohammed’s horse…
Kimberley Kitching and The Age of unreason
If you’re lucky enough to live in Melbourne, you may be unlucky enough to occasionally read The Age. While people…
A conservative Bill for marriage equality
Edmund Burke seems to have gone out of fashion a bit, and as a man who still listens to Oasis…
Stephen Conroy: the last of the Mohicans
Writing the first draft of history, as journalists and columnists are conceited enough to imagine that we do, is a…
The chosen yuan: from Baghdad Bill to Beijing Bob
You’ve got to feel for poor old Sam Dastaryi, dragged through the stocks last week for a spot of unusual…
