Australian diary
Abu Dhabi is not a place anyone should go voluntarily – which, in retrospect, made my presence there all the…
Holiday diary
Holidays are a time to abandon the comfort zone and try new things. So when my mate Adam Brereton, an…
On the Contrary
Dame Gina Rinehart — for services to coal transportation, journalistic freedom and family law, we confer upon you this country’s…
On the contrary
I was on the edge of a rather hairy deadline when disaster struck. Tired of being cooped up in an…
On the Contrary
It is welcome news that the government might consider tightening the means test around the seniors’ health card. The card…
On the Contrary
Once again, Labor seems genuinely baffled that there aren’t more votes in propping up dying industries. The (non-existent) canneries and…
On the Contrary
Once upon a time, I liked the boats. I thought the absence of boats to be a lamentable prospect. I…
On the contrary
Last October, the ABC aired two consecutive episodes of its flagship science programme, Catalyst, which claimed the causal link between…
On the contrary
I’ve lost a lot of friends this week. News travels fast and the idea of someone writing a weekly column…
Draconian Barry
With his tough new laws, the NSW Premier is taking the fun out of Sydney nightlife
Julia Gillard's myth makers
The historical revisionism around the discredited former PM must end
In praise of people smugglers
Stop attacking a legitimate and morally justified trade
