How to survive the end of the world
From toilet paper to George Clooney
The race to the White House: it’s the penis or vagina thing
Given the choice between an old socialist white woman who used to do appearances on Dr Phil and an old…
The importance of being Karl
Why we fell out of love with the reinstated Today host
Why it’s fine to laugh at Greta Thunberg
During an end-of-year review on the ABC’s serious definitely not tabloid 7.30, Australian celebrity and journalistic vox pops spoke glowingly…
When woke comes to town
The Australian leg of U2’s Joshua Tree tour is almost over and everyone can relax. Bono will slip his clothes…
Q&A and the inalienable right to be batshit crazy
The right to go batshit crazy is one of those inalienable rights. Like the right to bear arms and the…
Turkey, Syria and the Kurds: this is not just Donald Trump’s evil
While most fixate on the betrayal in Trump’s decision to withdraw troops and leave the Kurds to the mercy of…
Notes from a street protest
Coralines Emo Coraline look-a-like protesters from expensive Toorak Girls Private with an excellent fine arts program wave protest signs and…
It’s university open day season
It hasn’t been the same since the twins said they’ve just turned 18, and need a lift to the university.…
Corporate speak
ASIC is telling us corporates to employ psychologists to get inside the head of our CEOs and Boards and understand…
Essington Lewis: I am Woke
Legend has it that at the financial end of Collins Street where all the smart people go to beg there…
More quality political analysis
I was in Sydney during the Berejiklian landside and the tyre burning that followed and I stayed in a cheap…
I love my job
It’s my first day at the job. I’m walking down Flinders Lane with its shadowy art deco buildings passing Degraves Street…
Nazi-hunting in Kooyong
Hunting Nazis is hard work so painting Hitler moustaches onto Josh Frydenberg posters does us all a big favor. We’re…
Election 19 and the Pam Ewing effect
In 1987 Pamela Ewing woke up to find Bobby emerging from the bathroom wearing only a towel and haircut. Presumed…
Doing it for the kids
There’s been a lot in the news about how cool the kids are. As Whitney Houston sang before using her…
Check your blowhardism
Being a blowhard means never having to say you’re sorry. When you’re not telling everyone what to think about climate…
Married at First Sight and the unkindness of strangers
Critics ask, ‘why MAFS’ – and it is certainly a polarising topic. This take, for example: ‘Fucking hard hitting journalism…
I’m rooting for the virgin
Strange things happen on Married at First Sight. A strange thing so strange that even the hair gelled, shaved skulled,…
The Wintour of our discontent
When it comes to fashion, one minute you’re talking about something and then next thing they’re talking about something else.…
Merry Xmas, literally Just Like Hitler
And so this is Christmas. That time of year when you make a list of all the people that aren’t…
Life tips for getting ahead in the modern era
Malcolm Fraser said life wasn’t meant to be easy and then went and joined the Greens anyway. So here are…
The new Big Day Out
Hi mum, just got back from the Parliament House climate change protest. Protesting is just like Schoolies Week with lots…
Dismembering diplomacy’s fourth wall
Strange things happen at international embassies all the time. In 1984 a female British police officer was shot from the…
Writer’s notes
Travelling with The Gillian Like any writer waiting on the tarmac I was trying to think of ways to monetise…
