Malcolm’s suit
The first thing I noticed was Malcolm’s suit. Immaculately dressed at those daily pre-coup press conferences most days he seemed…
The Honey Badger, The Block — and Ronald Reagan
On the Other Channel, The Block contestants have what is called their ‘hero piece’. This is when you furnish your…
Writer’s notes
On writing Every writer writes an ‘on writing’ piece. So here’s mine. Last week in Melbourne, I went to a…
The Canberra convulsions and the Honey Badger
I don’t follow rugby so I don’t know the Honey Badger. But I do follow politics and know that a…
The renovation memory hole
Anyone hip enough to know inner-suburban Melbourne knows the Gatwick Hotel. It is (or was) that sleazy, abandoned, druggie flophouse…
Rock and roll realpolitik
Welcome to world politics where, as the old song used to go, ‘It’s a little bit tyranny, a little bit…
Stuff happens
Everything is inevitable. Stuff happens. This is how international relations work. The US-North Korea summit was always going to happen…
The great rock ‘n’ roll show off
Right now in Facebook world, they’re running the Facebook Greatest Album Challenge and it keeps cluttering up my wall. Nominate…
Never mind the bollards
I am from Melbourne and I am a bollard lover following the 12 Steps Program to recovery. Since last year’s…
The cricket crybabies have won
Now that the crybabies have won what are we to do? Steve Smith cried on national television and so did…
If you want a politician, get a dog
Down in Melbourne we have unleashed Dog Man. The controversial bronze statue by Australian artists Gillie and Marc that upset…
The fine art of political juxtaposition
We all have that friend who we hang out with because they make us look better than we actually are…
