What have the Romans ever done for us?
The “Little Italy” Roman Legions in Lygon Street Carlton had their sweet revenge over the John Cleese/Boris Johnson Popular Front…
Andrew Jaspan, SOB, AM
The news that one of journalism’s most despised characters – Andrew “Jocky” Jaspan, (aka “the poisoned dwarf”) – had been “honoured…
Pell case moves to higher court in Rome
The fate of George, Cardinal Pell will now be decided in this building in Rome following the unanimous decision by…
No, you can’t judge a book by its colour
One of the tell-tale signs of the onset of Coronavirus Cabin Fever is that you start noticing the home office…
George Pell: a stay of execution in the High Court?
There will be no rush to judgment in the Cardinal George Pell matter at the High Court in Canberra today. …
Atwood’s Antipodean tour set to lighten handmaids’ skirts by $1 million
Margaret Atwood, the frazzled-haired Canadian author of the blockbuster The Handmaid’s Tale franchise is set to make another fortune in…
The alternative to Extinction Rebellion
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The…
The biggest dill on Capital Hill
I’m pleased to meet you, my name’s Bill I’m the biggest dill on Capital Hill. Born in Melbourne where I…
Creasey come, Creasey go
Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish…
When Adam Bandt is your MP and the Labor alternative looks barely legal
It’s easy at referenda to write “YES we have NO bananas” but the green Reps ballot paper doesn’t give as…
Trump cuckolds the Sheik of Araby
“I’m the Sheik of Araby, Your love belongs to me. At night when you’re asleep Into your tent, I’ll creep.…
Triggering Jeff Sparrow
Like his hero Leon Trotsky during the Russian revolution, contemporary Marxist ideologue Jeff Sparrow has got the irrits with the…
Billabong Boy waltzes into Melbourne Clown Hall
A young blond professional environmental activist who has never had a real job is set to become the City of…
Mea culpa: Abuse angst grips churches
All hell has broken loose on Australian churches now the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has…
Time to invade Turkey again
The time has come to box Johnny Turk’s ears again. Turkey – the homeland of St Paul the Apostle and…
Lloyd Williams’ Cups doth overflow
“Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a…
The importance of being Kimberley Kitching
Senator-elect Kimberley Jane Elizabeth Kitching just loves winning. When it happens, her mouth literally explodes ear-to-ear with a supercilious Luna…
The Greens next target
The Greens are close to tightening their grip on political power in the basket-weaving enclave of inner Melbourne with Olivia…
Andrew Jaspan triumphs again
Andrew Jaspan – the malevolent Mancunian media marvel – has done it again. He’s set to be booted from The…