Diary Australia

Anzac Diary

30 April 2015 9:30 am

I am writing this diary from the Opera, not the theatrical sort, we are on a cruise ship anchored for…

Hong Kong diary

25 April 2015 9:00 am

After a year of living in Sydney, the smog in Hong Kong is a shock. I do not see even…

Hong Kong diary

23 April 2015 9:30 am

After a year of living in Sydney, the smog in Hong Kong is a shock. I do not see even…

Australian diary

18 April 2015 9:00 am

My bladder is still fighting the NSW State Election. It is 5am and for the past six weeks this has…

Australian diary

16 April 2015 9:30 am

My bladder is still fighting the NSW State Election. It is 5am and for the past six weeks this has…

Pollie Pedal diary

11 April 2015 9:00 am

The twin-engine turbo-prop lands in a downpour, skidding to a halt outside the terminal. ‘We haven’t seen rain like this…

Pollie Pedal diary

9 April 2015 9:30 am

The twin-engine turbo-prop lands in a downpour, skidding to a halt outside the terminal. ‘We haven’t seen rain like this…

Diary

4 April 2015 9:00 am

I have added a few days onto a London trip to visit my mum in South Wales, and as I…

Election diary

28 March 2015 9:00 am

It’s just six days before the Israeli elections. Bibi versus Buji and Tzipi. Labor’s Isaac ‘Buji’ Herzog and Hatnuah’s Tzipora…

Election diary

26 March 2015 11:30 am

It’s just six days before the Israeli elections. Bibi versus Buji and Tzipi. Labor’s Isaac ‘Buji’ Herzog and Hatnuah’s Tzipora…

Diary

21 March 2015 9:00 am

By the time the audience hear Lateline’s newly remixed opening song begin to play on Monday night, the show has…

Diary

19 March 2015 11:30 am

By the time the audience hear Lateline’s newly remixed opening song begin to play on Monday night, the show has…

Diary

14 March 2015 9:00 am

After I fell off my chair again, it was time to get ready for the launch of the Intergenerational Report…

Diary

12 March 2015 11:30 am

After I fell off my chair again, it was time to get ready for the launch of the Intergenerational Report…

Vietnamese Diary

7 March 2015 9:00 am

I had been loitering around some dreadlocked types, working up the courage to join the conversation, when the people smuggler…

Vietnamese Diary

5 March 2015 11:30 am

I had been loitering around some dreadlocked types, working up the courage to join the conversation, when the people smuggler…

Diarist’s Diary

28 February 2015 9:00 am

‘At a certain point, you go, there’s a human-being here and you would think this must be incredibly bruising.’ Greg…

Diarist’s Diary

26 February 2015 11:30 am

‘At a certain point, you go, there’s a human-being here and you would think this must be incredibly bruising.’ Greg…

Australian diary

21 February 2015 9:00 am

I blame the BBQ ribs. Rowan Dean, Peter Van Onselen, Troy Bramston and I had just finished a great dinner…

Australian diary

19 February 2015 2:00 pm

I blame the BBQ ribs. Rowan Dean, Peter Van Onselen, Troy Bramston and I had just finished a great dinner…

Oxford diary

14 February 2015 9:00 am

Oxford students being the custodians of Western civilisation, I expect a big rollup of young tweed eager for a dose…

Oxford diary

12 February 2015 2:00 pm

Oxford students being the custodians of Western civilisation, I expect a big rollup of young tweed eager for a dose…

Californian diary

7 February 2015 9:00 am

The American Republic has always been characterized by great political families. From earliest days, from the Adams and the Harrisons…

Californian diary

5 February 2015 2:00 pm

The American Republic has always been characterized by great political families. From earliest days, from the Adams and the Harrisons…

Zimbabwean diary

24 January 2015 9:00 am

It’s time to try my hand at currency exchange with the tourist touts of Zimbabwe. I manage to get one…