Diary Australia
Christmas diary
I couldn’t ask for a present this Christmas. First, what’s left for a conservative to wish for after this astonishing…
European diary
In the pretty medieval city of Wroclaw one highlight is the pierogis – the fat, soggy dumplings Poland is famous…
Australian diary
In the pretty medieval city of Wroclaw one highlight is the pierogis – the fat, soggy dumplings Poland is famous…
Australian Diary
A warm muggy November evening in Canberra is threatening rain. At the National Library of Australia, a stone’s throw from…
Australian Diary
A warm muggy November evening in Canberra is threatening rain. At the National Library of Australia, a stone’s throw from…
Australian diary
Hoots of derision greeted me when I began predicting at the beginning of the year that Donald Trump would win…
Australian diary
Hoots of derision greeted me when I began predicting at the beginning of the year that Donald Trump would win…
Diary
Like most Aussies, I don’t rate Canberra high on my To Do List, but for it I will say this:…
Diary
Like most Aussies, I don’t rate Canberra high on my To Do List, but for it I will say this:…
Q&A diary
Spring returned to Sydney for the long weekend, just in time for me to spend three days incarcerated indoors packing…
Q&A diary
Spring returned to Sydney for the long weekend, just in time for me to spend three days incarcerated indoors packing…
UK Diary
Not all words are equal. People who speak or write for a living are more aware than most that some…
UK Diary
Not all words are equal. People who speak or write for a living are more aware than most that some…
Riot Woy’s war diary
It seems just a mere few weeks ago that I was toasting a crumpet in the prefects’ room at St…
Diary
I arrive at Melbourne airport for my midnight flight with an unfortunately timed cold. My lack of sleep after Canberra’s…
Diary
I arrive at Melbourne airport for my midnight flight with an unfortunately timed cold. My lack of sleep after Canberra’s…
Diary of a parliamentary nobody
Upon debut as a columnist some explanatory notes are surely in order. Like the American columnist George F. Will I…
Diary of a parliamentary nobody
Upon debut as a columnist some explanatory notes are surely in order. Like the American columnist George F. Will I…
Diary
As I was leaving the sweaty Q&A set at the Docklands Studios in Melbourne, a lefty dweeb in the audience…
Diary
As I was leaving the sweaty Q&A set at the Docklands Studios in Melbourne, a lefty dweeb in the audience…
Australian diary
It is always a pleasure to catch up socially with Tony Abbott whose steadfast friendship I have enjoyed for over…
Australian diary
It is always a pleasure to catch up socially with Tony Abbott whose steadfast friendship I have enjoyed for over…
Australian diary
It is census night and what a controversial thing this census is turning out to be. The twitter feed is…
Australian diary
It is census night and what a controversial thing this census is turning out to be. The twitter feed is…
Diary
I have just one week in London, exchanging the harsh Perth winter for the UK’s summer evenings. I am surprised…
