Diary Australia
Diary
I have just one week in London, exchanging the harsh Perth winter for the UK’s summer evenings. I am surprised…
Australian diary
Boarding QF1 three days after the federal election with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s shredded Liberals still pondering his bizarre election…
Dishlicker’s diary
Mr Tom, pet greyhound of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-96), shared a bed with her lover, the colossal…
Australian diary
Boarding QF1 three days after the federal election with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s shredded Liberals still pondering his bizarre election…
Cuban diary
‘Vas bien Fidel’ (going well Fidel) are the words emblazoned across a government building facing the Revolution Square in Havana.…
Cuban diary
‘Vas bien Fidel’ (going well Fidel) are the words emblazoned across a government building facing the Revolution Square in Havana.…
Election diary
As a first time candidate in a volatile election, with a member retiring after 43 years, I was keen to…
Soaking wet at Songkran
Songkran is not the best time of year to be a correspondent in Pattaya. It’s not that the story you’re…
Soaking wet at Songkran
Songkran is not the best time of year to be a correspondent in Pattaya. It’s not that the story you’re…
Election diary
As a first time candidate in a volatile election, with a member retiring after 43 years, I was keen to…
Australian diary
I’m reminded annually when I’ve nothing to wear on St Patricks Day that green is not my colour. Also during…
Australian diary
I’m reminded annually when I’ve nothing to wear on St Patricks Day that green is not my colour. Also during…
Campaign diary
I am encouraged to read my Senate colleague David Leyonhjelm’s Campaign Notes describing his party’s growing support. My experience has…
Campaign diary
I am encouraged to read my Senate colleague David Leyonhjelm’s Campaign Notes describing his party’s growing support. My experience has…
Diary
Around the world in 280 hours for work. Jules Verne would have been proud of me. In Britain, I arrived…
Australian diary
April 2012. News Limited newshound Steve Lewis and I are hustling to a meeting at the ABC’s headquarters in Ultimo.…
Australian diary
April 2012. News Limited newshound Steve Lewis and I are hustling to a meeting at the ABC’s headquarters in Ultimo.…
Australian diary
I landed back into Canberra at the end of Budget week after a month travelling the Mediterranean with my mother,…
Australian diary
I landed back into Canberra at the end of Budget week after a month travelling the Mediterranean with my mother,…
Diary (Part II)
On the day I left Australia after an enjoyable month at the Centre for Independent Studies, the Guardian newspaper (which…
Diary (Part II)
On the day I left Australia after an enjoyable month at the Centre for Independent Studies, the Guardian newspaper (which…
Campus diary
I have always firmly believed that the role of a university is to foster scholarly pursuits. To those who have…
Campus diary
I have always firmly believed that the role of a university is to foster scholarly pursuits. To those who have…
Diary
On arrival in Sydney for a stint with the Centre for Independent Studies, I am ensconced in the bourgeois bohemia…
Diary
On arrival in Sydney for a stint with the Centre for Independent Studies, I am ensconced in the bourgeois bohemia…