Diary Australia
Lost in the bush diary
Not too much should be made of my enforced overnight under the stars, halfway down the western slope of Mt…
Lost in the bush diary
Not too much should be made of my enforced overnight under the stars, halfway down the western slope of Mt…
New kid’s diary
One of the advantages of filling a casual vacancy in the Senate is the short lead time between being chosen…
New kid’s diary
One of the advantages of filling a casual vacancy in the Senate is the short lead time between being chosen…
Stop the presses!
For seasoned consumers of Australian media, watching what are surely the last chapters of Fairfax as we know it be…
Stop the presses!
For seasoned consumers of Australian media, watching what are surely the last chapters of Fairfax as we know it be…
Indonesian diary
On a flight to Indonesia, I am seized by trepidation. In a previous life my flights north were often rushed…
Indonesian diary
On a flight to Indonesia, I am seized by trepidation. In a previous life my flights north were often rushed…
Roman Diary
I love Rome. I love how the old is woven into the new, so the ruins of some dead medieval…
Roman Diary
I love Rome. I love how the old is woven into the new, so the ruins of some dead medieval…
Pink ball diary
As a lover of cricket and history, the chance to witness the first-ever day-night Test match was something I was…
Pink ball diary
As a lover of cricket and history, the chance to witness the first-ever day-night Test match was something I was…
Australian diary
‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.’ As ever, Oscar Wilde was right. Block…
Australian diary
‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.’ As ever, Oscar Wilde was right. Block…
Australian diary
The final sitting week of parliament before Christmas is, well, very Christmassy. Drinks, lunches and dinners are happening everywhere. Meanwhile,…
Australian diary
The final sitting week of parliament before Christmas is, well, very Christmassy. Drinks, lunches and dinners are happening everywhere. Meanwhile,…
Australian diary
What a long Parliamentary year it has been. But at last, as the Senate clock approaches midnight on the last…
Australian diary
What a long Parliamentary year it has been. But at last, as the Senate clock approaches midnight on the last…
Australian diary
The Paris climate conference venue is a sight to behold. Over 40,000 people crowd into the temporary venue created using…
Australian diary
The Paris climate conference venue is a sight to behold. Over 40,000 people crowd into the temporary venue created using…
Australian diary
Turnbull the blackbird has been obsessing me, stealing what’s not his. He’s hovering by a nest right outside my study…
Australian diary
Turnbull the blackbird has been obsessing me, stealing what’s not his. He’s hovering by a nest right outside my study…
Australian diary
It is not often that I feel sorry for a politician however Bill Leak’s portrait of Bill Shorten as a…
Australian diary
It is not often that I feel sorry for a politician however Bill Leak’s portrait of Bill Shorten as a…
Migration diary
Two days after the Paris attacks I arrive in Vienna for a United Nations meeting on human trafficking. Every one…
