Features Australia
The Cashmere Steamroller
Naomi Milgrom, one of Australia’s wealthiest women, defies the crtics with her philanthropic design and architecture
Kangaroos and Fertility
Australia has a serious aging problem: our fertility rate is below the level needed just to keep the population steady…
The Silence of the Barnes
Many on the right believe the rest of us on the right should refrain from criticising the Abbott government. They’re wrong.
Of myths and messiahs
There is much about the legacy of Whitlam that is reminiscent of Kennedy and Obama
Abbott’s ‘Goldilocks’ balancing act
Following the G20, Australia finds itself in an unique and desirable position with the world’s two superpowers
Feminism: no longer a Left/Right divide
Now the Right have set up their own Feminist Club, much like the Left have. Ordinary women need not apply.
Bottom drawer
Scott Morrison was wrong to pander to the baying feminazis over Julien Blanc
Breaking Republicans hearts
Fifteen years ago ordinary Australians gave a two-fingered salute to the nation’s inner-city elites
Natural bedfellows
An exit from the EU could bring Britain and Australia closer than ever before
Apparently it’s the world’s first one-sided war
Fairfax reporters have form when it comes to replacing journalism with anti-Israeli activism
Birth of the sophisticates
Fifty years ago, The Lucky Country helped create a whole new breed of Australian
Oh lucky man?
Fifty years ago, Donald Horne’s enigmatic phrase captured a nation’s imagination. But what did he make of his success, and what did it cost him? Donald’s son Nick and his former colleague Michael Baume dig back into the past
Don’s Party Tricks
How Donald Horne went from a flamboyant fun-loving Tory to a herald of the new age of Whitlam
Women, Booze & Bedspreads
It’s a pity Donald Horne didn’t call The Lucky Country ‘Women, Booze and Bedspreads’ instead. Better still, that could have…
Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right
Those who critisise the Coalition from the Right for lacking ideological purity do Tony Abbott a disservice
Selfies are the new form of radical protest
A narcissistic and directionless Left have forgotten that real activism is more than just pictures
Whitlam’s dismissal – it’s not like it was all that unusual
Those who claim the constitutional crisis of 1975 was a one-off are ignorant of their Australian history
Bottom drawer
God hardened their hearts
Heard the one about me…?
The greatest ever Australian was never lost for a one-liner
Freedom’s just another word
Tony Abbott claims freedom-of-expression is hard-wired into the Coalition’s DNA. But is it?
Polishing Gough
The last great, failed moderniser has gone. More of that in a moment. For now, let’s talk about me. I…
Whitlam – my part in his downfall
The wit and charm of Whitlam could not disguise his serious flaws
The difference a day or a few foetal grams can make
The problem with Zoe’s Law is that it isn’t derived from any medical or philosophical principle
Bottom drawer
A politician’s guide to ethical behaviour
Now it’s the tranny-state
The transgender community have become masters (er, mistresses?) of intolerance and offence-taking