Diary Australia

Downing Street diary

1 August 2015 9:00 am

Ridiculously premature talk of Prime Ministerial succession, commentary by John Howard on the need to secure national borders and a…

Downing Street diary

30 July 2015 1:00 pm

Ridiculously premature talk of Prime Ministerial succession, commentary by John Howard on the need to secure national borders and a…

Austin diary

25 July 2015 9:00 am

Visiting accountant turned property investor Kate Braybrook and building tradie husband Mark, who have relocated from Melbourne. Looked at 20…

Austin diary

23 July 2015 1:00 pm

Visiting accountant turned property investor Kate Braybrook and building tradie husband Mark, who have relocated from Melbourne. Looked at 20…

Royal diary

18 July 2015 9:00 am

The first time I met the Queen, I was eight years old and she was visiting my school, in Brentwood,…

Royal diary

16 July 2015 1:00 pm

The first time I met the Queen, I was eight years old and she was visiting my school, in Brentwood,…

Diary

27 June 2015 9:00 am

The last Parliamentary fortnight before the winter recess begins with the focus on national security, amid claims that the Abbott…

Diary

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

The last Parliamentary fortnight before the winter recess begins with the focus on national security, amid claims that the Abbott…

Tajikistan diary

20 June 2015 9:00 am

Talking politics in Central Asia is often unwise, so I try to bring it up casually. ‘Oh you won’t believe…

Tajikistan diary

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

Talking politics in Central Asia is often unwise, so I try to bring it up casually. ‘Oh you won’t believe…

Catalan Diary

13 June 2015 9:00 am

Before there was Nineteen Eighty- Four and Animal Farm, there was Homage to Catalonia written by George Orwell in 1938.…

Catalan Diary

11 June 2015 1:00 pm

Before there was Nineteen Eighty- Four and Animal Farm, there was Homage to Catalonia written by George Orwell in 1938.…

Australian diary

6 June 2015 9:00 am

I land six weeks after the Israeli elections and only a few days ahead of the British ones. Jerusalem’s political…

Australian diary

4 June 2015 1:00 pm

I land six weeks after the Israeli elections and only a few days ahead of the British ones. Jerusalem’s political…

Budget Diary

30 May 2015 9:00 am

There was a big story last week. It involved ministers, the media and the long arm of the law. Coverage…

Budget Diary

28 May 2015 1:00 pm

There was a big story last week. It involved ministers, the media and the long arm of the law. Coverage…

Australian Diary

23 May 2015 9:00 am

At the end of the week of Treasurer Joe Hockey’s second Federal Budget, I recalled the caustic observation about the…

Australian Diary

21 May 2015 9:30 am

At the end of the week of Treasurer Joe Hockey’s second Federal Budget, I recalled the caustic observation about the…

Budget diary

16 May 2015 9:00 am

Just under two weeks until Budget. The office inbox is flooded with the first anti Budget campaign. Campaign tactics are…

Budget diary

14 May 2015 9:30 am

Just under two weeks until Budget. The office inbox is flooded with the first anti Budget campaign. Campaign tactics are…

Australian diary

9 May 2015 9:00 am

Veteran Canberra hand Laurie Oakes’ prediction of an early federal election was so qualified as to be the political equivalent…

Australian diary

7 May 2015 9:30 am

Veteran Canberra hand Laurie Oakes’ prediction of an early federal election was so qualified as to be the political equivalent…

Anzac Diary

2 May 2015 9:00 am

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

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…