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A very special day in the death of Fairfax
The regulators have approved the spin-off and separate listing of Domain. It’s now time to crash The Sydney Morning Herald…
The Sydney University protection racket
This is outrageous. Sydney University is not betraying the most fundamental ideals of the academy. Why, it’s even contradicting its…
The conception of modern Israel: remembering the centenary of the Balfour Declaration
Great moments in history are sometimes defined by a piece of paper, in this case, a letter penned from one…
Another ATSIC will also fail
Malcolm Turnbull has firmly, definitely, declared there would be no Referendum on the plans to establish a constitutionally enshrined indigenous…
The death of sex
This morning I witnessed a violent rape. And I’m pretty sure she hadn’t been asking for it. I know this…
Dinosaurs and deplorables
As a former state moderator of the Presbyterian Church, it was with a touch of sadness that I read a…
As The Donald might say, sad
ABC News — the American ABC News — reports: A year after his surprise election victory, President Donald Trump is underperforming expectations…
Give me your entrepreneurial masses…
What do Albert Einstein, Salvador Dali, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Freddie Mercury have in common? They were refugees who…
Hanson’s chance
If Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party ever stands a chance at scooping power, the time is now. Not just now-ish,…
Betting against our rights
Last month the Senate Environment and Communications Committee released a report on the participation of Australians in online poker, which…
Shattered – inside Hillary Clinton’s doomed campaign
Only the most rabid fans of US politics will have the time or energy to wade through this doorstopper by…
If love wins, we all lose
All the way back in 1984 –- an ominous year in the literary world to be sure -– Tina Turner…
An audit is not good enough – not even close
Any audit of current MPs and Senators will be a waste of a lot of time. The thinking behind this…
Marx, mass murder and moronic Millenials
Forty-four per cent of Millennials would prefer to live in a socialist country, seven per cent in a communist country and…
Watching at Beersheba
It is hard to describe the feelings of being in Israel for this very special moment. Particularly, that of being…
The kids aren’t alright
It’s always amusing when you provide extensive evidence of X, then some academics respond only by exclaiming “there is no…
Cassie Sainsbury: when privilege breaks the narrative
So, the deal is done. Cassie Sainsbury, the 22-year-old woman from Adelaide caught with 5.8 kilos of cocaine, has been…
Against bum-pinching
BOSTON, UNITED STATES – Is bum-pinching acceptable in the workplace? That seems to be where the conversation veered here in…
There’ll be more Manhattan massacres with Trump derangement syndrome
Eight people were killed in the latest terror attack in Manhattan. Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with federal terrorism offences.…
Turnbull approaches his political death
The political end is nearing for our Prime Minister. After 22 Newspolls, an eight per cent two-party-preferred deficit, a sustained…
Martin Luther: the first modern man
Democracy, civil and religious liberties, in fact, much of Western Civilisation as we know it today, can trace its roots…
One hundred years of double standards
We are remembering the one-hundredth anniversary of the Bolshevik coup d’etat, popularly misnamed the Russian Revolution (the real Russian revolution,…
Enough is enough: we are all Australians
After 50 years of unremitting failure in Aboriginal affairs, it’s time to say, “Enough is enough”! Our once boundless goodwill…
Wild rumour department: dual citizenship special
Spreading wild rumours isn’t responsible. It is, however, one of the simpler pleasures of life. In that spirit — and…
The Cash affair explained as Dan Andrews battles Greens behind the latte curtain
As usual, I seem to have a minority view on a political issue, but today I actually have two of…
