The quieter revolutionaries
What a difference three years can make. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on…More
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Gladiator meets Romper Stomper
As cultural icons go, John Howard and Mark Latham do not compute. Neither leader can…More
Why I told the truth about Woomera
I decided to write the book Desert Sorrow: asylum seekers at Woomera, after eight months…More
Dealing with our diasporates
Watching Australians go for gold at the Athens Olympics “ and win lots of it…More
Tom, Barbara, some chickens and their sports utility vehicles
If you want to live the good life in the twenty-first century, seek out one…More
The sticky pole of nationalism
Australians all let us rejoice. We now have golden returns on our substantial investment in…More
Consume, be silent and (Bon)di
It looks like a mall. It smells like a mall. It feels like a mall…More
Will to win
To win an Olympic 2,000-metre rowing race requires formidable strength, exceptional endurance and above all,…More
Gettin' happy, Australia!
The last thing Labor’s candidate for the blue ribbon inner Sydney seat of Wentworth wants…More