Joining the Dots
My son Nick is in his second year of a nursing degree and as a…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Down to Earth Star Guide for Skeptics and Cynics
Leo There’s a lot of action in your sign this week. I’d like to mention…More
Howard, Haneef and the Fear Factor
Image thanks to Fiona Katauskas.’Just when you thought it was safe to return to the…More
Dr Haneef and the Keystone Cops
According to statements in the Law Council of Australia’s latest report, the ‘Kafkaesque’ and ‘Alice…More
Death of a Bigot
When radio broadcaster and television host Stan Zemanek died on 12 July 2007, the Sydney…More
Bracks and Democracy
There is no doubt that after eight years of Steve Bracks’s Premiership, Victoria’s democratic institutions…More
The New Gilded Age
American undergraduate students are famous for enjoying a toke on the pipe. Kids smoking ‘herb’…More
Abe's Election Debacle
The country is deadlocked. The people are divided. The stockmarket is grumbling. The leader is…More
Watching the Watchers
‘You who are reporting about the human rights situation in Papua are trying to destroy…More
A Stagnant Coup
Matai Akauola isn’t the kind of guy to display emotion in public. Like most Fijian…More