Praying for a Republican Victory
John Howard’s remarks about US Democrat Presidential hopeful Barack Obama certainly provoked a flurry of…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Barbarians at the Gates (of Law)
The Howard Government is well known for ignoring human rights principles when it chooses. However,…More
More Offensive than Hilali?
In the last week or so I’ve made an important discovery. Believe it or not,…More
A Tale of Two Americans
Two very different Americans are arriving in Australia this week. The reception each will receive,…More
The Failure of Force
During the Blitz of London in World War II, one wag was heard to suggest…More
Is There Time for Another Honeymoon?
Two issues gripped Australia, at the end of another week of bitter exchanges in the…More
In Whose National Interest?
This month, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer invoked a rarely used ‘national interest’ exemption clause to…More
Mourning a Secret Australia
How many days of mourning have I attended? Vivid in the memory are wreaths thrown…More
Howard's Kyoto Sabotage
On the first Parliamentary sitting day of 2007, Prime Minister John Howard had to formally…More
A New Year Dawns
The Year of the Pig was welcomed in the Indonesian capital Jakarta last Sunday in…More