The Tyranny of the ACRONYMs
There is something about regionalism that bores me silly. It’s all those ACRONYMs, posing as…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
If the BBC Can “ Why Can't We?
Addressing a conference on the purposes and principles of public broadcasting at the Centre for…More
Who's Afraid of the Flicks?
Last week, the Australia Indonesia Institute (AII) withdrew its grant to the Jakarta Film Festival.…More
Which System?
The large march in Hong Kong on Sunday December 4 that attracted up to 250,000…More
Oh What A Night
‘I got to the second round.’ Mary on meeting her future husband at a Sydney…More
By the Dardenelles
An ageing Turkish car ferry churns the Dardanelles, battling against currents swift and unseen. From…More
a starguide for skeptics and cynics
CapricornChristmas is least favoured by Cappies; you get lumped with combined gifts and your annual…More
Quotes
A weekly column of quotes from around the world that astound, appal, delight or perplex.…More
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Further reading compiled by staff and subscribersAustraliaWith supremacist ‘Anglos’ battling it out with ‘bloody Lebs’…More
Week That Was
A look at this week in years past21 December1620 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth…More