Israel's bleak future
After thirty years of mystery, we’ve finally learnt the identity of Deep Throat. While most…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
The Dictatorship of the Majority
In her book, The March of Folly, Barbara Tuchman makes the point that while humankind…More
The new endangered species
Last week, I went to an intensive workshop in Chicago with nine people from all…More
Josef Goebbels' marketing strategies
Josef Goebbels came to a horrible end in Hitler’s bunker, shooting himself and his wife…More
the hidden cost of climate change
While the Tampa was seen as a defining moment in Australian border protection, another, potentially…More
our racist news values
I recently came to a striking realisation: I am a racist. What’s more, I have…More
Burma and regime change
My old friend, Burmese Ambassador to Sri Lanka and University Rector Dr Htin Aung, wrote,…More
Urban Change and Water
The family across the road left last week. Jane, her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren moved…More
Trapped in the System
A man aged thirty-six recently began his ninth footy season resident in an old people’s…More