This week
You see it quoted more often these days, the dictum Paul Keating tossed to voters…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Australia in Asia
Approaching the ninetieth anniversary of Australia’s most masterly military extrication, John Howard pulled off a…More
Rethinking Education continued
In Issue 33 of New Matilda (link here) I set out a bold assumption on…More
True political courage
If you’re in my neighbourhood, please drop in. I’ve just put the finishing touches to…More
Trafficked women's priest jailed in Italy
Italian priest Don Cesare Lo Deserto managed the Regina Pacis (Queen of Peace) immigrant shelter…More
Native Title Fight – Lawyers and bureaucrats win on a TKO
Michael Long’s blistered feet gave Indigenous justice issues a much needed kick-along recently. Soon it…More
The frontline soldier
In the 60s and 70s, there was a TV program called Combat. It celebrated war…More
What about Aceh?
Zainal Abidin is the only person in his village of 1,000 to survive the tsunami.…More
who cares?
The recent revelation that the Reserve Bank complained to the AEC about a campaign leaflet…More
'I like their early stuff'
The Wiggles have made such a strong and real connection with children and their parents,…More