The ideology of religion
‘Fundamentalism has replaced communism to become the new spectre haunting Western consciousness,’ British academic Stuart…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Kitten torture and other crimes
Last Friday evening in Sydney Channel Seven led its evening news bulletin with the story…More
Democracy and other necessary illusions
‘Compassion is an unstable emotion,’ wrote Susan Sontag in Regarding the Pain of Others. ‘It…More
Stop laughing – this is serious
It was a bugger of a start to the new year: my Dad in hospital…More
A day of reflection
As I write this, Australia is sharing a day of organised reflection, at the command…More
Why Australia should not sign the Kyoto protocol
With Russia having recently ratified the Kyoto protocol it will come into action on 16…More
Iraq's fraudulent elections
‘I look at the elections as … a historical marker for our Iraq policy.’ George…More
The trial of the Wentworth Seven
The Liberal Party’s carefully planned revenge against supporters of Peter King has widened in a…More
There is a ladder in my stocking of opportunity
The ALP Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, in his address in reply to the 2004 Budget…More
Daddy is divorcing Mummy
As the New York Times’ columnist Maureen Dowd puts it, there are two types of…More