The politics of despair
The people of a tiny, poor and impossibly remote Aboriginal community in the East Kimberley…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Double-dealing
‘Hygiene pact in deal for blacks,’ the Age told us last week. ‘Aborigines told to…More
The Deputy Sheriff shoots himself in the foot
Winston Churchill once nastily remarked that the problem with the Germans was that ‘they’re either…More
A glimmer of optimism
The Chanukah candles have been doused and the Christmas ones lit. Now we can have…More
truth, morality and policitics
‘Moralists’ – that is what Paul Kelly, political journalist and Editor-at-Large of the Australian, called…More
Smart casual
Australia’s workforce may be in a process of progressive casualisation, but you wouldn’t know it…More
Santa and the life business
Last year, Santa was a very thin Vietnamese guy. It was 42 degrees in the…More
All mosquitos, no swamp; no elephants either
The conference in early December on ‘Al Qaeda 2.0: Transnational Terrorism After 9/11’, sponsored by…More
Thoughts on New Matilda and Old Nation
Depressed and disheartened by 2004? Then take a dose of 1958. Repeat with doses of…More
Hearts and minds
The battle for Fallujah killed 71 American troops and at least 1200 insurgents. 2000 suspects…More