Diary of a Facebook Victim
I suffered something approaching an existential crisis this week when my Facebook account was suspended.…More
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Alexander Pope, al Qaeda, and the Cucumbers
One of the great troupes of English travellers who swarmed through the Orient in the…More
The Rise of Queensland
Together with the Prime Minister and the Treasurer, our new Governor General, Quentin Bryce, makes…More
Blogging Their Way to Freedom
With the Beijing Olympics now a distant memory — and commentators wondering whether the event…More
Honey, We Brainwashed the Kids
Last week the Nanny State took one to the chest and upheld 18-year-old laws which…More
The Fairfax Walkout
With in the space of a few years, two of the bastions of Australian media…More
Laughing with Scissors
Let’s divulge a lurking prejudice from the get-go, shall we? Your reporter has been shamelessly…More
Useless Pack of Bankers
As any decent PR hack will tell you, if you want to get your brand…More
Why Can't We Take Criticism?
It seems that published criticism in Australia has a value and a vigour roughly equivalent…More
Overstepping the Boundaries of Polite Discussion
Six years ago, I met an elderly Englishman named Bill Porter who was wandering the…More